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Men urged to play bigger role in protecting women, children in...
South African musician and chairman of the Mzansi ACT NOW foundation, Tebogo Lerole, has called on men to take up space in protecting women...
Madlanga commission | ‘EMPD chief killed child while drunk driving’
Isaac Mapiyeye, the suspended police chief of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD), was involved in two car accidents while driving under the influence...
Empowered municipalities key to SA’s economic growth
Cllr Bheki Stofile
According to Statistics South Africa’s 2022 census, around half of South Africa’s over 62-million population reside in just 17 of 257 municipalities.
These...
Ball in SA’s court to realise G20 promise of inclusivity
South Africa’s 2025 G20 presidency and the landmark G20 summit in Johannesburg have catapulted the nation to the forefront of global diplomacy as a...
SAfm presenter to spend more days in jail over Russia recruitment...
Five suspects, including a broadcaster from SAfm accused of contravening South Africa’s Regulation of Foreign Military Assistance Act, appeared briefly at the Kempton Park...
Suspended Ekurhuleni metro police chief fathered children with subordinates
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) chief Isaac Mapiyeye fathered multiple children with his subordinates, and his conduct amounted to sexual harassment, coercion, and...
Hitch in SA’s plan to dispense six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by...
The South African government is adamant that it could fill the potential gap in the number of doses it will need of the twice-yearly...
Snitch breached G20 security
A man arrested for breaching security at the G20 global summit last weekend has been described as a key figure in the unresolved mystery...
Moegoe
US President Donald Trump’s hatred for our beautiful country is on another level and seemingly has no limits. The bully outdid himself this week...
SABII launch signals a turning point for inclusive, sustainable growth
South Africa has entered a new chapter in its development story via the launch of the South Africa Business Initiative for Impact (SABII). It...
Little real insight in South Africa’s analytical space
By JB Molapo
South Africa feels like a nation perpetually in crisis – a fact that, paradoxically, has created a booming industry of political and...
Eskom’s credit upgrade signals fragile but meaningful economic turning point
South Africa received a rare piece of good news this week, as S&P Global Ratings upgraded Eskom’s long-term foreign- and local-currency credit rating from...
Suspended education HOD’s pension a headache
Mpumalanga lawmakers were plunged into a tense debate this week when the DA tabled a motion calling for suspended education head of department (HOD)...
Chief Justice must stop acting like a politician
South Africa is lauded the world over for its robust constitutional order and a progressive Constitution. All that is good unless your name is...
Free State premier’s spin-doctor ‘must pay back R4.3m settlement’
The controversial spin doctor of Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae’s ghosts have come back to haunt her.
This after Matshediso “Tshidi” Setai was paid a...
Charmza
President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa should be applauded for showing force and beautiful vibes when the G20 Summit was hosted in our country.
With...
Zambia’s currency is enjoying its best run in nearly two years
The kwacha of Zambia has soared to the highest point in almost two years on the hope that the copper industry will recover and...
MMC Matlala pleads with Limpopo government to revive the legacy of...
Frans Matlala, the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Planning and Economic Development in the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality under the Sekhukhune District, has...
Game-changing R1bn Vunumoya positions SA as clean-power leader
South Africa hit a world-class clean-energy milestone as Seriti Green handed over the R1-billion Vunumoya main transmission station (MTS) to Eskom, energised ahead of...
Influential Ivorian fashion designer behind Yhebe Design, has clothed icons like...
Inside a workshop bordering her family’s rubber plantation on the outskirts of Abidjan, Ivorian designer Rebecca Zoro is busy tapping into her creative roots....
