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Thursday, 5 August 2021
Foundation essay: our foundation essays are longer than usual and take a wider look at a key issue affecting society. In the preface to his great book, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, written in the 1930s at the height of the Great Depression, the renowned economist John Maynard Keynes suggested that the obstac...
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has urged all South Africans who qualify for the Social Relief of Distress grant to re-apply for the second round of the grant even if they qualified and received grants the first time. Zulu has also urged all those who haven’t collected their grants to collect it before the end of the month. M...
Veteran actor and producer Shona Ferguson who was married to popular actress and producer Connie Ferguson was buried on Wednesday morning in a private ceremony attended by his family as well as close friends. Mr Sho as he was famously known, passed away last week Friday at Milpark hospital due to Covid-19 complication. The announce...
The Democratic Alliance has calleded on the Surgeon-General, Lieutenant-General Zola Dabula, to update the nation on Deputy President David Mabuza’s health, following his month-long medical treatment in the Russian Federation. The opposition party says that the Deputy President’s prolonged absence from office due to medical reasons...
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, is vital for child growth and survival. Exclusive breastfeeding means that the infant receives only breast milk. This is because breast milk has adequate amounts of nutrients and water required for healthy growth as well as immune factors...
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo said that it would file papers on Wednesday afternoon in its application to the Constitutional Court for a postponement of the 27 October local government el...
The Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga today visited Monde primary school in Ekurhuleni. The purpose of the visit is to monitor the return of all primary school learners (Grade R-7) at full capacity. This will be done in terms ...
Police Minister Bheki Cele briefed the public regarding the recent unrest in Phoenix, north of Durban, In his speech, he highlighted that the South African Police Service is hard at work in dissecting the causes and effects of the wanto...
South Africa has been afflicted by two unprecedented challenges since the dawn of our democracy, namely the global COVID-19 pandemic and recent violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. These challenges have tested our state, particularly t...
Miss Supranational South Africa Thato Mosehle has revealed her national outfit and portrait gown ahead of her departure for Poland to take place in the international competition. Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida and Miss Universe So...
The Electoral Commission has carefully considered and resolved to adopt the final report of the ‘Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Elections during COVID-19’ by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke. The Commission accepts the ...
Miss Supranational South Africa Thato Mosehle has revealed her national outfit and portrait gown ahead of her departure for Poland to take place in the international competition. Miss South Africa Shudufhadzo Musida and Miss Universe So...
Veteran actor and producer Shona Ferguson who was married to popular actress and producer Connie Ferguson was buried on Wednesday morning in a private ceremony attended by his family as well as close friends. Mr Sho as he was famously kn...
When Miss SA Top 30 contender Ferini Dayal gets home at the end of the day, she loves nothing more than changing out of her scrubs, tying an apron around her waist and getting stuck into whipping up some scrumptious dishes in her kitche...
Tiger Brands has recalled KOO and Hugo's canned vegetable products manufactured in the first week of May 2021 due to what the company identified as an "extremely small number of defective cans supplied by a packaging supplier". Tige...
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, participated in the 44th World Heritage Session where he re-affirmed the need for heritage sites to be representative of African interest, in particular, nations that have been on the ...
I grieve to start this way. No sooner had I struggled to find some means to say my goodbyes to Mabi Thobejane and Steve Kekana, than South African music lost singer and composer Tsepo Tshola. These three masters of the nation’s musica...
Southern Africa is popularly associated with sunshine. Does that make the region exceptionally suited to solar energy generation? With electricity shortages plaguing all parts of the sub-continent, a plentiful energy source that is be...
The Democratic Alliance is set to meet with Facebook this has been formally confirmed by the Communications and Digital Technologies Committee. The meeting is set to take place on 25 May 2021. Similar invitations have been sent to other ...
South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker has beat another Olympic record on Wednesday when she won her heat in the 200m breaststroke in Tokyo. The 24-year-old almost broke the world record by 05 seconds outside the world record mark set eight...
The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture congratulated both Tatjana Schoenmaker and Bianca Buitendag for winning the country’s first silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Tatjana collected a silver medal during the swimming 100m breast...
The DA is calling on the South African Police Service (SAPS) to take action against the EFF after yet another of their marches has broken numerous lockdown regulations to which ordinary South Africans are required to adhere. Pictures ...
The Democratic Alliance has calleded on the Surgeon-General, Lieutenant-General Zola Dabula, to update the nation on Deputy President David Mabuza’s health, following his month-long medical treatment in the Russian Federation. The op...
Nelson Mandela, beloved iconic leader and South Africa’s first democratically elected President believed that to invest in young people is to invest in the future. “The Youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow,” he famously said. ...
Have you ever felt challenged not only mentally but also physically, while we are still at it let me just throw this in the hat as well, have you ever felt like you are failing beyond reasonable doubt, not the kind of failure that is a s...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu has welcomed an announcement by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) that it was now ready to investigate the alleged tender irregularities awarded by the Departmen...
Foundation essay: our foundation essays are longer than usual and take a wider look at a key issue affecting society. In the preface to his great book, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, written in the 1930s at the ...
Johannesburg Water has announced that the City of Johannesburg will be experiencing water cuts from Wednesday, the cut is scheduled to go on for more than a day. Johannesburg Water says it is doing this to tie in new pipelines to existi...
A fire broke out in an office area at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic hospital on Sunday morning. In a statement, the Health Department said the fire was contained before it could cause insurmountable damage. “The office include...
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, is vital for child growth and survival. Exclusive breastfeeding means that the infant receives only breast milk. This is because breast mi...
When the United Nations started framing its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2012 – a shared blueprint for working towards global peace and prosperity by 2030 – Africa was the first region to submit its list of priorities. The ...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, public health communications put a special focus on helping high-risk populations, such as seniors, stay safe. Yet, information for pregnant or breastfeeding individuals has been inconsistent and hard ...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gives loans to countries in economic trouble. In exchange, countries must implement a programme of painful policy reforms. Countries rarely complete these programmes. We set out to uncover why. ...
The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Gwede Mantashe, has announced the adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors with effect from the 4th of August 2021. Mantashe said South Africa’s fuel p...
Mango Airlines has apologised for flight interruptions and delays that occurred on Tuesday. The company has confirmed that its services and all flights are temporarily suspended from today, 27 July 2021, until further notice due to out...
On your must have this winter is the all time classic wool coat, though the is a variety of winter coats but the advantage about wool coats is that they simply work with any outfit, from office look, to those nights out and you can even...
In celebration of their continued commitment to sustainability, Sandton City invites the public to experience an innovative and visually thought-provoking Fashion Exhibition: Fashion Reimagined. Taking place in Sandton City’s Diamond Wal...