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South Africa sees sharp surge in measles cases

South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported a sharp rise in measles cases across the country, calling for greater surveillance and...

Another Ellis Park disaster waiting to happen

Sunday’s Soweto Derby at the FNB Stadium was a festival of football that nearly turned into a festival of death. For the third consecutive...

Charmza

Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana legend Doctor “16 Valve” Khumalo is our Charmza after he was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Tshwane University...

Will Westerners, Jews own up to genocide?

With attempts to restart peace negotiations with Iran, the Trump administration seems reluctant to find a lasting solution, and the question we must ask...

No bail for violent drug dealers

First, let me welcome Sunday World back to the Western Cape and Cape Town.   There is little I can say here that has not already...

‘I asked premier not to renew my contract,’ says beleaguered HOD

Mpumalanga Public Works, Roads and Transport head Charles Morolo says he will step down when his contract expires at the end of May, insisting...

Most parties in Parliament do not even practise internal democracy

A growing number of political parties that contest elections in our democratic dispensation are not democratic themselves. These are owner- or founder-led parties which,...

Matjhabeng traffic vehicles seized over failure to pay service provider

The failure of the beleaguered and financially stricken Matjhabeng Local Municipality to pay one of its service providers has led to the attachment of...

Why I still believe in a free press, even when it...

Let me be honest with you on this World Press Freedom Day, because honesty is the only thing worth offering on a day like...

IEC to meet with Jacob Zuma amid Mk Party election gripe

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it will meet with MK Party leader Jacob Zuma and his party's delegation in Nkandla on...