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National Youth Development Agency chairperson Sunshine Myende hasn’t been a ray of sunshine. This week in Parliament, shocked MPs heard how the agency tasked with...

Charmza

Bafana Bafanaplayed as if their lives depended on it against South Korea, booking their place in the Last-32 of the 2026 Fifa World Cup...

Talk is cheap, growth isn’t

President Cyril Ramaphosa might have delivered one of his most important economic speeches in years at this week’s 9th Southern African Customs Union (Sacu)...

Behind March and March hype: African leadership failure must be addressed

In the current hype surrounding “Mabahambe” in South Africa, we risk losing an important opportunity for serious intellectual and analytical engagement. What is most concerning is...

Family asks Public Protector to probe medical ‘negligence’

A North West family has approached the office of the Public Protector to probe allegations of negligence against healthcare workers at Tshepong Hospital in...

The sleepless nights after ‘Cat’ Matlala started singing

Some people in police boardrooms, tender networks, private security circles and political offices must have heard about Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s 8-year sentence plea deal...

Accused Brig Mokwele slams CV fraud case as ‘sour grapes’

Brigadier Dineo Mokwele has hit back at the state’s fraud case against her, saying the allegations were stemming from people who could not read...

The right to feel safe is also a public health matter

South Africans are once again engaged in heated debates about crime, migration, xenophobia, vigilantism and social disorder. The arguments are often framed in political...

Wheels come off Mokgosi committee as members resign

The wheels appear to be coming off the North West legislature’s ad hoc committee investigating Premier Lazarus Mokgosi, with four members allegedly resigning and...

Inseta CEO vetting report highlights qualification anomalies

An MIE recruitment vetting report has flagged a matric verification inconsistency in respect of Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (Inseta) CEO Gugu Mkhize,...