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South Africa’s mothballed ‘supermall-ification’ sets strip malls up for success
Business
/ 18 October 2021

South Africa’s mothballed ‘supermall-ification’ sets strip malls up for success

Analysts agree that the country has enough malls and that, post-Covid, the convenience of local centres lure customers

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela
Mabuza’s Russian jaunts and the slippery consequences of medical tourism
Politics
/ 17 October 2021

Mabuza’s Russian jaunts and the slippery consequences of medical tourism

For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment

By Luke Feltham
A new book asks the timeless question: ‘Can We Be Safe?’
Opinion
/ 17 October 2021

A new book asks the timeless question: ‘Can We Be Safe?’

Ziyanda Stuurman’s new book critiques the South African police and their role in society

By Kim M Reynolds
‘These people are barbarians’: Police torture in Southern Africa
Africa
/ 17 October 2021

‘These people are barbarians’: Police torture in Southern Africa

In Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe torture is used to extract information, elicit confessions, punish or sometimes for sadistic reasons

By Tshepang Edwin Makwati
Conservation boosts cattle farmers
The Green Guardian
/ 17 October 2021

Conservation boosts cattle farmers

By adopting sound grazing practices livestock owners get access to markets in a foot-and-mouth disease red zone near the Kruger National Park

By Marcia Zali
COP26 touted to resolve long standing issues on climate debt
The Green Guardian
/ 17 October 2021

COP26 touted to resolve long standing issues on climate debt

Only 16% of losses in South Africa from weather-related disasters in the past four decades were covered by insurers, leaving governments and communities unable to build back

By Tunicia Phillips
Most climate science is written by white men
Africa
/ 17 October 2021

Most climate science is written by white men

In deciding how the world responds to the climate crisis, policymakers rely on research that tends to be written predominantly by men in the Global North

By The Continent
Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions
National
/ 17 October 2021

Zondo commission: 10 unanswered questions

Zuma went to jail rather than testify. Some who did told blatant lies. Who decided Cabinet appointments and how much money was carried out of Saxonwold?

By Paddy Harper and Emsie Ferreira
Covid-19 border closures hit Zimbabwe’s women traders hard
Africa
/ 16 October 2021

Covid-19 border closures hit Zimbabwe’s women traders hard

The past 18 months have been tough for women cross-border traders, who saw their income vanish when borders closed

By Marko Phiri
Local elections: Water tops the agenda in Limpopo’s dry villages
National
/ 16 October 2021

Local elections: Water tops the agenda in Limpopo’s dry villages

People in the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality, who have to collect water from Motse River, are backing independent candidates because they’re tired of parties’ election promises

By Lucas Ledwaba
Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)
Politics
/ 16 October 2021

Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)

From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling
Politics
/ 16 October 2021

The Democratic Alliance and illiberal liberalism’s glass ceiling

The DA appears to have abandoned its ambitions of 2016 and is set to lose further ground in the upcoming elections

By Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
ANC Durban election candidate shot dead while on door-to-door campaign
Politics
/ 15 October 2021

ANC Durban election candidate shot dead while on door-to-door campaign

One other man was shot dead and two others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds

By Paddy Harper
Rule of law drops globally, including in South Africa
National
/ 15 October 2021

Rule of law drops globally, including in South Africa

Security and corruption prevents the country from ranking higher on the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index for 2021

By Eunice Masson
Slice of life: ‘I can read nine or 10 books a week’
National
/ 15 October 2021

Slice of life: ‘I can read nine or 10 books a week’

David van der Westhuizen, a street bookseller based at the KwaZulu-Natal Society of the Arts Gallery in Durban, tells Paddy Harper how he survives unemployment

By Paddy Harper
South Africa opens up vaccinations for 12 to 17 year-olds
Coronavirus
/ 15 October 2021

South Africa opens up vaccinations for 12 to 17 year-olds

Vaccinology researcher Professor Shabir Madhi said young people were being vaccinated to reduce the number of people who could transmit the virus and the focus should instead be on people over the age of 50

By Eunice Masson
Madikizela explains how monies were exchanged in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial scandal
Politics
/ 15 October 2021

Madikizela explains how monies were exchanged in Winnie Madikizela-Mandela memorial scandal

Eastern Cape’s head of public works Babalo Madikizela has hit back at Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, saying she had no authority to investigate him

By Lizeka Tandwa
Canna-business deal for Ingonyama Trust land
National
/ 14 October 2021

Canna-business deal for Ingonyama Trust land

Foreign investment has been lined up for a joint venture with the Ingonyama Trust Board, which administers tribal land for the Zulu monarch

By Paddy Harper
Lights are on but all else is dark
Opinion
/ 14 October 2021

Lights are on but all else is dark

Paddy Harper can choose not to swim in Durban’s dirty sea but he has little choice about swimming with the political sharks

By Paddy Harper
Zuma slams Zondo commission and government, calls on supporters to vote ANC
Politics
/ 14 October 2021

Zuma slams Zondo commission and government, calls on supporters to vote ANC

The former president wants his supporters to stay in the ANC and fight for control of the party

By Paddy Harper
Report arrests Cele’s claims of Western Cape having most policing resources in South Africa
National
/ 14 October 2021

Report arrests Cele’s claims of Western Cape having most policing resources in South Africa

According to the annual report, there is a shortage of 548 detectives in the province, and one detective deals with between 40 and 60 cases

By Eunice Masson
Q&A Sessions: ‘My oupa taught me to love food’ — Chantel Dartnall
National
/ 14 October 2021

Q&A Sessions: ‘My oupa taught me to love food’ — Chantel Dartnall

Internationally acclaimed chef Chantel Dartnall has closed the renowned Restaurant Mosaic near Pretoria to move her life to France and turn the elegant Château des Tesnières castle into a restaurant and hotel.

By Elna Schütz
Deadly medicine: Poison and warfare
Africa
/ 14 October 2021

Deadly medicine: Poison and warfare

Imraan Coovadia’s new book connects the programmes of poisoning in Rhodesia and South Africa in five essays about the circumstances and men at the centre of their making

By Percy Zvomuya
Covid-19 a stress-test for legislative emergency provisions in African countries
Africa
/ 14 October 2021

Covid-19 a stress-test for legislative emergency provisions in African countries

Research by a Cape-based academic centre found that the implementation of legislative provisions was done selectively in South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia

By Marcia Zali
Editorial: South African cops need policing
Editorial
/ 14 October 2021

Editorial: South African cops need policing

Our collective apathy towards public order policing has had deadly consequences, especially for the poor

By Editorial
Mabuyane in court bid to halt Hawks investigation
Politics
/ 14 October 2021

Mabuyane in court bid to halt Hawks investigation

Eastern Cape Premier Mabuyane has suggested that ANC secretary general Ace Magashule is behind the fraud and corruption inquiry

By Lizeka Tandwa
Multimillion-rand cyber property ‘fraudster’ ducks start of trial
National
/ 14 October 2021

Multimillion-rand cyber property ‘fraudster’ ducks start of trial

Bukelwa Kwinana, who was expected to plead guilty to ‘business email compromise’ cyber fraud, disappeared moments before pleading

By Khaya Koko
Eyewitness in Nathaniel Julies murder trial fails to identify shooter
National
/ 13 October 2021

Eyewitness in Nathaniel Julies murder trial fails to identify shooter

‘He was eating something. Then we heard a gunshot go off.’ This is what Tahira Kaldine testified in court on Wednesday at the Nathaniel Julies murder trial

By Tunicia Phillips
Zondo thanks retiring Justices Khampepe and Jafta for their service
National
/ 13 October 2021

Zondo thanks retiring Justices Khampepe and Jafta for their service

After 12 years serving at the apex court, Sisi Khampepe and Chris Jafta have retired from office

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report
Business
/ 13 October 2021

Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report

Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research

By Anathi Madubela
Mabuza told to resolve factional wars in Tshwane during meeting with ANC members
Politics
/ 13 October 2021

Mabuza told to resolve factional wars in Tshwane during meeting with ANC members

Some ANC members claim Tshwane’s regional executive committee is ‘dysfunctional’, but leaders will assess the situation only after the local government elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mother discovers body of her drowned child, missing for a week, between rocks at Mossel Bay beach
National
/ 13 October 2021

Mother discovers body of her drowned child, missing for a week, between rocks at Mossel Bay beach

While the community is seeking permanent lifeguards, the municipality contends it cannot afford such

By Eunice Masson
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