ThepPresident vows to challenge a Section 89 report in court after the ConCourt ordered parliament to form an impeachment committee over Phala Phala. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his decision to approach the courts to review the Section 89 panel’s…
Hasina Subedar, who is overseeing the health department’s introduction of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP medication, lenacapavir, has a more informal title: South Africa’s queen of PrEP roll-outs. Photo: Jay Caboz Amid the mostly depressing HIV headlines of recent times, concerned…
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. (From L) Durban Businessman Tariq Downes, South African Police Service (SAPS) Major General Feroz Khan and Gauteng Hawks head Major General…
Higher education institutions should no longer remain isolated academic institutions in an economy struggling with unemployment and de-industrialisation. Graphic: John MCCann South Africa faces a structural problem defined by high youth unemployment, graduate exclusion from the labour market, slow economic…
New store openings created 3 400 jobs, bringing Boxer’s total workforce to 35 314 employees. Discount retailer Boxer has reported mixed financial results for the year ended 1 March 2026. The retailer on Monday highlighted that it had a strong…
Prof Linda du Plessis. By Prof Linda du Plessis, senior deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU). The tragedy of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) story is that it reflects more than an institutional crisis; it reflects a…
When something feels satisfying, dopamine is part of the process that tells the brain to remember it and, more importantly, to repeat it. Dopamine is having a moment, again. And while it’s not a new term, the appeal of hunting…
NSTF Staff members The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) is a unique and proudly South African organisation that exists to represent all stakeholders in science, engineering, technology (SET) and innovation in South Africa (SA). The NSTF marked its 30th…
At the N12 settlement, rubber bullets were fired and homes flattened while residents – many with paperwork – were out for the day My sister messaged me during the week, furious that they – the Ekurhuleni municipality (my home constituency),…
A ransom of R200 000 was demanded. A suspect who had allegedly kidnapped a Pakistani businessman in Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), has been killed in a shootout with police. The man was shot dead at Empangeni on Saturday night, 9 May…