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PARALYSIS: From Transnet’s collapse to scandals in policing, the presidency’s cautious style has allowed national crises to deepen… By Themba Khumalo Indecision in politics is not caution. It is a cancer gnawing at the...
School water crisis disrupts classes for nine months
DRY TAPS: Scores of pupils at secondary school in Botshabelo lose nearly a year of schooling as water shortages cripple basic sanitation and halt the school nutrition programme… By Molefi Sompane For nearly nine months...
MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER CHINESE BRAND…
PREMIUM ADVENTURE: A new label iCAUR is heading to South Africa marking its debut with their mid-to-large electrified SUVs which blends rugged capability with smart luxury By Ali Mphaki iCAUR, or Eye- Car, is a new name...
Rural Cape kids hike 15km daily to school
STRANDED: More than 80 learners from Eastern Cape farming communities around Enon and Bersheba have no school transport to take them to school as parents warn the crisis is pushing children out of classrooms and into...
Chicago Bids Farewell to Civil Rights Giant Rev Jesse Jackson
ACTIVISM: World leaders, former U.S. presidents and thousands of mourners gathered in Chicago to celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights champion who spent more than six decades...
‘Small Children Who Knew Nothing of Politics or Wars’
AFTERMATH: A scene of devastation in Minab, Iran, as parents waited to know the fate of their young daughters after the bombing of a girls’ elementary school killed over 100… By Mahmoud Aslan MINAB and TEHRAN...
Khabazela: Life and Death of ‘a Martyr for Land Justice’
GRASSROOTS: On the forefront of the resistance to South Africa’s land mafia preying on the urban poor, 52-year-old Khabazela, an official of the shack-dwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo was gunned down early last...
One Vaccine for Colds, Flu and COVID?
SOLUTION: A ground-breaking study suggests a single nasal spray could one day protect against colds, flu, COVID — and even future pandemic viruses. But, while results in mice are promising, scientists caution that human...
Gospel Trailblazer Mamize Lifts Mpumalanga’s Next Generation of Talent
MISSION: From the small community of Salubinza in Masoyi to the national gospel stage, Pastor Sylvester Thabiso Mamize has emerged as one of the province’s most influential urban gospel voices… By Siya Kamnqa OVER the...
Eskom Warns of Power Cuts as Municipal Debt Reaches R110bn
CONTROl: South Africa’s worsening municipal debt crisis has pushed Eskom to the brink of decisive action, with the power utility issuing legal notices to 14 municipalities that have failed to settle their electricity...
US deportees challenge eSwatini detention at AU
PRESSURE: Three men deported by the United States say they are unlawfully detained in the kingdom and seek African Union intervention… By WSAM Reporter Three men deported from the United States to eSwatini rather than...
Community mourns death of 5 kids in shack fire
HOUSING CRISIS: A pre-dawn blaze in a KwaZulu-Natal informal settlement has claimed the lives of five children from one family, exposing once again the deadly risks faced by millions living in South Africa’s shack...
Municipality Honours AB Xuma with Civic Campaign
PIONEER: The Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has declared March “Dr AB Xuma Month”, unveiling a series of community programmes, infrastructure projects and awareness campaigns to honour the legacy of...
African Bank CEO Exits in Shake-Up
REIGN: African Bank confirmed the immediate resignation of CEO Kennedy Bungane after five years at the helm, appointing business and commercial banking head Zwelibanzi Nelson Manyathi as interim chief executive pending...
SA unveils R2 trillion plan to overhaul energy system
Access: 600 million community members in Africa have no access to electricity By Monk Nkomo South Africa’s Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramakgopa, has announced a R2,23 trillion investment plan to...
Impunity for Warmongers – Graves for the Innocent
ACCOUNTABILITY: Missiles fall, children die, and the architects of war speak calmly from polished podiums. As violence is repackaged as ‘order’ and ‘security’, the world drifts deeper into a quiet acceptance of...
‘SA’s Taxi Industry Runs on Trust — Reform Must Accept This’
REGULATORY: The sector moves 70% of daily commuters, yet it operates largely on informal networks of trust and power. New research argues that meaningful reform must recognise these social bonds rather than attempt to...
