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South Africa’s drop report is a constitutional warning, not just a technical one
The latest Drop Report confirms a troubling reality: South Africa’s water and wastewater systems are continuing to deteriorate. Compared with previous assessments, the decline in drinking water quality compliance and wastewater treatment performance is no longer marginal, it is systemic. This sustained regression points to structural failure rather than technical surprise. Yet public debate...
Aston Martin narrows Q1 loss, secures R1bn funding from top investor
The British luxury carmaker reported a narrower first-quarter loss, helped by turnaround efforts, and signed a new £50m (R1.11bn) funding deal.
Almost 400 new electricity metres in Alex tampered with in six months
The tampering robs the utility of revenue while putting excessive pressure on the grid
Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo to be honoured by TUT
Doctor Khumalo played 397 competitive matches for Kaizer Chiefs between 1987 and 2004, and he scored 75 goals.
News24 | OPINION | The high cost of negligence in the public health system
Medical negligence claims against the state ballooned to about R62 billion by March 2024. This represented more than 20% of the public health budget, threatening the capacity of provincial health departments to provide proper care, write Marecia Damons and David Capel.
BELLARMINE BOOTED: Mugabe avoids jail time, is deported and fined R600,000 over shooting incident
The trial of Bellarmine Mugabe, son of late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, and his cousin Tobias Matonhodze has concluded with Mugabe’s immediate deportation and a R600,000 fine. Matonhodze, who pleaded guilty to the more serious charges, has been sentenced to three years in prison.
FONTS OF WISDOM: I collect headlines and I am upset by headlines that begin with I
The sacred script banning the I word has been trashed and the Me Generation, the I Specialists and the Lived Experience Battalion all have got hold of headlines to a laughable and astoundingly dull degree.
Fellow Africans, patronage is not patriotism
In a country where leadership fears dissent and where the spoils system defends itself through intimidation and force, patronage is often mistaken for patriotism. It is therefore necessary to clarify the distinction
Unity in Struggle: ANC–SACP alliance remains central to South Africa’s political future
South Africa’s experience is not unique. Across Africa and beyond, progressive forces have historically united, often overcoming ideological and organisational differences to achieve common national objectives
When service becomes a favour: Reclaiming accountability in South Africa’s public sector
South Africans deserve better. They deserve a public service that works, that listens and that cares. They deserve assurance, not uncertainty that when an issue is reported, it will be resolved. They deserve a government that understands that behind every service request is a human story
FORE PLEASE: SA’s LIV Golf team insist league is going nowhere but acknowledge challenges
The uncertainty over the future of LIV Golf remains opaque but South Africa’s team, the Southern Guards, believe it’s not the end, but a new start.
Sudan’s Silent Scourge
The war in Sudan, which has escalated into a major humanitarian crisis, has largely been overshadowed by global political and military developments in Europe, the Americas, and West Asia (the Middle East).
News24 | North Korea troops choose ‘heroic suicidal explosions’ rather than capture in Russia’s war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, vowing to help Moscow achieve victory in its “sacred” war, state media reported.
Democracy is a muscle that must be exercised, or it will be lost
Many South Africans feel politically homeless, reducing democracy to a mere voting menu. Democracy must be actively pursued through involvement in the community and workplace, or risk being permanently lost.