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South Africa

‘You are ordinary, even as a minister’
Article
/ 2 August 2019

‘You are ordinary, even as a minister’

We should hold SA’s politicians to account and not just offer them our unthinking deference

By Eusebius McKaiser
Eskom needs ‘fire and thunder’
Article
/ 2 August 2019

Eskom needs ‘fire and thunder’

The appointment of a chief restructuring officer is a positive step, but it is not a silver bullet for the power utility’s debt burden

By Lynley Donnelly
Silicosis case settlement brings hope
Article
/ 2 August 2019

Silicosis case settlement brings hope

The payouts to affected miners who were part of the class action will provide a modicum of justice

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Old Mutual says Moyo can’t return because he is busy suing them
Article
/ 1 August 2019

Old Mutual says Moyo can’t return because he is busy suing them

The financial services company seeks to overturn Moyo’s reinstatement as CEO, citing the breakdown of relationship between Moyo and the board

By Thando Maeko
Ramaphosa launches court review of Public Protector’s Bosasa Report
Article
/ 31 July 2019

Ramaphosa launches court review of Public Protector’s Bosasa Report

“The Public Protector has strayed,” says the President in his court papers.

By Franny Rabkin
Moyo back at the Old Mutual offices in Johannesburg
Article
/ 31 July 2019

Moyo back at the Old Mutual offices in Johannesburg

The CEO was reinstated on Tuesday by the Johannesburg high court after being dismissed in June

By Thando Maeko
Caster Semenya World Champs hopes dashed
Article
/ 30 July 2019

Caster Semenya World Champs hopes dashed

The reigning women’s 800m champion will not be able to defend her title after a Swiss judge ruled against IAAF regulations being suspended

By Luke Feltham
Unemployment rate at 29% — StatsSA
Article
/ 30 July 2019

Unemployment rate at 29% — StatsSA

The number of South Africans without jobs now stands at 6.7-million

By Sarah Smit
Rapists who prey on the mentally ill
Article
/ 29 July 2019

Rapists who prey on the mentally ill

Mentally ill men and women are easy targets for rapists, who are often known to them, and they don’t always report such incidents through fear

By Rolivhuwa Sadiki
Gordhan’s interdict against public protector remedial action successful
Article
/ 29 July 2019

Gordhan’s interdict against public protector remedial action successful

The high court granted the public enterprises minister the urgent interdict he sought against the remedial action recommended by the public protector

By Mashadi Kekana
Live in JHB, lose three years of life
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Live in JHB, lose three years of life

The air in South Africa’s biggest city is the country’s most polluted, playing havoc with health, so move to Cape Town

By Sipho Kings
Slice of life: Going up in the world
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Slice of life: Going up in the world

‘Getting retrenched opened up a lot of doors for me’

By Lester Kiewit
‘Creating jobs is no threat to labour’
Article
/ 26 July 2019

‘Creating jobs is no threat to labour’

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi rebuffs fears that his department will become too entangled with the private sector to rein it in

By Sarah Smit
MK families call on NPA for justice
Article
/ 26 July 2019

MK families call on NPA for justice

Decades after people who fought for freedom died under suspicious circumstances, relatives want their cases reopened

By Lester Kiewit
The Portfolio: Dudu Busani-Dube
Article
/ 26 July 2019

The Portfolio: Dudu Busani-Dube

"The stories I write come from being a black woman in South Africa, the friendships and relationships I have had…what we perceive as love."

By Dudu Busani and Dube 1
The science of writing fiction
Article
/ 26 July 2019

The science of writing fiction

Masande Ntshanga uses his imagination to create plausible relationships in his genre-bending novels

By Zaza Hlalethwa
Day Zero: Lessons for cities in Global South
Article
/ 26 July 2019

Day Zero: Lessons for cities in Global South

For Cape Town to survive, it needs more than just a good technical approach to managing water

By Gina Ziervogel and Leonie Joubert
EFF: Cyril is using Jacob’s tactics
Article
/ 26 July 2019

EFF: Cyril is using Jacob’s tactics

The opposition party has sought to enter into litigation scheduled for the week ahead

By Franny Rabkin
Reuel Khoza appointed as interim PIC board chair
Article
/ 25 July 2019

Reuel Khoza appointed as interim PIC board chair

Khoza was elected at the board’s first meeting since their appointment earlier this month

By Thando Maeko
Mboweni tells PIC board to leave the politics to him
Article
/ 25 July 2019

Mboweni tells PIC board to leave the politics to him

The finance minister gave assurances that government will not interfere with the day to day running of the corporation

By Thando Maeko
Gumede backers head to court to challenge ‘leave’
Article
/ 25 July 2019

Gumede backers head to court to challenge ‘leave’

Zandile Gumede’s supporters are going to court to force the ANC to reinstate her as eThekwini mayor

By Paddy Harper
Vrede farmers lost trust in Mkhwebane, Zondo commission hears
Article
/ 24 July 2019

Vrede farmers lost trust in Mkhwebane, Zondo commission hears

One of the intended beneficiaries of the Gupta-linked Estina dairy project told the commission they were excluded from Mkhwebane’s investigation

By Sarah Smit
Matjila: Leaks from the PIC ‘an inside job’
Article
/ 24 July 2019

Matjila: Leaks from the PIC ‘an inside job’

The former state asset manager CEO says the spreading of misinformation at the corporation was from inside its ranks

By Thando Maeko
Mkhwebane has done more damage than any other PP, Gordhan argues
Article
/ 24 July 2019

Mkhwebane has done more damage than any other PP, Gordhan argues

The case — heard in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday — was Part A in Gordhan’s bid to set aside the Public Protector’s ‘rogue unit’ report

By Franny Rabkin
Eskom set to get a fast-tracked R59-billion in the coming two years
Article
/ 22 July 2019

Eskom set to get a fast-tracked R59-billion in the coming two years

The additional fiscal support comes as Eskom is weighed down by debt and is expected to report losses of R20-billion in upcoming financial results

By Lynley Donnelly
Thandi Modise animal cruelty case postponed
Article
/ 22 July 2019

Thandi Modise animal cruelty case postponed

The National assembly speaker’s case over her abandoned farm will be heard at the end of October

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Ramaphosa adds to public protector’s report review woes
Article
/ 22 July 2019

Ramaphosa adds to public protector’s report review woes

Mkhwebane now faces four separate and highly political court cases on three of her reports

By Franny Rabkin
Ramaphosa takes on Mkhwebane report
Article
/ 21 July 2019

Ramaphosa takes on Mkhwebane report

Ramaphosa takes on Mkhwebane report

By Beauregard Tromp
LIVESTREAM: Ramaphosa to address the nation on Public Protector Bosasa report
Article
/ 21 July 2019

LIVESTREAM: Ramaphosa to address the nation on Public Protector Bosasa report

The president will brief the media on the public protector’s report

By Mg Reporter
Ramaphosa to study Mkhwebane’s report, hints at review
Article
/ 19 July 2019

Ramaphosa to study Mkhwebane’s report, hints at review

Presidency hints at potential legal review saying she did not consider his response to her preliminary report

By Natasha Marrian
If Ramaphosa must face criminal prosecution, then he must, Maimane says
Article
/ 19 July 2019

If Ramaphosa must face criminal prosecution, then he must, Maimane says

Leader of opposition party says it cannot choose between “good presidents and bad presidents”

By Natasha Marrian
Public Protector finds Ramaphosa misled Parliament on Bosasa donation
Article
/ 19 July 2019

Public Protector finds Ramaphosa misled Parliament on Bosasa donation

After detailing donations to Ramaphosa’s CR17 campaign, Mkhwebane says her preliminary view is that there was a risk of “state capture” by donors

By Franny Rabkin
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