A stream of homeless people wends its way to a fenced-off stretch of tarmac under a bridge in Cape Town’s Foreshore district around sunset to bed down on rows of wooden pallets beneath sheet-metal shelters.
Florida's outgoing Republican Governor Rick Scott has narrowly won a US Senate seat in a bitterly contested race with incumbent Bill Nelson, official results showed Sunday.
President Donald Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has denied to him perhaps five times any role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and the U.S. may never know whether he was involved in the murder.
A gunman opened fire at a hospital in the US city of Chicago on Monday, wounding multiple people including a police officer who was said to be in a critical condition, authorities said.
Rap great Snoop Dogg thanked himself on Monday as he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just days before the 25th anniversary of his debut album "Doggystyle."
Counter-terrorism officers arrested three men in Melbourne on Tuesday over an alleged terrorist plot inspired by Islamic State, the Australian Federal Police said.
The White House said Monday it restored in full the media credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, ending a contentious legal battle, but also warned that he may be ejected again if he fails to abide by new rules being implemented for media events with the US president.
Corruption to the right of him, BLEFF to the left, Gordhan is stuck in the middle again. The time for relentless transparency has come.
Democratic South Africa, as we know it, was forged over decades of public protest, demonstrations and civil disobedience which pushed back the authoritarian might of the apartheid state. On Monday, the Constitutional Court ruled that the right to demonstrate or protest without fear of arrest is non-negotiable.
Diabetes is moving in on us at a faster pace than most realise. The chronic disorder of glucose metabolism has thrived at the hands of ignorance and myths that have led many to a place of complacency, while they ignore the very things it feeds on – unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity, and of course, excess body weight.
Adam Habib’s conceptualisation of civility is classist, and it comes from a place of a detached, somewhat anthropological academic diagnosis of our current situation, and in the same spirit of detached modernist responses, does not fully understand the urgency that is required to change the conditions of our people.
Any lingering doubts about climate change being a guaranteed catastrophe are no longer merited. This is because of the evidence recently provided by the UN’s Inter-Government Panel on Climate Change, the body tasked with producing the most accurate scientific information on the changing climate.
A lot of opposition to nuclear power is motivated by fears over the safety of nuclear reactors. Chernobyl and Fukushima scared the pants off people. But they’re wrong. Nuclear is by far the safest form of energy on the planet, bar none.
The illegal and unconstitutional deployment of loyal cadres of the ANC-led national democratic revolution is at the heart of State Capture and of the inability of the criminal justice administration to do its work.
The nexus of money, power and politics is something that most democracies grapple with in different ways. It is obvious that the more money you have in politics, the greater are the chances of your victory in whichever battle you are currently fighting. Sometimes, the difference in resources can appear almost insurmountable. So, the revelation that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s campaign for ANC presidency received a donation of R500,000 from Bosasa is welcome fodder for his opponents, whether they be in the EFF, the DA or within the ANC itself, even if there could well be limits to how useful this is to them.
We don’t need job summits and investment summits as much as a summit on the changing nature of work and how we must go about adapting to the changing demands of the labour market.
The ‘esteemed’ professor pretends to be ‘neutral’ and ‘objective’ while she betrays a deep-seated racist attitude. By Kgagudi Morota for the Unisa Black Forum.
While SARS is scrambling to meet collection targets, a new report estimates the country lost $37-billion in revenue to trade misinvoicing in five years. Trade misinvoicing is thought to be the largest component of illicit financial flows, draining developing countries of much-needed finances.
If the maladministration of the past decade, and especially the burst carbuncles of the past week are anything to go by, there is little trust in the ANC’s leaders. There is a sense that the ANC have taken the country as far as they could, and can do no more.
Letter of support written for two learners who knelt during the Israeli national anthem.
Zuma and the State Capture crew just didn’t get budgeting 101. Like kids in a candy store, they cajoled, nagged and later threw hissy fits to get their way. The thing is, their loot wasn’t going to come cheaply – a R1-trillion nuclear deal that would have crippled South Africa for years to come, an inflated R18-billion with Malaysia’s Petronas, and a plan to hand state-owned intellectual property to the Guptas on a silver platter via Denel, meant someone had to push back.
As elections approach, both countries must balance politics, investor concerns and the need to rectify historic injustices. By Ronak Gopaldas and Menzi Ndhlovu
Current Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is testifying before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. This is an extract of his statement which deals with the first part of his testimony which he delivered on Monday morning.
The NCOPs Taking Parliament To The People (TPTTP) initiative is arguably the biggest highlight this week.
The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that it is unlawful and unconstitutional to criminalise public protests of more than 15 people and vindicated the #SJC10 after a long court battle to assert their right to assemble.
Cryptocurrencies resumed their slump on Monday, with Bitcoin falling toward $5,000 in the wake of a split of one of the largest major tokens.
Cape Town - Despite the disappointment of losing in the last four of the ATP Finals, Kevin Anderson will feel satisfied with his 2018 season.
Police are investigating a case of murder and house robbery after the body of a B&B host was found in his guesthouse in Lakeside, Cape Town.
