Another teenage girl dead at hands of Iran’s security forces, reports claim

Read More Reports are emerging of the death of another teenage girl at the hands of security forces in Iran, as protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini looked set to enter their third week. Sarina Esmailzadeh, a 16-year-old who posted popular vlogs on YouTube, was killed when the security forces beat her with […]

GOP dives deep on crime debate ahead of midterm elections

Post Content WASHINGTON – With numerous polls showing Americans increasingly concerned about rising crime, Republican candidates nationwide are highlighting the issue in an effort to reach swing voters. On Wednesday, Ohio GOP senate candidate J.D. Vance declared himself as a “law and order” candidate while campaigning with Donald Trump Jr. “I think American citizens, whether […]

Video: State capture arrests so far — and who is missing

Read More As the country moves a few steps closer to justice with the arrests of leading figures in state capture there are many others that must still be charged.  The latest on the growing list include former mineral resources minister Mosebenzi Zwane at the end of September. He was charged with fraud and corruption […]

Eskom to suspend load-shedding on Saturday morning

Read More The state-owned utility continues to face generation capacity constraints. (Madelene Cronje) Eskom said on Friday it would suspend load-shedding at 5am on Saturday morning because of reduced weekend demand and adequate emergency generation reserves, although it warned that it continued to face generation capacity constraints. In a brief statement, the state-owned power […]

Xenophobia is threatening the future of South Africa’s universities

Read More One of the most serious threats facing higher education and the scientific enterprise in South Africa is the rising tide of xenophobia in the halls of academia. I did not think this was possible. One could, to some extent, understand the raw competition for limited resources on the streets of Diepsloot or the […]