Africa’s Electric Motorbike Future Can Be Built Locally and Powered by Solar – Our 6,000KM Ride Shows What’s Possible
Research suggests a shift to electric mobility is technically and economically feasible.
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Human Rights Festival Highlights Plight of Domestic Workers
Domestic workers are often underpaid, overworked, given poor accommodation and no benefits
Documentary Reveals SA’s Skewed Food System
With nearly one in five households being food insecure, activists call for urgent action
Parents’ Consent and Children’s Health: Important Ruling in Cape High Court
Judge praises staff at Red Cross Hospital
Melville Families Get Much-Needed Relief From Colourful Arts Festival
The third edition of The Happening festival hopes to boost community morale and local businesses
Candidate Attorneys Caught Cheating in Admission Applications
One forged documents including exam results, and another lied about being the paid sole director of a company while doing articles
Development Finance in Africa: Economist Explains How Private Savings Could Be Unlocked
Africa does not lack household savings, but only a small share of these are placed in formal institutions.
South Africa’s Power Utility Eskom Wants to Cut Electricity to Municipalities That Haven’t Paid: Households May Pay the Price
Eskom’s plans to cut power to 14 indebted municipalities expose a deepening crisis in South Africa’s state-owned electricity provider.
Limpopo EPWP Workers Left Unpaid for Months
The workers were part of a project implemented through the Collen Mashawana Foundation
Minister Sends Back “Completely Inadequate” Report on Police Headquarters Scandal
Report fails to identify those responsible for the Telkom Towers mess, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson tells Parliament
Mbombela’s Much Loved Public Libraries
Libraries are not only about books any more
Court Warns Government: Stop Vigilantes Blocking Clinic Access
The Department of Health and other government respondents have failed to comply with a court order to stop anti-immigrant vigilantes screening patients
Expect to See Soldiers on the Streets in April, Says Police Minister
The deployment is expected to last until 31 March 2027
Postbank to Resume Black Card Rollout in April
About 600,000 beneficiaries are still without the new card
Spin on PW Botha Boulevard Motion Exposed
The GOOD Party notes the outcome of yesterday’s Council meeting, where the motion to rename P. W. Botha Boulevard was opposed by the DA and referred to administration.
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How Dagga Decriminalisation Changed Criminal Convictions
Drug-related crimes have plummeted since a 2018 ConCourt ruling
The Transatlantic Slave Trade Is the Gravest Crime Against Humanity – Why the UN Declaration Matters
Ghana’s resolution represents a decisive step in an ongoing effort of historical reclamation and political transformation.
Mining Company Linked to Zimbabwean President Is Destroying Famous Landmarks
Chenxi Investments has been fined but continues stripping vegetation and polluting rivers
Durban Street Vendors Take Municipality to Court
More than 80 traders say permits were suspended, terminated or left undecided while they are being forced to relocate to Centrum Park
Eastern Cape Government Hub Gutted by Fire
Vital government records and archives are feared to have been destroyed
Brutal Double Murder of Elderly Couple in the Crags
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) in the Garden Route condemns the brutal double murder of an elderly couple on a farm in Glen Loerie, The Crags, near Plettenberg Bay. The murder of the 71-year-old woman and 77-year-old man is a tragic example of the growing level of violence and brutality affecting rural communities, which […]
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Rand West Prioritises Councillors’ Raise Over Residents’ Water and Lights
On Wednesday, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) strongly objected to a proposed 4% salary increase for councillors of the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein and Westonaria). Rand West simply cannot afford it. The money can be put to much better use by settling the Municipality’s enormous overdue Eskom bill, instead of lining councillors’ pockets. […]
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Terry Bell Was a Force for Good in the World
Award-winning journalist, activist and author dies aged 84
The IDP Review: A Missed Opportunity to Serve Our Communities
Speech by Roxaan Vorster, GOOD George Municipality Councillor. Note to Editor: This speech was delivered during the George Municipality Council Meeting
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