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Bafana, we wish you well but we also want you to...
Bafana Bafana pack their bags today and bid farewell to South African soil as they head for the sprawling, chaotic, beautiful football carnival that...
Mpho J Molepo takes another bite of ‘Sarafina!’ in directorial return
Veteran actor and theatre practitioner Mpho J Molepo is returning to direct the iconic stage production Sarafina! at the Soweto Theatre for a second...
Joburg’s R8.9bn capital expenditure ‘inadequate’
The City of Joburg’s capital expenditure budget has come under scrutiny, with concerns that low infrastructure investment and rising financial pressure could undermine service...
Did the Reserve Bank just make a serious economic mistake?
The South African Reserve Bank’s 25 basis point interest rate increase on Thursday might satisfy inflation hawks and monetary purists but for millions of...
Desperate, some undocumented Ghanaians take up offer to go home
Hundreds of Ghanaians hoping to return home this weekend will have to wait a little longer after the Ghana High Commission confirmed to Sunday...
The KwaMagogo story takes centre stage
The No. 43 Trelawney Park, KwaMagogo book, first published in 2007, tells the story of the Masilela family home in Eswatini becoming an unexpected...
Editor’s Note
In recent months, our coverage of the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) has been the subject of a complaint before the Press Ombudsman.
The...
R557m spent on detainees too poor to pay bail
South Africa is spending about R1.5-million a day to keep 3 300 poor accused people behind bars because they cannot afford bail of less than...
Court rejects WoF bid, paving way for Tefla
A fierce multibillion-rand battle for control of South Africa’s national wildfire fighting programme has swung decisively in favour of Tefla Group after the North...
Measure B-BBEE outcomes to ensure inclusive economic growth
South Africa’s broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) framework must be critically and honestly reviewed to build on its past successes and speed-up its vital...
