Zungu’s Crucible: Can Johannesburg’s new MMC steer the City toward stability?
Amid a crisis of public trust and service delivery in Johannesburg, Councillor Sithembiso Zungu faces a formidable challenge as the new MMC. Can he transform the ...
US's 30% tariff threatens jobs in many sectors
The visit by Solidarity and AfriForum to the Trump administration resulted in friction between South Africa and the U. S. Now with tariffs imposed on many sectors ...
Gallium: The battle for rare earths
The geopolitical implications of gallium and rare earths are underscored as the US navigates its trade policies and international relations, revealing the complexities ...
TRC crimes: a betrayal of justice
Twenty-five families of apartheid-era crime victims are seeking R167 million in damages after alleging that Thabo Mbeki's administration deliberately blocked prosecutions ...
Durban City brace for topflight debut against Galaxy in Mbombela
Durban City open their maiden Betway Premiership campaign against TS Galaxy at Mbombela Stadium. Gavin Hunt’s men face a stern test against Adnan Beganović’s Rockets, ...
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty A Tool To Undermine The Global South?
On this 80th anniversary of Hiroshima, let us not only remember the victims of nuclear war but also commit ourselves to ensuring such horror is never repeated. The ...
Why women-led businesses need more than compliance to succeed
And when women earn, they reinvest up to 90% of their income back into their families and communities, compared to the 30 to 40% for men.
Grieving family's agony deepens as hospital orders body returned mid funeral
During the funeral of Poonsamy Naicker, his family faced an unexpected request from St Augustine's Hospital to return his body for a post-mortem, leading to significant ...
Usuthu open league campaign with narrow win over Orbit
AmaZulu began their Betway Premiership season with a 1-0 victory over debutants Orbit College at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Sekhoane Moerane’s own goal settled the match, ...
Row over exclusion of Whites from Bidvest's Education Trust policy
Trade Union Solidarity has complained to the South African Human Rights Commission, alleging that Bidvest Education Trust programme discriminates against white employees, ...
The Unfinished Business of Women's Struggle for Freedom, Justice
It is tempting, especially during commemorative months, to romanticise the past. But the Women of 1956 were not dreamers. They were disruptors. Their legacy cannot ...
How an American movie mogul built his own Hollywood in South Africa
In a new book, Hollywood on the Veld, Ted Botha resurrects the movie career of Isidore William Schlesinger, a man who took few prisoners and went to achieve remarkable ...
Empowering women through karate
Timmy Singh, a 7th Dan black belt in karate, is dedicated to empowering women and children through self-defence training. As the founder of Action Against Abuse ...
From lab coats to overalls: The engineer fertilising the future
In 2018, following the death of her mother, Mchunu made the life-altering decision to leave her job at Unisa Science Campus, despite winning awards and being on ...
The unbearable silence: Gaza’s suffering and the global hypocrisy on Palestinian lives
Palestinian lives have come to be treated as expendable variables in a cold geopolitical calculus.