Explainer: Cape Town’s “Pro-poor” Budget and Its Legal Challenge
Large commercial property owners take aim at the City’s revenue plan
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CSA, Glencore, And NYDA Unite To Launch Phase IV Of Youth Development Project In North West
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA), in proud partnership with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Glencore, and the Bakwena Ba Mogopa...
Heidelberg Beer Festival Eviction Welcomed
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Gauteng High Court’s ruling ordering Heidelberg Beer Festival CC to vacate the premises of the Heidelberg Heritage Museum (also known as the Heidelberg Transport Museum) due to illegal occupation, unpaid debt and safety concerns. The party had urged the Lesedi Local Municipality (Heidelberg, Ratanda, Devon, Impumelelo) to […]
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Somalia’s Education Crisis: Why So Few Children Attend School and What Could Be Done to Change That
Only 4% of Mogadishu’s schools are run by the government.
22 Years Behind Bars Without Parole: Model Prisoner Sues Minister
Tebogo Modise was recommended for parole in 2019 but remains in prison despite a court order demanding reasons for his continued incarceration
Here’s How The Global Health System Can Build Back Better After US Aid Cuts
To achieve global health for the future, the leadership must come not only from the US.
Development Cricket Honoured at CSA Pathway Awards 2025
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) hosted its annual CSA Pathway Awards on Thursday morning at Emperors Palace, celebrating the stars of...
First Malaria Treatment for Babies Is a Major Step to Ending the Disease in Africa
A recently approved drug for malaria treatment offers hope to millions of children who suffer from the disease in Africa.
KZN Judge Faces Tribunal Over Late Judgment – 12 Years Later
A Judicial Conduct Tribunal will only now hear a complaint against Judge Jacqueline Henriques who failed to deliver a judgment in 2013
Huge Delays in Payouts to Miners With Silicosis and TB
Delays by the multi-billion rand Tshiamiso Trust have meant 84% of lodged claims have not received compensation
Record-Breaking Van Schalkwyk Stars in Series Finale for SA U19s
BENONI: Opener Jorich van Schalkwyk broke the record for the highest-ever individual score by a South Africa Under-19 (SA U19) player...
Who bears responsibility When Children Die Due to Funding Cuts?
Both the US and Mozambican governments have failed
In 3 Years the World Will Run out of Time to Avoid the Worst Impacts of Climate Change
Planet Earth is living on borrowed time, a new global report reveals. The world must stop burning fossil fuels now and take urgent steps to reduce global warming.
Chimamanda’s Lagos Homecoming Wasn’t Just a Book Launch, It Was a Cultural Moment
This was a remarkable event because it defied the tired cliché that Africans do not read.
Restoring Dignity One Hair Cut at a Time
Haven Night Shelter’s Dignity Project offers haircuts, meals and social services
ARTsolar Throws in the Towel in “Gagging” Case
The company had wanted to stop three “whistleblowers” and a journalist from reporting that it was importing and not locally manufacturing its solar panels
Judges Should Respect Press Freedom
There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times
Widespread Support for Small Modular Reactors Creates Hope for a Cleaner Mpumalanga
The widespread support from across the political spectrum for the Freedom Front Plus’s (VF Plus) proposal, during today’s debate in the Mpumalanga Legislature, to utilise pebble bed modular reactors (PBMR) means there is hope for a cleaner province. While the ANC supported the motion, the party expressed concerns about potential job losses in the coal […]
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Biologist Turns Real-Life African Scientists Into Superheroes
Justin Yarrow and his team have created a series of cartoons they hope will inspire the next generation of scientists
Four Dead in Bishop Lavis
The Cape Flats was rocked by yet another mass murder on Friday night. Four adults were gunned down inside a home in Bishop Lavis. By Saturday morning, life had moved on. No heightened police presence. No wall-to-wall media coverage. No outrage. In the Cape Flats, violence has become so normalised that mass murder is met with a collective shrug from government and society alike.
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Evidence Leader Accused of “Malicious” Cross-Examination
Judicial Conduct Tribunal has adjourned for parties to submit written arguments before final deliberations
Can You Trust Climate Information? How and Why Powerful Players Are Misleading the Public
Powerful corporations, governments and political parties intentionally spread false information about climate change to avoid ending greenhouse gas emissions.
Judge Mbenenge Inquiry: “It’s a Campaign to Shame Me”
Eastern Cape Judge President denies sexual harassment allegations
Police Watchdog Probes Disappearance of Nigerian Immigrant During TV Show
Silas Ani was last seen unconscious during a “drug raid” by police and Sizok’thola presenter Xolani Khumalo in April