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
South Africa
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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DA Goes Down on Bended Knee to the EFF
The DA is seeking to woo the EFF in the Theewaterskloof Municipality to support the unlawful summary dismissal of a senior manager without implementing regulated disciplinary processes.
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The Gamble Generation: NSFAS, Quick Wins, and Lost Purpose
Recent reports revealing that some students are using their NSFAS allowances to gamble online are not only tragic, they are symptomatic of a far deeper crisis.
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Anti-BBBEE Bill Subverting Principles of Transformation
The fact that the ANC has grossly manipulated Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment policies to favour a small circle of its friends is disgraceful and wasteful, but that does not mean the national imperative to transform ownership of the economy should be abandoned.
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We Want to Help Get Agricultural Plan Back on Track for All South Africans’
It is crucial and in the best interest of everyone in South Africa that the agricultural sector functions optimally, therefore, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) is willing to facilitate discussions to resolve the long-standing disputes surrounding the Agriculture and Agro-Processing Master Plan (AAMP). An analysis of the points of contention and discussions with all […]
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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.
Rampahosa Must Act to End Hunger, Activists Say
Hundreds marched in Cape Town on Friday
How to Get out of the Debt Trap
There are institutions which can help if you’re in debt
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.
Lottery Commits R124-Million to Fight HIV and TB
Funding intended to help fill gap left by withdrawal of US funds
Let Them Eat Kreef!
New season’s crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60%
PEPFAR Cuts Leave Clinics Short of Staff
Survey finds longer waiting times for ARVs
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
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
Suspension of Gauteng Health Department Head a Step in the Right Direction
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) views the suspension of the Head of the Gauteng Health Department, Mr Arnold Moletana, as a step in the right direction for accountability. The maladministration, fraud and corruption recently uncovered by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) at Tembisa Hospital as well as the shocking murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran, […]
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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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Trade Is Shaping New Global Power Relations: What This Means for Africa
There has been a rebalancing of global trade dynamics with wide-ranging consequences for international business.
China and the US Are in a Race for Critical Minerals. African Countries Need to Make the Rules
The competition for Africa’s critical minerals between China and the West presents an opportunity.
Afriforum Weaponises Whataboutism to Whitewash Accountability
If Afriforum has information about acts of terror carried out in the name of the ANC or anyone else during the apartheid era it must share this information with the NPA instead of trying to use it to whitewash apartheid security force killers.
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Lesotho Permit: A Lifeline for Basotho Workers Facing Collapse of Textile Industry
Announcement comes weeks after hundreds of undocumented workers were arrested in SA