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When a missed deadline becomes a death sentence

Every year, governments, companies, and we miss deadlines. Usually, the consequences are manageable. A report is submitted late, a project is delayed, a meeting...

Islamophobia in SA – When manufactured fear becomes political currency

Islamophobia in South Africa can no longer be dismissed as the work of a few misguided individuals or isolated extremists. The evidence points to...

Football’s global market still profits from racial stereotypes

With a Somali referee being denied entry into the US, and the surge of online racist abuse after 2026 World Cup matches, racism and...

LCBOs not the pathway to improving youth healthcare

There can be no disagreement that young South Africans face a profound crisis of unemployment, income insecurity and unequal access to healthcare. The fundamental...

Enyobeni verdict: a ruling that must not gather dust

Four years. That is how long it took for a magistrate to say, in a courtroom in Mdantsane, what every parent in Scenery Park...

Charmza

When a triple murder suspect turned himself into a fugitive run ning from|UK authorities to Africa, he hid in Johannesburg. Ndodana Tshuma, 45, thought South Africa...

ANC not solely to blame for ills

The pessimism and negativity of some of my fellow South Africans are killing me. Who wakes up every morning only experiencing hopelessness and despair? Everywhere...

Moegoe

The Gianni Infantino-led Fifa is facing scrutiny for staging the most controversial World Cup yet. There have just been so many offsides in America...

Regulators place ban on iDexis weight-loss drugs

Healthcare professionals in South Africa are barred from prescribing, dispensing or holding stock of weight-loss medicines produced by pharmacy group iDexis. This week, the South...

Rob Ferreira Hospital in hot water in case before Health Ombud

The Office of the Health Ombudsman is assessing a complaint over allegations that patients at Mpumalanga’s Rob Ferreira Tertiary Hospital have been forced to...