Him or me: How abused women are criminalised
Lesedi Modise* has been incarcerated for 2326 days. She is set to serve up to a further 2800 days if...
Africa
Africa’s busiest airport has a drug problem
Margaret Nduta, a 37-year-old Kenyan woman, was supposed to be executed in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday evening. She...
Assessing life insurance – when does it no longer make sense to keep it?
By Tiffany Havinga, Director and Financial Planning Specialist at Chartered Wealth Solutions Visit Chartered Wealth Solutions press office Life insurance...
There’s a crisis of accountability in local government
South Africa’s local government landscape is in a crisis, characterised by widespread governance failures and a pervasive lack of accountability....
University students still go to lectures hungry: A problem 30 years after democracy
For many university students, hunger is a daily struggle. A recent survey at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) revealed a...
Western Cape fills 477 teacher posts after cutting 2 407 contract positions last year
The Western Cape education department says it has filled 477 teacher posts despite announcing last year that 2 407 contract...
Mining Indaba 2025: A Turning Point for Africa’s Mining Future
The Mining Indaba 2025 conference, held in Cape Town from 9-12 February, marked a defining moment in the evolution of Africa’s...
Trump ends SA’s HIV and TB research grants
Cancellation letters, which end billions of rands of South African universities’ US-government funded HIV and TB research grants with immediate...
Tests confirm presence of high pathogenicity avian flu on South Africa’s Marion Island
The department of forestry, fisheries and environment has confirmed the presence of the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus on...
Arts & Culture Trust Nyoloha Scholarship Programme applications close 30 March
The Arts & Culture Trust (ACT) is reminding talented young South Africans with a passion for arts and culture wishing...
