The first week of April is packed with critical discussions and gatherings across South Africa. The South African Medical Association is set to challenge the National Health Insurance Act, while Wits University will celebrate the legacy of Michael Burawoy. The Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba will bring agricultural leaders together, and a Southern Africa Litigation Centre webinar will explore...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzlement and handed an immediate five-year ban from public office, a sentence that will bar her from running in the 2027 presidential race unless she successfully appeals beforehand.
A relatively dry winter is forecast for South Africa’s southwest while the eastern coastal regions of the country look set to get more of the heavy rains that have already caused flooding this year.
In a world where environmental challenges continue to mount, a young boy from Durban, proves that age is no barrier when it comes to creating meaningful change.
Eskom is making it increasingly difficult for electricity traders and independent power producers to access the grid, raising concerns that it’s deliberately stifling competition to maintain its monopoly. If regulators don’t step in, SA’s energy crisis could drag on even longer, writes Nick Hedley.
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi filed a case of fraud, obstruction of justice, impersonation, cyber crime, defamation, and criminal injuria with the police in Brooklyn, Pretoria, on Sunday.
A lack of money badly hampered South Africa’s ability to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, but half a decade later, it is in a better place than some of those who had the cash, writes Phillip de Wet.
