Fort Hare Paid R17-Million for Work That Was Never Done
ICT department staff and service providers implicated in alleged multimillion-rand scam
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Emfuleni Is Failing Major Industries and Businesses
The Emfuleni Local Municipality (Evaton, Sebokeng, Vaal Oewer, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging) is exacerbating the financial strain on major industries and businesses through its failure to pay service providers and conclude service agreements with new suppliers on time. Meteronline (MOL), the company responsible for electronically taking electricity consumption readings and automatically transmitting it to the Municipality’s billing […]
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Zoning Problem Forces Ottery School to Close
Parents with children at Otters’ Creek Junior are scrambling to find space at other special needs schools
Claims of Political Links to Paul Mashatile Are Just “Gossip”, Winning Lottery Bidder Says
Losing bidder Ithuba Lottery is trying to create “an atmosphere of wrongdoing”, says Sizekhaya
African Languages for AI: The Project That’s Gathering a Huge New Dataset
When a language isn’t in the data, its speakers aren’t in the product – and AI cannot be safe, useful, or fair for them.
Free State Protesters Demand Action on Crime
March in Bohlokong to hand over memorandum to police and department of justice
Police Nyala Torched During Cape Town Electricity Protest
“We burned tyres to get this land, water and toilets. We will now burn tyres to get electricity” says Khayelitsha protester
Special Schools Closed in Kwazulu-Natal After Education Department Fails to Pay Subsidies
76 schools closed by parents and the South African National Association for Special School Education (SANASE)
Lottery Commits R124-Million to Fight HIV and TB
Funding intended to help fill gap left by withdrawal of US funds
Land Spat Highlights Tension Between Traditional and Formal Law
It’s often unclear who owns land in traditional communities — the individual or the traditional authority
Let Them Eat Kreef!
New season’s crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60%
Thug Culture in Nigerian Politics: The Links Between State Governors, Funding and Violent Armed Groups
Elections in Nigeria are marked by violence. The 2027 polls risk repeating the deadly cycle.
Limpopo Stadium Project Soaks up Time and Money
“Why are you investigating our stadium?” asks spokesperson
Lottery Bidder’s Connections to Paul Mashatile Being Probed, Says Minister Tau
Sizekhaya consortium has links to Mashatile, says Ithuba Lottery
PEPFAR Cuts Leave Clinics Short of Staff
Survey finds longer waiting times for ARVs
Illegal Informal Trade Undermines Law and Order in Johannesburg
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) implores the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and the Department of Home Affairs to take decisive action against the growing wave of illegal informal trade engulfing Johannesburg’s streets and undermining law and order. Areas such as the CBD, Fordsburg, Hillbrow, Yeoville and Berea have turned into unregulated marketplaces where […]
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Law Clinics Flooded as Home Affairs Blocks Asylum Seekers From the System
Refugee offices are still not processing new applications unless immigrants have a transit visa, despite a court ruling that this is unconstitutional
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Rehabilitation Efforts Ignore the Emotional Trauma of Soldiers: Why This Matters
Nigeria has a policy of de-radicalisation of former Boko Haram fighters, but overlooks the voices of soldiers who have to carry out the policy.
Magistrates Protest Outside Court, Demanding Higher Wages
Magistrates are under-recognised and under-paid, says former Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron
Time to Re-Establish Diplomatic Ties With Israel
It is time for South Africa to demonstrate its sincere commitment to facilitating lasting peace in the Middle East, which can only be achieved through normalising diplomatic relations with Israel. In light of the peace agreement, which entails a ceasefire, the release of hostages and prisoners of war, and plans to rebuild Gaza, South Africa […]
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Buildings Torched During University of the Free State Protests
Students angry at changes to registration system
Teenager Supports Her Family Using an E-bike
Green Riders, a last-mile delivery company, aims to create over 50,000 jobs for unemployed youth
More Money Down Bottomless NHI Pit
More alarm bells are ringing regarding the National Health Insurance (NHI) as government has indicated it wants to redirect tax credits for private medical scheme contributions to the NHI Fund. This would channel an amount of approximately R34 billion to the NHI. Members of medical schemes will effectively be “penalised” for not being a burden […]
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