The ongoing and deteriorating energy crisis has put a damper on these more positive prospects
Siyabonga HadebeElections are not about party agents, presiding officers or the people (citizens) but the system itself. The big system maintains itself; voting ...
Traditional markets transcend shopping; they are vibrant cultural hubs with rich histories
Johannesburg’s billing crisis has become a cliché
The recent announcement by ArcelorMittal SA presents a major set-back to the base of the industrial sector
Banks adopted a holier-than-thou attitude in closing Independent Media’s bank accounts, citing “reputational risks” as the reason. Yet, banks complicit in the malicious ...
Six cash-in-transit heist suspects were today scheduled to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court after they were arrested right after the robbery on Monday ...
At the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa blustered on about the crushing effects of corruption on our country and democracy. ...
We are living with the consequences of an over-industrialised, coal-burning world.
It is worrying that the head of the justice system can be so blind to the injustice playing itself out in the Middle East.
The US went from 332 Covid-19 infections and 17 deaths seven weeks ago, to 886709 cases this week and 50243 deaths. Over the same period, our country went from 1 ...
To Rassie, captain Siya Kolisi and the team, do your best, lads, that’s all we can ask.
There has been the usual response to the crime statistics this week.
The woman she thought was her mother, Lavona Solomon, was sentenced to 10 years in jail for kidnapping her.
Many of the original claimants have died, but there are plenty who will benefit - thanks to the mining companies who agreed to the settlement.
In SA, no one is embarrassed when our ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane leaks her own innermost thoughts about “white cowards and shivering land thieves”. ...
Corruption is a disgusting stain on our otherwise very proud record as a nation. We overcame a crime against humanity, as the UN defined apartheid.
The police have been quick to respond; the response by the public, though, appears muted, especially in the mainstream media.
Every early indication shows he will succeed. We look forward to this new era and bid adieu to the end of an error.
In many ways, this election was a record-breaker, and one must give credit to the IEC for it.