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Corruption-accused caterer appointed to KZN economic development tender panel
National
/ 18 September 2021

Corruption-accused caterer appointed to KZN economic development tender panel

KZN cooking the tender panel books?

By Paddy Harper
‘The children cannot cope any more’: Suicide in Calvinia highlights lack of support for young
Health
/ 18 September 2021

‘The children cannot cope any more’: Suicide in Calvinia highlights lack of support for young

How Covid-19 has intensified the physical and emotional burdens placed on children’s shoulders.

By Eunice Masson
Encoding and decoding social unrest: A semiotic analysis of the ‘Zuma protests’
Opinion
/ 17 September 2021

Encoding and decoding social unrest: A semiotic analysis of the ‘Zuma protests’

Labelling the protestors as looters denies the political consciousness of those living in precarity, it unconscionably encodes a criminal stereotype over the poor and erases any justice claims that motivate their actions

By Ayub Sheik
Geostrategic fault lines show up at the annual Brics summit
Opinion
/ 17 September 2021

Geostrategic fault lines show up at the annual Brics summit

While the summit leaders solemnly swear that they are singing off the same struggle song sheet towards progressive development, the bloc’s leaders’ solidarity is mostly skin-deep

By Lisa Thompson and Siyavuya Mpinda
Capitec Bank flies high above Viceroy’s arrow
Business
/ 17 September 2021

Capitec Bank flies high above Viceroy’s arrow

The bank took a knock after being labelled a loan shark by the short seller, but this has not stymied its growth

By Sarah Smit
Case of men arrested with 19 rhino horns is postponed
The Green Guardian
/ 17 September 2021

Case of men arrested with 19 rhino horns is postponed

Alleged rhino kingpin and a Mpumalanga businessman appeared in court on charges of the illegal possession and selling of rhino horns

By Eunice Masson
Zuma’s rescission application dismissed with costs
Politics
/ 17 September 2021

Zuma’s rescission application dismissed with costs

Former president Jacob Zuma fails to meet requirements in his application to set aside his contempt order and prison sentence

By Eunice Masson
The Portfolio: ‘neuf-3’ — a public art project in Saint-Denis, Paris
Friday
/ 17 September 2021

The Portfolio: ‘neuf-3’ — a public art project in Saint-Denis, Paris

The ‘neuf-3’ art project, curated by Riason Naidoo, aims to pay tribute to the African communities of Saint-Denis — and of Paris

By Riason Naidoo
What is COP and why is COP26 so important?
The Green Guardian
/ 17 September 2021

What is COP and why is COP26 so important?

This year’s UN climate conference will be the first in-person meeting since COP25 in 2019, when developing countries walked away, outraged by the poor outcome

By Tunicia Phillips
Plastic pollution in 2019 cost South Africa staggering R885bn
The Green Guardian
/ 17 September 2021

Plastic pollution in 2019 cost South Africa staggering R885bn

Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty

By Sheree Bega
Zondo may miss chief justice cut
National
/ 16 September 2021

Zondo may miss chief justice cut

The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught

By Lizeka Tandwa and Emsie Ferreira
Government fails to act on officials implicated in R3bn SIU recommendations
National
/ 16 September 2021

Government fails to act on officials implicated in R3bn SIU recommendations

Half of the 127 managers incriminated in gross procurement corruption have yet to be disciplined

By Khaya Koko and M&G Data Desk
Ramaphosa calls for public nominations for new chief justice
National
/ 16 September 2021

Ramaphosa calls for public nominations for new chief justice

The president has named a panel of experts to help him draw up a shortlist of candidates in an unprecedented move that opens the appointment to consultation

By Emsie Ferreira
Q&A Sessions: Meet Cathy Dreyer, the rhino whisperer
The Green Guardian
/ 16 September 2021

Q&A Sessions: Meet Cathy Dreyer, the rhino whisperer

Cathy Dreyer, the first female head ranger of the Kruger National Park, speaks to Sheree Bega about earning the trust of black rhinos by reading to them and why the park’s hard-working rangers deserve the admiration of all South Africans

By Sheree Bega
Zondo asks court for state capture commission report deadline to be extended to December
National
/ 16 September 2021

Zondo asks court for state capture commission report deadline to be extended to December

The state capture commission report will not be ready by the end of September, and Zondo says he believes it will be in the public interest to grant an extension

By Paddy Harper
Local government elections: The freaks come out to play
Opinion
/ 16 September 2021

Local government elections: The freaks come out to play

Local government is about cutting the grass and filling potholes, not about the death penalty and prayer in schools

By Paddy Harper
Municipal employees to get a 3.5% increase after wage deal
Business
/ 16 September 2021

Municipal employees to get a 3.5% increase after wage deal

The South African Local Government Association said a three-year wage deal had been agreed on the remuneration of municipal employees

By Anathi Madubela
South Africans in Afrobarometer survey think corruption is ‘worsening’
National
/ 16 September 2021

South Africans in Afrobarometer survey think corruption is ‘worsening’

Most of the 1 600 participants in the study believe the government is doing an inefficient job in combating corruption, according to Afrobarometer

By Luke Feltham
Editorial: Stopping suicide is a collective challenge
Opinion
/ 16 September 2021

Editorial: Stopping suicide is a collective challenge

As a society, we must help everyone, particularly young people, to develop coping skills

By Editorial
ANC members take legal action over council selection disputes
Politics
/ 16 September 2021

ANC members take legal action over council selection disputes

Nine ANC members in the North West’s Greater Taung Municipality have sent a letter to the national list committee threatening to go to court should the ANC not respond to their demands.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Court judgment about alien fish is about more than trout wars
The Green Guardian
/ 16 September 2021

Court judgment about alien fish is about more than trout wars

Judge finds that public participation in democratic processes is not the exclusive preserve of the privileged few who have access to the internet and can read English

By Sheree Bega
South Africa needs more black corporate guerillas
Opinion
/ 16 September 2021

South Africa needs more black corporate guerillas

A lack of meaningful transformation will undermine the country’s progress and democratic order

By Monde Ndlovu
Matric exam timetable changes to accommodate elections
Education
/ 15 September 2021

Matric exam timetable changes to accommodate elections

Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November

By Chris Gilili
Hlophe asks high court to stay his impeachment and overrule JSC
National
/ 15 September 2021

Hlophe asks high court to stay his impeachment and overrule JSC

The embattled Western Cape Judge President is also seeking to interdict the president from suspending him while he challenges the Judicial Service Commission’s gross misconduct finding

By Emsie Ferreira
Marikana victims mull complaint against Judge Lamont after civil case recusal
National
/ 15 September 2021

Marikana victims mull complaint against Judge Lamont after civil case recusal

Judge Colin Lamont withdrew from the case because of his shares in the mining company Sibanye

By Tunicia Phillips
Marriages of inconvenience: the fraught politics of coalitions in South Africa
Opinion
/ 15 September 2021

Marriages of inconvenience: the fraught politics of coalitions in South Africa

A new book, Marriages of Inconvenience: The Politics of Coalitions in South Africa, takes a forward-looking view of the country politics but also a historical one

By Keith Gottschalk
Duarte threatens to remove North West’s Chauke from interim provincial committee
Politics
/ 15 September 2021

Duarte threatens to remove North West’s Chauke from interim provincial committee

The ANC deputy secretary general wants the national executive committee members in the province to assess the suitability of the IPC coordinator

By Lizeka Tandwa
At least 20 000 beneficiaries could be affected by child maintenance IT system outage
National
/ 14 September 2021

At least 20 000 beneficiaries could be affected by child maintenance IT system outage

Child maintenance advocacy group says parents have lost faith in the MojaPay system, which ‘is not fit for purpose’

By Marcia Zali
The R15.3-million Limpopo ‘shack’ tender was earned fraudulently – SIU
National
/ 14 September 2021

The R15.3-million Limpopo ‘shack’ tender was earned fraudulently – SIU

The SIU is trying to recover R2.5-million from a housing tender as part of its investigation into corruption during the Covid-19 state of disaster

By Eunice Masson
Fraser vs Nxele in court — again
Politics
/ 14 September 2021

Fraser vs Nxele in court — again

The suspended KZN prisons boss was barred from entering his office by armed security staff last week, at the behest of his national counterpart

By Paddy Harper
Blind SA headed to high court over the Copyright Act
National
/ 14 September 2021

Blind SA headed to high court over the Copyright Act

The organisation argues that the Copyright Act is unconstitutional because it violates the human rights of blind people. The case will be heard on 21 September

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Traumatised societies need ethical leaders
Opinion
/ 14 September 2021

Traumatised societies need ethical leaders

The past cannot be erased, but leaders can choose how to respond to it and how to forge a better future

By William Gumede
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