Time for nation building, not reconciliation
Read More Members of the ANC give testimony in Cape Town about human rights abuses committed during apartheid. (Photograph by Gallo Images/ Oryx Media Archive). It has become common for the political settlement that delivered the 1994 elections and ushered in democracy to be labelled a sham, a swindle. This claim is often made by […]
Amajuba district municipality’s new-broom mayor has his own chequered past
Read More Misizwe Zulu was at the centre of an irregular R290 million electrification project in the Msunduzi local municipality in 2012 in which his company, TNT Technology Solutions, was overpaid by R100 million. Misizwe Zulu’s company overcharged the Msunduzi municipality by R100 million for work it did not do This article is only available […]
Hammanskraal water crisis exposes years of neglect
Read More Hammanskraal residents have to go out and find water. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) Water is an invaluable resource essential for survival and fundamental to equitable socio-economic development. Its significance extends beyond a basic human need, intertwining with various rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights, including the right to water, life, dignity, environment and food. […]
The status of SA’s energy transition financing
Read More South Africa is on the path to a just transition. But does it make sense? (Getty Images) At the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow in 2021, a group of international partners pledged $8.5 billion to accelerate South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET). Since then there have been numerous discussions about how the money […]
ANC won’t sanction NDZ and Mkhize over Phala Phala defiance, ahead of 2024 vote
Read More ANC insiders who asked to remain anonymous said the party was unlikely to act against Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Zweli Mkhize before the 2024 elections The two leaders are seen as highly influential in KwaZulu-Natal, where the ruling party is bleeding votes This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you […]
Rare outdoor meeting with San Francisco mayor, city board over drug crisis cut short due to protestors
Protesters cut short a rare outdoor meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday where the board president had planned to question Mayor London Breed on her administration’s response to the crisis of brazen open-air drug dealing. Board President Aaron Peskin moved the first part of the board’s weekly meeting to a plaza in […]
Target Says It’s Pulling Back Some Pride Merchandise
Target said Wednesday that it’s removing some of its Pride Month collection items after this year’s promotion led to threats to the safety of its workers.
Texas Sues Biden Administration Over Asylum Rule
The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to have a newly-introduced asylum rule thrown out, saying a phone app used by migrants to set up appointments at the border to seek entry into the United States is encouraging illegal immigration.
Commissioner concedes Cardiff police may have chased boys before deaths
Read More The South Wales police and crime commissioner has conceded that officers may have pursued two teenagers shortly before they were killed in a road collision that sparked a riot in Cardiff. But Alun Michael said on Wednesday that no police vehicles were on the road where the fatal crash happened and refused to […]
Suella Braverman will not face investigation over speeding course claims
Read More Suella Braverman will remain as home secretary, after Rishi Sunak decided not to order an investigation into whether she broke the ministerial code by requesting a one-to-one speed awareness course. The prime minister and Braverman exchanged letters on Wednesday morning in which Braverman expressed regret for the way she had handled the situation, […]
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