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Hawkish Reserve Bank sees South Africa edge towards a rates hike
Business
/ 21 October 2021

Hawkish Reserve Bank sees South Africa edge towards a rates hike

Analysts say the Reserve Bank could start tightening monetary policy as early as next month

By Sarah Smit
Coko vs S ruling: The case against a subjective test on consent in rape trials
National
/ 20 October 2021

Coko vs S ruling: The case against a subjective test on consent in rape trials

Acting judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s acquittal of a rape suspect has raised controversy, but legal experts say the fault lay with legislators and not the court

By Emsie Ferreira
It’s safe to open the beaches, says UPL after chemical spill in July riots
The Green Guardian
/ 20 October 2021

It’s safe to open the beaches, says UPL after chemical spill in July riots

Agrochemical producer UPL said it has paid R250-million in chemical spill clean-up

By Anathi Madubela
Former spy boss Fraser objects to Zondo’s nomination as chief justice
Politics
/ 20 October 2021

Former spy boss Fraser objects to Zondo’s nomination as chief justice

The former director general of intelligence’s character assassination of the deputy chief justice is straight out of the Zuma playbook

By Emsie Ferreira
Early childhood caregiving is the career that keeps giving
Opinion
/ 20 October 2021

Early childhood caregiving is the career that keeps giving

A programme that trains caregivers, mostly women, gives children a better start in life, helps close the gender pay gap and retains now-qualified women in the workforce

By Phiwokuhle Raqa
Special Investigating Unit to oppose efforts to reject Mkhize report
Politics
/ 20 October 2021

Special Investigating Unit to oppose efforts to reject Mkhize report

Former health minister Zweli Mkhize seeks relief to declare the SIU’s conduct against him ‘unlawful and unconstitutional

By Eunice Masson
Bird flu outbreak on Dyer Island causing mass deaths
The Green Guardian
/ 20 October 2021

Bird flu outbreak on Dyer Island causing mass deaths

The island hosts the vulnerable African penguins, endangered bank cormorant and roseate tern

By Eunice Masson
R1.5bn in funding approved for riot-hit businesses
Business
/ 19 October 2021

R1.5bn in funding approved for riot-hit businesses

Agencies emphasise that speed is crucial to rescuing firms affected by July’s unrest

By Sarah Smit
Mkhwebane will not oppose Mabuyane’s application to interdict remedial action
Politics
/ 19 October 2021

Mkhwebane will not oppose Mabuyane’s application to interdict remedial action

In papers filed on Tuesday, Mkhwebane said that she would abide by the court’s decision in the matter.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Waste pickers should be seen as essential workers
National
/ 19 October 2021

Waste pickers should be seen as essential workers

Come rain or sun, waste pickers push their trolleys full of recycled material. But despite providing an environmental service they are not treated as the public-service workers they are

By Musawenkosi Cabe
Deputy president Mabuza begs Tshwane voters: ‘Don’t abandon the ANC’
Politics
/ 18 October 2021

Deputy president Mabuza begs Tshwane voters: ‘Don’t abandon the ANC’

Angry Atteridgeville residents hurl insults at ‘dysfunctional’ ANC full of ‘corrupt individuals’ as Mabuza fails to placate them with party T-shirts and doeks

By Lizeka Tandwa
Taxi operators clash with cops over disputed Route B97 in Cape Town
National
/ 18 October 2021

Taxi operators clash with cops over disputed Route B97 in Cape Town

Three suspects remain in custody following their arrest on charges of attempted murder and assault after eight taxis were impounded

By Eunice Masson
SA teens, you’re next in the queue for a vaccine — no parental permission required
Coronavirus
/ 18 October 2021

SA teens, you’re next in the queue for a vaccine — no parental permission required

Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 will be able to register to receive their Covid-19 jab from 20 October. This group will be given only one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, for now

By Bhekisisa Team
The DA is becoming the poster child of the Right
Politics
/ 18 October 2021

The DA is becoming the poster child of the Right

An examination of the language the party uses shows that it is echoing right-wing voices the world over in its insistence that those who point out its racism are, in fact, the real racists

By Steven Friedman
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
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
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
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
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