Court Battle Over the End of Postbank’s Agreement With SASSA
Postbank argues that ending its contract could have “severe consequences” for millions of social grant beneficiaries
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Municipal Strike Called off in Buffalo City
SAMWU members went on strike for a week over outsourcing
Can South Africa’s Rooibos Tea Improve Digestion?
A new study compares the anti-inflammatory and barrier protective effects of unfermented and fermented rooibos extract on intestinal pig cells.
Malawian Politician, Fired in 2022, Appointed to Lesotho Highlands Water Commission
Helen Buluma’s appointment as deputy CEO of the National Oil Company of Malawi was declared invalid in 2022
Villagers Lodge Complaint With African Development Bank Against Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Grievances listed include unsatisfactory relocations, damaged homes, a lack of compensation and loss of livelihoods caused by the project
Economic Sanctions Need a Rethink: Evidence Shows They Raise Food Prices and Hurt the Poor Most
While sanctions aim to punish regimes, they often punish citizens instead.
Join Hands to Prevent Expropriation Without Compensation Becoming the Norm
It is crucial for all stakeholders to join hands in preventing the Ekurhuleni Metro’s bid to expropriate land worth approximately R30 million without compensation from setting a legal precedent. The 34-hectare plot of land in question at Driefontein in Boksburg belongs to Business Venture Investments 900 (BVI 900). The company is not contesting the expropriation, […]
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Why Nigeria’s Power Supply Isn’t Affordable and Reliable
Nigeria’s electricity reforms look solid on paper, but the real-world results still lag.
Travel as Activism: 6 Stories of Black Women Who Refused to ‘Stay Put’ in Apartheid South Africa
The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.
South African Men May Now Take Their Wife’s Surname – Why Traditional Leaders Are Upset
Although the judgment promotes gender equality, it opens another chapter in the struggle between customs and constitutional rights.
Uganda’s Signed a Deal with the US to Take Asylum Seekers – What’s Behind It and What’s at Stake
The US is not alone in its attempts to send asylum seekers to countries in Africa.
High Murder Rate: South Africans Are Not Truly Free
(Parliamentary debate on Heritage Day: “Celebrating the lives of our heroes and heroines who laid down their lives for our freedom”) Every nation has its own historical heroes and heroines who will always be close to their hearts and whose legacy will remain special. Today’s heroes are equally important, though. In South Africa, these modern […]
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State Inertia Enables Medical Vigilantism, Now Spreading to School Admissions
Two weeks ago, social media was outraged by images of a woman bleeding in the street outside a clinic in Tshwane.
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One in Three South Africans Have Never Heard of AI – What This Means for Policy
As South Africa moves towards a national AI strategy, the focus must be on people and not just technology.
Thousands of Buffalo City Municipal Workers Defy Interdict and Take to the Streets
Roads around the city barricaded with burning tyres, but SAMWU denies its members were involved
Explosive Letter From PRASA “Board Member” Claims Tenders Are Being Rigged
Anonymous letter calls for action from Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy
Lephalale Prevented From Using Municipal Funds for Soccer Trip
Thanks to pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) and other opposition parties, the Lephalale Local Municipality (Ellisras) has been prevented from using municipal funds to sponsor a soccer team’s trip to Maseru (Lesotho) to participate in the 2025 Southern African Inter-Municipal Sports Association’s event. The trip would have cost the Municipality a whopping […]
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Joburg Landfill Closure Threatens 140 Livelihoods
Pikitup has temporarily stopped accepting domestic waste at Marie Louise dump
Here’s What the Government Plans to Do About Plastic Pollution
Global Plastic Treaty reached a deadlock in August, but South Africa is pushing ahead with regulations
Refugee Protection in Egypt: What’s Behind the Return Train to Sudan
Egypt has hosted more Sudanese refugees than any other country since the start of the 2023 civil war.
Buffalo City Municipal Workers Go On Strike
South African Municipal Workers’ Union wants an end to private contracting of primary municipal services
South Africans Caught in Nepal Prison Fires
13,500 inmates escaped from prisons during riots last week
Mr President:L “Better Run” DA Municipalities Are Only Better Run For Some
Only the corrupt would disagree with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plea to ANC councillors to stop stealing, but to set DA-run municipalities in Cape Town and Stellenbosch as the benchmark for good governance spits in the faces of millions of poorer people whose quality of life is desperately low.
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Karoo Learners Participate in International Robotics Competition
Two teams from Carnarvon High School took part in the World Robot Olympiad Open Championship in Slovenia