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Sunday, 5 December 2021
The trouble with metropolitan cities, or metros, is that, even in the best of times, they are hellishly difficult to govern. By metros I mean large, complex and dynamic urban agglomerations that are recognised internationally as metropolitan. In South Africa the definition includes small agglomerations of Buffalo City (on the east coas...
South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of the news that its genomics surveillance team had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africahas been monitoring changes in SARS-CoV-2 since the pandemic first broke out. ...
Thula Simpson’s new book, History of South Africa from 1902 to the Present, is an event-packed narrative history. It is reminiscent of the style of Eric Walker’s History of Southern Africa eight decades ago – a very influential book, prescribed for many university history classes – except this time black South Africans are central to t...
The Kingdom of Eswatini, the small, landlocked southern African country that shares borders with South Africa and Mozambique, has been in political turmoil since May. The country is Africa’s last absolute monarchy. The death of Thabani Nkomonye, a 25-year-old University of Eswatini law student, at the hands of the police in early Ma...
South Africa’s National Treasury has done an excellent job in the 2021 medium term budget policy statement of balancing the fiscal and political pressures forced on it by economic stagnation and the incoherence of government policy. Capital markets cheered for two reasons. First the revenue numbers were substantially better than those ...
Protected areas, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, are clearly defined geographical spaces set aside to conserve nature, ecosystem services and cultural values. They are important to reduce biodiversity los...
If a nation’s character can be judged by how it treats women and children, then we are falling desperately short. A week before the launch of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the latest cri...
It’s been another week of ups and downs in the sporting world with change being the only constant. The F1 race is heating up and the drama continues in the World Cup qualifiers. Congratulations to the Springboks as they finish the ye...
This year the South African government set about honouring Charlotte Mannya Maxeke, one of the country’s most remarkable women who was born 150 years ago. It is said she was only the “second woman to be memorialised and honoured in this ...
Employees who are suffering from mental illness at work are increasingly being recognised as those who need more understanding, empathy and support. Two-thirds of the population will have mental health difficulties at some point in their...
I wish new finance minister Enoch Godongwana all the best for his new role. He is taking on one of the most difficult jobs in the country. It is central to business confidence – every move he makes will be keenly watched by both local an...
Miss Universe title holders – 2018 winner Catriona Gray and her 2019 successor, our own Zozibini Tunzi – will be sharing the Miss South Africa stage this year when they serve as backstage presenters during the live broadcast of the much-...
Two of South Africa’s best-loved television personalities – Anele Mdoda and Nico Panagio – will be co-hosting this year’s dazzling Miss South Africa pageant. Miss South Africa 2021 will be crowned on Saturday, October 16, at the Grand Ar...
Most foods consumed across the world like maize, wheat, rice and potato contain carbohydrates (starch) as the main food macro-molecule. Starch is a good source of energy for humans. But eaten in excess it poses a grave health risk: it is...
To celebrate this year's heritage month we give you a nice recipe of mogodu and rich creamy samp. Cooking with Metjie MALA MOGODU(TRIPE)RECIPE Ingredients: 1kg tripe (beef) water 1 onion, chopped 2 tablespoons ground black...
Drummer, saxophonist, composer, activist – and anthropology student – Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse has turned 70. If you wanted a guidebook to the distinctive character of the South African jazz scene, Mabuse’s 50-year career offers one. S...
The Nobel Prize in Literature, considered the pinnacle of achievement for creative writers, has been awarded 114 times to 118 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2021. This year it went to novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was born in Z...
South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of the news that its genomics surveillance team had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Network for Genomics Surveilla...
Artificial intelligence (AI) was once the stuff of science fiction. But it’s becoming widespread. It is used in mobile phone technologyand motor vehicles. It powers tools for agriculture and healthcare. But concerns have emerged about...
It’s been another week of ups and downs in the sporting world with change being the only constant. The F1 race is heating up and the drama continues in the World Cup qualifiers. Congratulations to the Springboks as they finish the ye...
This week in world sport was a case of the expected and the experienced. Some tried and won, while some just didn’t try enough as we look at the mixed fortunes of South African sporting teams. The qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World C...
The participation of Miss South Africa 2021, Lalela Mswane, in the Miss Universe competition in Israel on 12 December has created a furore. Some South Africans support her participation while others have called for her withdrawal. The...
Thula Simpson’s new book, History of South Africa from 1902 to the Present, is an event-packed narrative history. It is reminiscent of the style of Eric Walker’s History of Southern Africa eight decades ago – a very influential book, pre...
Most African constitutions of the past 30 years, led by an independent Namibia in 1990 and strongly endorsed by South Africa in 1994, have authorised the apex court to determine the limits of “government under law”. This is naturally co...
Much has been made recently in South Africa about the increasein teenage pregnancies in the past year, fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns. Sensationalisation of such pregnancies isn’t new. Every couple of years newspaper head...
The trouble with metropolitan cities, or metros, is that, even in the best of times, they are hellishly difficult to govern. By metros I mean large, complex and dynamic urban agglomerations that are recognised internationally as metropol...
South Africa’s National Treasury has done an excellent job in the 2021 medium term budget policy statement of balancing the fiscal and political pressures forced on it by economic stagnation and the incoherence of government policy. Capi...
With social activities resuming after the hard lockdown, the organiser of YaseKasi Soccer Tournament, Patrick Moroanyane celebrated Heritage month in style by hosting a football contest within the Soweto neighbourhood of Phiri, in Joburg...
The City of Johannesburg conferred the Freedom of the City on James Sofasonke Mpanza, Rebecca Kotane and Bheki Mlangeni posthumously on Wednesday, 29 September 2021. They received the category one award, which is recognised as the highes...
South Sudan became an independent country following a long armed struggle to break away from Sudan. At a referendum in 2011, millions voted in favour of secession, creating Africa’s 55th independent state. Since then, the nation of 11 mi...
The Kingdom of Eswatini, the small, landlocked southern African country that shares borders with South Africa and Mozambique, has been in political turmoil since May. The country is Africa’s last absolute monarchy. The death of Thaban...
We asked experts from around the world for their reaction to the outcomes of this year’s UN climate summit, COP26, including the Glasgow Climate Pact agreed by all 197 countries attending the talks. Here’s what they had to say about the ...
Many people still think of climate change as a phenomenon that we will only face in the distant future. Perhaps that’s partly because climate change projections about rising temperatures and extreme weather events are tied to future date...
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a financial strain on businesses, households and individuals. It’s leading more older adults to retire early, according to recent research. This means retirees could be making increased claims on social secu...
France has hailed a victory in its long-running quest for fairer action from tech companies after Facebook reached an agreement with a group of national and regional newspapers to pay for content shared by its users. Facebook on Thurs...
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...