Arts Festivals Call For Clarity on Funding
Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department
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Political Pressure Brings About Progress on R76 Between Steynsrus and Kroonstad
After constant pressure from the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus), repairs to the R76 between Steynsrus and Kroonstad have finally gained momentum. Months of monitoring has resulted in tangible improvements to the 48 km stretch of road that has been a source of frustration for residents and farmers for years. Repairs began in 2019 and […]
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Call to Scrap Passports Between Lesotho and SA
Lesotho’s opposition Basotho Action Party has launched a campaign to ease cross-border travel using national identity cards
Special Schools in KwaZulu-Natal to Stay Closed
Parents demand buses, more staff and a hostel
Cancer Drug Quality in Africa Is a Worry: What We Found in a 4-Country Study
The confirmed presence of substandard or falsified anticancer medicines in sub-Saharan Africa will complicate cancer care.
Over 100 Houses Illegally Occupied in Stalled Nyanga Project
Contractor problems, the covid pandemic, extortion attempts, vandalism and illegal occupations have delayed the housing project
Glenharvie Without Water for 23 Days
The water crisis plaguing Glenharvie in the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein, Westonaria) for the past 23 days is now spreading to surrounding areas. Today, Venterspost and Zuurbekom’s taps have begun to run dry as well. On Tuesday, frustrated residents held a protest march on the N12 between Johannesburg and Potchefstroom to express their dissatisfaction […]
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Lesufi’s Amapanyaza Project Doomed to Fail From the Start
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the Gauteng government’s decision to disband the so-called crime prevention wardens (AmaPanyaza), viewing it as an acknowledgement of the programme’s failure. Since the project was announced in 2023, the Freedom Front Plus maintained that it is illegal, impractical and dangerous to appoint individuals lacking the proper training or […]
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Madagascar Protests: How Ousted President Andry Rajoelina’s Urban Agenda Backfired
President Rajoelina’s large-scale infrastructure projects didn’t meet the needs of most Malagasy citizens.
SNAFU: Minister’s Promise To Probe Followed By Deafening Silence
Several teachers at Dr Böhmer School in Bloemfontein claim that their careers were destroyed after they blew the whistle on financial mismanagement. And the undertaking by the national Minister of Education, Siviwe Gwarube, to probe the matter has come to nothing but a deafening silence. The teachers claim they were accused of racism and sexual […]
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The Great Wildebeest Migration, Seen From Space: Satellites and AI Are Helping Count Africa’s Wildlife
Using satellites and AI, scientists have mapped wildebeest across the Serengeti-Mara, offering a new perspective on how this movement can be monitored from space.
Fighting Addiction: March for Recovery-Friendly Events
“Sharing my recovery with others has kept me grounded,” says Gameeka Solomons at annual Recovery Walk
Guns, Gangs and Gold: The Battle for Zambia’s Riches
Social media posts have triggered a rush of gold diggers
‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ Is Corporate Gaslighting – The Real Change Must Come from the Fossil Fuel Industry
Recycling and cutting personal waste isn’t enough. Polluters must be regulated, and reparations paid by companies that have harmed the environment.
Zoë Wicomb, the South African-Scottish Writer Who Told Powerful Stories About Belonging
A guide to the work of an acclaimed writer who represented the marginalised in society.
How to Get out of the Debt Trap
There are institutions which can help if you’re in debt
How Zimbabwe Is Suppressing Journalism
Following arrests and draconian legislation, editors are self-censoring to protect their organisations
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
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.
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%