Carl Niehaus’s return to the national stage isn’t going well: the ANC says it doesn’t have a job for him, and his claims of repaid debts ring false.
Recommendations for reforming the press council have included a greater representation of citizens on the panels.
What was meant to be a reliable fund for good works has been mired in controversy and crisis
The SunFire parabolic cooker harnesses the sun’s abundant power, allowing one to cook using sunlight as the energy source.
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says there is no need for an African sympathy vote to bring the telescope to the Karoo.
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> has won a landmark case for media freedom after a judge ruled that journalists are not obliged to reveal their sources.
The ANC has welcomed the Press Freedom Commission’s findings into the press regulatory system, saying it is "legitimate regulation of the media".
In an SA first, a mining firm has pleaded guilty to breaking environmental laws while prospecting in a wetland, in return for a fairly light penalty.
People of Braamfischerville in Soweto have renewed hope that the public protector will highlight their sewage-infested living conditions.
Buildings will have to be more energy efficient if they are to meet the new environmental regulations, which came into force in November 2011.
Rapidly depleting water supplies spell massive problems for SA unless enough money is raised to implement the solutions needed to prevent a crisis.
Whereas other countries in the world fight over water, many come to Southern Africa to learn how to share water equitably.
In national Water Month, Sipho Kings McDermott looks at the challenges to South Africa’s water resources and taps into a few possible solutions.
It’s easy to forget the importance of water, writes <b>Sipho Kings-McDermott</b>.
Water Affairs department’s plan of desalination to deal with acid mine drainage has to be fast-tracked before sulphate levels reach dangerous levels.
The minister of environmental affairs has launched National Water Week by cutting off the water of two H<sub>2</sub>O-hustling Free State farmers.
The only long-term solution is to close the open-cast mines for Carolina residents, who are plagued by acid water.
Carbon tax which will reward and punish businesses accordingly will be introduced next year.
Climate change denialists are giving rise to the wrong kind of debate necessary to arrest global warning, writes <b>Sipho McDermott</b>.
At the Press Freedom Commission hearings, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela called for the press ombud to be "beefed up" and given more autonomy.
Newspaper editors have warned the Press Freedom Commission that introducing a media appeals tribunal would be "the death knell of a free press".
The ANC still wants "independent regulation" for the media, arguing that self-regulatory efforts are undermined by vested interests.
The number of complaints to the press ombud in South Africa is relatively low, the Press Freedom Commission has been told.
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/ 30 December 2011
The <i>M&G</i> rounds up the top cheap(ish) thrills to be had in Jo’burg, Cape Town & Durban as the festive season winds down.
National water loss stands at about 35% of South Africa’s supply.
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/ 28 October 2011
The Airplane Factory is gaining a loyal customer base for its locally produced planes.
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/ 30 September 2011
The fund was created at COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009 but major strides in operating the fund were made only last year in Cancun in Mexico at COP16.
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/ 27 September 2011
If you fall foul of a phishing scam and give away your details because of your own negligence, banks are probably not liable.
Since the late 1990s the government has rolled out huge sanitation projects as part of the reconstruction and development programme.
<b>Sipho McDermott</b> finds out what makes Eusebius Mckaiser tick.
One in 12 people worldwide are living with hepatitis B or C, which translates into four million people living with the South Africa.
Syrian activists spent last week trying in vain to persuade the South African government to condemn the Syria’s military crackdown on protesters.