SCORE: B+ A remarkable milestone under Ramokgopa’s leadership is an impressive and sustained electricity supply record, with over 196 consecutive days without loadshedding for the year 2025 and over 400 days of intermittent power supply. The department’s Generation Recovery Plan aimed at improving energy availability and reliability has resulted in a 71% average in the […]
South African artists keep dying poor while their work enriches others. The Copyright Amendment Bill could finally change that – if it ever becomes law
We need to focus on effective governance, accountability and targeted growth sectors within a democratic framework
Those in government must stop using social media for public relations and start using it as a means of two-way communication with citizens
The proliferation of illegal weapons and failure to keep violent criminals locked up will draw more tragic massacres
Mchunu has left big shoes that need to be filled, according to experts
South Africa has until 13 October to fully comply with the code
Our shameless president and ministers went to court to deny responsibility for the power crisis proving that the people no longer come first
The blame for our current crisis must be laid at the door of the ANC — but it can still redeem itself
Inmates comprise a vulnerable group in society and they are meant to receive Covid-19 vaccines earlier than the general population. This has sparked debate locally and globally
Despite the media’s wish for a neat story, the African continent’s response to Covid-19 is all over the map
While a fair and inclusive world means a more prosperous and safer world for all of us, gender equality is an objective in its own right
We can only end hunger when people have control over what they eat and how that food is produced
South Africans are learning the hard way that corruption cannot simply be solved through technical fixes and increasing “accountability” through locking the villains up
Angelo Agrizzi will have to enjoy the South African government’s hospitality for the time being
Big Pharma is already showing signs of putting revenue ahead of saving lives in the race to find a Covid-19 vaccine, according to experts
The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system. But its drivers, at the mercy of their bosses and government, are struggling to survive the new Covid-19 rules
Covid-19 has become a reality for the people living in Bongekile Macupe’s village in the Eastern Cape
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
The newly established grant intended to bring informal economy workers into South Africa’s social security net during the lockdown has had a disastrous start
The Defence Force and the Independent Police Investigative Directorate now say their inquiries into the death of Collins Khosa are not complete
COMMENT This year, Freedom Day on April 27 came and went without celebration for women in townships and on farms in South Africa. It was just another day of struggle, with women having to walk at least two kilometres to fetch water, sometimes from empty JoJo tanks, fending off attacks on the way, and now […]
Blame and praise can’t be apportioned to individual leaders of a collective Cabinet
The government’s good work can easily be undone should the risks of fraud and corruption not be addressed proactively
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has outlined the fiscal and monetary policy interventions implemented by the government in its fight against Covid-19
The City of Cape Town has said in a statement that it is working around the clock to keep vulnerable people safe
The World Health Organisation continues to praise South Africa’s public-health response to the pandemic. That praise, however, will be long forgotten if we are not able to meet all our other challenges with the same alacrity
Parliament and parliamentarians need to adjust their working procedures to ensure they are there for citizens during this crisis
The government has responded swiftly to the Covid-19 pandemic by declaring a state of disaster and imposing a lockdown, but now it needs to start thinking of an evolving exit strategy
We need to work together regardless of our political ideologies to build the health system, stabilise the economy and protect the most vulnerable in society
Reclaimers have not been deemed essential workers amid the Covid-19 lockdown, threatening their already precarious livelihoods. But they will not let each other starve
Communication minister will keep Cabinet perks during her two months of special leave