The Bias in Medical Research: Africa Carries a Huge Disease Burden but Is Missing From Clinical Trials
While Africa accounts for roughly 25% of the global disease burden, its people are largely invisible in randomised controlled trials.
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AI Policy Debacle Shows Dangers of Technology Used Without Public Oversight
SA’s draft policy contained sources fabricated by a large language model
Why Do Reforms to South Africa’s Technical Colleges Keep Failing Students and Employers?
Reforms to skills training could repeat the mistakes of the past 30 years.
Court Declares Cape Town’s New Fixed Charges Unconstitutional
Fixed charges for water, sanitation, and cleaning be set aside from 30 June
Full Bench of High Court Trips Cape Town up in Tariff Lies
The GOOD Party calls on the City to stop pretending that it gives a damn about redistributive and social justice, and actually do something real to narrow inequality.
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4 November LGE Marks a New Dawn of Hope
The date for the upcoming local government elections was announced today. South Africans can now set their sights on 4 November 2026 as the day to break free from the chains of decay in which the ANC has entangled local governments across the country. 4 November is a Wednesday, just under six months from now. […]
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Calls for Crackdown on Mpumalanga Taxi Mafia
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has intensified its campaign against the growing lawlessness of taxi associations in Mpumalanga. During the most recent oversight visit by the Mpumalanga Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety to the SAPS provincial headquarters, the party once again raised the critical issue of illegal taxi patrols. The Freedom Front Plus […]
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Water Contractors Down Tools, Demand Payment From Ethekwini Municipality
Mayor Xaba promised outstanding payments would be processed soon
Cape Town’s Bid to Manage Metrorail Gets the Go-Ahead in R1.9-Trillion National Plan
Mayor welcomes plan to rejuvenate country’s freight and passenger rail
Homeless People Tell Their Story in New Mike Van Graan Play
Actors in “Humans of the streets” have been through the Streetscapes programme
Benin Election: Wadagni’s Landslide Win Raises Questions About His Legitimacy
Romuald Wadagni’s election is viewed by many as a continuation of a pre-existing political system, rather than a genuine change in leadership.
Textbook Tender Scandal
The Minister of Education should be applauded for her quick response in asking the National Treasury to probe her Department’s whopping R1.6 billion textbook publishing tender for irregularities, but this does not go far enough.
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New Centre to Support Whistleblowers
Courage Hub SA launches as new whistleblower protection laws are debated
Finance for Clean Energy Doesn’t Reach Projects in Africa – The Credit Rules Are Out of Date
Africa’s clean energy funding would work much better if projects could borrow on fairer terms, and have longer to pay back loans.
Women Weavers: The Backbone of Lesotho’s Textile Legacy
For many of the weavers, the work is more than a livelihood, it is a legacy
Boreholes Are Booming in a Drying South Africa – How the Government Plans to Tighten Controls
South Africa is moving to regulate groundwater more tightly as demand and climate pressures grow, but the draft rules still fall short in important ways.
Collapsing Asbestos Classrooms Force Cradock School Closure
Parents doubt government promise to rebuild their school
New Bank Takes Swift Action After Groundup Alerts It to Data Breach
But the Information Regulator is missing in action
A Shameful Judicial Record
Late judgments hit a new high in 2025, crossing the 300 mark
Permit Chaos Leaves Joburg Traders in Limbo
City blames delays on its legal battles with SERI
Government Continues to Deny a Just Transition
South Africa has made many global commitments on the world stage and at business conferences regarding its support for a just transition away from fossil fuels and its investment in a greener future.
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Appointment of New Lottery Board Chair Inches Forward
Names of three candidates submitted to Minister
6 African Thinkers Who Help Us Understand the World – New Book
A look at six African intellectuals whose work challenges dominant narratives and reclaims Africa as a producer of knowledge, not just its object.