After many untroubled years, several recent cases have exposed areas of weakness in how South Africa’s judicial accountability process functions. Clarity is needed.
The once highly avoidable Fourways Mall has decided what its market is, and the impressive turnaround is on. The V&A Waterfront, on the other hand, is in danger of alienating its geographic constituency.
North West raises alarm over illegal mining, chrome wash plants
The North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism has raised serious concerns over the growing number of illegal mining activities and unauthorised chrome wash plants across the province, particularly in the Bojanala and Madibeng areas.
While a COVID-like lockdown is not currently on the cards for South Africa, work-from-home may become the most viable solution to address record fuel price hikes.
DR Congo face Jamaica in a World Cup play-off, hoping to reach the tournament for the first time since 1974, a campaign memorable for the wrong reasons.
Republic of Ireland defender Dara O’Shea says the squad have had “closure” from their penalty shootout defeat to Czech Republic on Thursday which ended their World Cup dream.
The Green party leader said Ofsted is a ‘failed institution’ and that teaching should move ‘toward a genuinely collaborative model’
Starmer complained about other parties whipping up division, and he specifically criticised Nick Timothy, the shadow justice secretary, for “complaining about Muslims praying in public”.
Labour, by contrast, values bringing people together, he said.
[Our City News] For decades, Joburg’s western CBD — once home to the prestigious Johannesburg Stock Exchange, powerful mining houses and major bank headquarters — has been slipping into a symbol of urban decay.
[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has directed the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Board to activate its forensic unit immediately to work with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on cases already under investigation, and refer identified instances of fraud and misrepresentation to the appropriate authorities.
For the “foreseeable future,” Sony says it has stopped accepting new orders for most of its CFexpress and SD memory card lines due to the an ongoing memory supply shortage. “Due to the global shortage of semiconductors (memory) and other factors, it is anticipated that supply will not be able to meet demand for CFexpress memory cards and SD memory cards for the foreseeable future,” the company...
Lawmakers have asked the Treasury Department for information on how Mr. Musk may have influenced the decision to end enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.
The Bank of England has got an opportunity to bring these vital species into the spotlight, says Nicola Hutchinson
Your article on the Bank of England’s plans to feature nature on future banknotes (‘A toad is a perfect tenner’: experts recommend wild candidates for new banknotes, 21 March) underlines how deeply the natural world shapes our national identity. Yet it was striking that in...