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South Africa

Viva Rastazeneca, viva!
Opinion
/ 13 January 2022

Viva Rastazeneca, viva!

Lindiwe Sisulu’s broadside isn’t the only attack on SA’s supreme law.

By Paddy Harper
Parliament fire suspect Mafe admitted to psychiatric hospital for evaluation
National
/ 13 January 2022

Parliament fire suspect Mafe admitted to psychiatric hospital for evaluation

Zandile Mafe appeared at the Cape Town magistrate court on Thursday morning before being taken in for observation.

By Eunice Masson
Victory for motorists as court declares Aarto demerit system unconstitutional
National
/ 13 January 2022

Victory for motorists as court declares Aarto demerit system unconstitutional

Outa says it is back to the drawing board for the government.

By Marcia Zali
Mantashe: Sisulu did not bring the ANC into disrepute
Politics
/ 13 January 2022

Mantashe: Sisulu did not bring the ANC into disrepute

ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe says the minister of tourism and a member of the party’s national executive committee was expressing her personal views when she attacked the integrity of the judiciary and the Constitution.

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘Don’t Look Up’ but do look out, here comes Shell
Opinion
/ 12 January 2022

‘Don’t Look Up’ but do look out, here comes Shell

We live in the Earth, not on the Earth, but continuing with an extractive mindset will be the end of us all

By John G Clarke
‘I want my life back and I will have justice’ – Sasol whistleblower
The Green Guardian
/ 12 January 2022

‘I want my life back and I will have justice’ – Sasol whistleblower

The department of forestry, fisheries and the environment has finalised its criminal investigation into the petrochemical company’s alleged industrial pollution of the Vaal River.

By Sheree Bega
Time for Africa to take control of its own health
Health
/ 12 January 2022

Time for Africa to take control of its own health

Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya among 27 countries yet to sign the treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency.

By Githinji Gitahi
‘Bain was happy the focus was only on Sars’: Athol Williams
National
/ 12 January 2022

‘Bain was happy the focus was only on Sars’: Athol Williams

The whistleblower fears that Zondo’s recommendation that the firm’s contracts with public entities be scrutinised will be stonewalled – and implicates Telkom.

By Emsie Ferreira
Schools show shortfalls amid Covid-19 pandemic
Education
/ 12 January 2022

Schools show shortfalls amid Covid-19 pandemic

Learners from grade R to 12 return on Wednesday to school for a new academic year.

By Eunice Masson
Lest we forget Tutu’s anger, and our own faces
Opinion
/ 11 January 2022

Lest we forget Tutu’s anger, and our own faces

The hardest part of reckoning is the reckoning and where the archbishop is resented it is not for the ways in which the TRC failed but those in which it succeeded and brought an unfathomable past into a flawed present, writes Elisha Kunene.

By Elisha Kunene
SANDF to brief family of slain Congo soldier
National
/ 11 January 2022

SANDF to brief family of slain Congo soldier

Family hopes for answers now that a probe has been completed into a friendly fire incident that killed a South African soldier in the DRC

By Eunice Masson
Zoonotic viruses: Protect bats to protect people
The Green Guardian
/ 9 January 2022

Zoonotic viruses: Protect bats to protect people

Bats are potential carriers of zoonotic viruses and the destruction of their environment spells danger for humans.

By Sheree Bega
Vaccine conundrums to keep one up at night
Opinion
/ 9 January 2022

Vaccine conundrums to keep one up at night

Why do religious leaders feel no compunction to harm their followers, when they could ‘pray for the destruction of a satanic vaccine’ instead?

By Johann van der Westhuizen
Zondo: Prasa and SAA whistleblowers needed protection
National
/ 9 January 2022

Zondo: Prasa and SAA whistleblowers needed protection

The report recommends that the government establishes a public procurement anti-corruption agency to ‘formulate measures for the making of reports by whistleblowers and for their protection and incentivisation’

By Tunicia Phillips
Tembeka Ngcukaitobi: The ANC’s inertia on land could be the betrayal of its founding principles
Opinion
/ 8 January 2022

Tembeka Ngcukaitobi: The ANC’s inertia on land could be the betrayal of its founding principles

The party’s founders focused it’s mission on the problem of the day – land – which remains a central issue. Yet, since 1994, the ANC has been hesitant and timid in resolving the land question.

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Ramaphosa warns ANC members to get with party renewal programme or get out
Politics
/ 8 January 2022

Ramaphosa warns ANC members to get with party renewal programme or get out

As the party celebrates its 110th anniversary, President Cyril Ramaphosa says members must restore the ANC’s integrity to win the confidence and respect of South Africans.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Cele: Someone ‘sabotaged’ ANC gala dinner
Politics
/ 8 January 2022

Cele: Someone ‘sabotaged’ ANC gala dinner

But the police minister expresses confidence in country’s security and says people must ‘just relax’ even though President Cyril Ramaphosa had to be moved to safety twice during ANC’s 110th anniversary celebrations

By Lizeka Tandwa
Lamola hints at interest in ANC deputy president position
Politics
/ 8 January 2022

Lamola hints at interest in ANC deputy president position

ANC NEC member and Ramaphosa ally Ronald Lamola says that the NEC needs to have a generational mix in its next top six and hinted at possible deputy presidency.

By Lizeka Tandwa
What do South African students learn when we teach about race?
Education
/ 8 January 2022

What do South African students learn when we teach about race?

There is a conspicuous lack of teaching resources to address the historical construction of race in the South African context.

By Natasha Robinson and Nicholas Kerswill
In celebrating its 110-year anniversary the ANC must the struggle is not complete without the emancipation of women
Opinion
/ 8 January 2022

In celebrating its 110-year anniversary the ANC must the struggle is not complete without the emancipation of women

The question that must also arise is why we can’t identify and celebrate the women who supported the former presidents of the organisation

By Motlalepula Rosho
Lindiwe Sisulu: Whose law is it anyway?
Opinion
/ 8 January 2022

Lindiwe Sisulu: Whose law is it anyway?

We must overhaul a justice system that does not work for Africa and Africans. Immediate land reform is crucial now

By Lindiwe Sisulu
The early ANC: Leadership steeped in intellectual curiosity
Politics
/ 8 January 2022

The early ANC: Leadership steeped in intellectual curiosity

Only the educated elite could have established the African National Congress, but the party needs to correct its course

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
‘Times are urgent, let’s slow down’: The groundswell against Shell
The Green Guardian
/ 8 January 2022

‘Times are urgent, let’s slow down’: The groundswell against Shell

Even a country with citizens as fractious and fractured as South Africa is showing signs of unity to save the sea off the Wild Coast.

By Niren Tolsi
Dolly Rathebe: South Africa’s original black superstar
Friday
/ 7 January 2022

Dolly Rathebe: South Africa’s original black superstar

Dolly Rathebe’s musical legacy is inseparable from the cultural life of Sophiatown.

By Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang
ANC: A corrupt party culture leads to a corrupt government
Politics
/ 7 January 2022

ANC: A corrupt party culture leads to a corrupt government

Incompetence, corruption and cronyism are part of many liberation organisations for complex reasons, but such organisational culture tends to persist into government.

By William Gumede
Conference battles and alliances will determine Ramaphosa’s ANC future
Politics
/ 6 January 2022

Conference battles and alliances will determine Ramaphosa’s ANC future

A busy year looms for Ramaphosa and allies as he fights to lead the ANC and the country come 2024.

By Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Parliament fire: Truth is stranger than fiction
Opinion
/ 6 January 2022

Parliament fire: Truth is stranger than fiction

Zandile Mafe took a nap outside parliament. Does that make him a
sleeper agent?

By Paddy Harper
Sluice gates opened as Vaal Dam reaches maximum capacity
The Green Guardian
/ 6 January 2022

Sluice gates opened as Vaal Dam reaches maximum capacity

Farmers have been warned to move equipment and to avoid crossing flooded low lying bridges.

By Tunicia Phillips
Lobbying for the next ANC president has started
Politics
/ 6 January 2022

Lobbying for the next ANC president has started

Although Cyril Ramaphosa has avoided speculation over his availability for a second term, his deputy, David Mabuza, has already indicated that he is up for the job.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Editorial: Will the ANC see its next milestone?
Editorial
/ 6 January 2022

Editorial: Will the ANC see its next milestone?

How much more time does the ANC have before losing the country? It’s the question of the next decade, or for the next two years, as the 2024 general election looms.

By Editorial
Zondo: Attack on constitutional court ‘very serious’
National
/ 6 January 2022

Zondo: Attack on constitutional court ‘very serious’

The acting chief justice called on law enforcement agencies to take steps to prevent further such attacks on court facilities.

By Emsie Ferreira
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants investigates ‘clueless or dishonest’ Kwinana
Business
/ 6 January 2022

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants investigates ‘clueless or dishonest’ Kwinana

Yakhe Kwinana, the former chairperson of SAA Technical, has been asked to make representations to Saica, but has not responded

By Sarah Smit
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