‘Best before’ is not ‘use by’. That distinction, long misunderstood across South Africa’s food system, is one of the central clarifications in Sans 2088, the country’s first national framework for food donation and redistribution.
Manganese dust has so thoroughly contaminated the air over Nelson Mandela Bay’s harbour and Markman Industrial area that residents are being exposed to levels far beyond legal limits — and city officials knew about it for months without warning them.
Having reached the last two Fifa World Cup finals, France are the favourites to top their group. They will face stiff tests from Norway and Senegal. The fourth team in the group, Iran, will be extra-motivated on the back of off-field issues involving their country and the tournament co-host, the US.
With Johannesburg’s future hanging in the balance, the ANC is considering three very different contenders – Frank Chikane, David Makhura and Loyiso Masuku – as it searches for a heavyweight capable of stopping Helen Zille’s bid for the country’s biggest city.
The Zondo and Madlanga Commissions have shown that South Africa’s accountability architecture has been compromised and criminal syndicates have taken full advantage.
Europe’s leading nations and their G7 allies will seek to narrow differences with Donald Trump at a summit from Monday in France chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron but expected to be dominated by the US leader’s presence.
Resistance from within Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is hampering efforts to implement 101 urgent corrective measures identified by an intervention team, raising fresh concerns about the metro’s ability to recover from years of governance failures.