Against all odds, you did it! The matric class of 2022 faced unprecedented challenges and interruptions, from Covid-19 hard lockdowns in their critically important Grade 10 and 11 years to load-shedding right through to their last exam day. But despite…
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) cut the country’s GDP forecast by half for the next two years on Thursday, largely due to austerity measures. The report highlights the unintended impact of the growing power supply crisis on the economy.…
The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) lekgotla will this weekend discuss how – and when – to move state-owned entities (SOEs) out of the department of public enterprises (DPE) and into ministries. The proposed step is in line with the…
The country’s struggling power utility announced that it will return to the fourth phase of load shedding starting Friday morning. (January 27, 2023). The parastatal did not give a reason for the change of stage, other than a commitment to…
Research results have confirmed that sex trafficking continues to account for many reported cases and prosecutions in South Africa, while prosecutions for human trafficking for labor are also very low. What is more concerning is that the new study concludes…
Even by the Alice in Wonderland standards of South African local government, the circus in Johannesburg’s boardroom yesterday produced new levels of irony. DA executive mayor Mpho Phalatse was ousted by a “vote of no confidence”, after he was also…
India displayed its military might with tanks and flyovers with fighter jets roaring in the heart of New Delhi on Thursday to mark the annual Republic Day. The annual parade is a spectacle of motorcycle stunts, traditional dances and soldiers…
Russian forces fired dozens of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday in a wave of strikes that hit energy infrastructure, a day after Germany and the United States pledged heavy tanks to Kyiv. The latest wave of attacks comes as the…
The man who is alleged to have stormed two Spanish churches with a machete, killed the verger and injured many priests, was scheduled for deportation but did not have prior convictions, officials said on Friday. The bloodshed, which took place…
A red shipping container sits on a school playground in a small South African town. The impressive steel structure has an unexpected function – to save children in a country gripped by a drowning epidemic. Inside is a swimming pool…