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South Africa

SAA to revive Durban route
Business
/ 19 January 2022

SAA to revive Durban route

The beleaguered national carrier resumed flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town last September after exiting business rescue

By Sarah Smit
Freedom of speech wins over right to privacy in court battle over unethical wildlife killings
The Green Guardian
/ 19 January 2022

Freedom of speech wins over right to privacy in court battle over unethical wildlife killings

The supreme court of appeal says an animal rights activist had the right to ‘out’ a farmer on Facebook.

By Sheree Bega
Inflation accelerates to highest rate since 2017
Business
/ 19 January 2022

Inflation accelerates to highest rate since 2017

Elevated inflation has become a stubborn feature of the global economy’s recovery from the Covid-19 slump and central banks have been forced to react

By Sarah Smit
Judge Hlophe rules parliament fire accused’s psychiatric observation unlawful
National
/ 19 January 2022

Judge Hlophe rules parliament fire accused’s psychiatric observation unlawful

Zandile Mafe’s referral for psychiatric observation has been set aside and Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has ordered that he be released immediately to a correctional facility.

By Eunice Masson
How to keep SAA, PetroSA, Eskom away from politicians
Business
/ 19 January 2022

How to keep SAA, PetroSA, Eskom away from politicians

The state capture report reveals a governance crisis at state-owned entities. Experts weigh in on how this came to be and what to do about it.

By Anathi Madubela
Cape Town routes being monitored after taxi boss shot dead
National
/ 18 January 2022

Cape Town routes being monitored after taxi boss shot dead

Fears of renewed taxi violence are sparked after the body of a leader of the Congress of Democratic Taxi Association was found on sand dunes near Khayelitsha

By Eunice Masson
Nedbank features negatively in state capture report; Standard Bank defends itself
Business
/ 18 January 2022

Nedbank features negatively in state capture report; Standard Bank defends itself

So far, one of South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks faces a serious allegation levelled in the Zondo report — and more revelations may follow

By Sarah Smit
South Africa is home to a culture of transphobia
Opinion
/ 17 January 2022

South Africa is home to a culture of transphobia

Two M&G articles defending trans-exclusionary views draw on the insidious anti-trans rhetoric flourishing in the UK, but ignore our country’s constitutional protections

By Cassandra Roxburgh
UK decision to ban trophy-hunting imports disregards South Africa’s conservation success, government says
The Green Guardian
/ 17 January 2022

UK decision to ban trophy-hunting imports disregards South Africa’s conservation success, government says

Animal rights groups say trophy hunting is unsustainable in sub-Saharan Africa, but research finds a ban on imports could have negative socioeconomic consequences

By Sheree Bega
Terminally ill children suffer from neglect, say health experts
Health
/ 16 January 2022

Terminally ill children suffer from neglect, say health experts

Many of these children die without any palliative support and experience unnecessary discomfort and pain, unless an overburdened NGO steps in.

By Chris Bateman
The harrying of Kathleen Stock
Opinion
/ 15 January 2022

The harrying of Kathleen Stock

The bitterly polarised controversy over the status of transgender people has spawned attacks on freedom of thought and speech at British and South African universities

By Drew Forrest
Sassa security tender headed to court
National
/ 15 January 2022

Sassa security tender headed to court

Lawyers have questioned why there was no objection period for the R181-million contract to guard four facilities.

By Paddy Harper
Residents warned City of Joburg about deadly Goudkoppies landfill years before murders
National
/ 14 January 2022

Residents warned City of Joburg about deadly Goudkoppies landfill years before murders

The residents live less than 500 metres from the landfill and have, for several years, complained to the city’s various entities.

By Tunicia Phillips
Agrizzi says he had more to tell Zondo
National
/ 14 January 2022

Agrizzi says he had more to tell Zondo

Angelo Agrizzi told the M&G he was offered R50-million in 2018 to keep quiet about state capture.

By Athandiwe Saba
A plea from Zondo commission whistleblowers: ‘We want prosecutions’
National
/ 14 January 2022

A plea from Zondo commission whistleblowers: ‘We want prosecutions’

Themba Maseko, the former chief government spokesman said it would be a very long wait for legislative reform, as urged by the Zondo report, to see the light of day if state capture culprits still in the state did not face the music

By Emsie Ferreira
Whispers of insurgency add up to a murky national security situation
Politics
/ 13 January 2022

Whispers of insurgency add up to a murky national security situation

Concerns abound about the parliament fire, with insiders saying the timing was suspicious and the truth may never come out, while intelligence and security clusters are worried.

By Emsie Ferreira, Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
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
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