Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe has survived two no-confidence motions after councillors voted them down. The ANC’s Provincial Integrity Commission also cleared her over last year’s controversial R25m transformer lease to Coega Steels.
A new court judgment clarifies that talaq cannot bypass civil divorce laws, ensuring Muslim women can access interim maintenance, as mandated by recent legal changes in South Africa’s Divorce Act.
In two weeks the war on Iran emitted more carbon than the combined emission in a year of a country like Iceland or more than a million cars. This is the environmental backstory that seldom gets told as jets roar off carriers and rockets carry death to the enemy.
Use of biodiversity does involve trade-offs. But complexity does not justify analytical shortcuts. Trade-offs do not justify false equivalence. And regulatory structure and adaptive management without transparent rules does not substitute for ecological evidence.
South Africa’s water purification and wastewater treatment plants continue to crumble, wasting dam-loads of clean water, polluting rivers and raising health risks.
Last year, Daily Maverick published an article that led Minister John Steenhuisen to file a complaint with the Press Ombud. While most of his grievances were dismissed, the Deputy Ombud determined that Daily Maverick should have offered Steenhuisen a Right of Reply regarding a specific claim linking his trade dealings with China to the dismissal of then Environment Minister Dion George. We have...
The latest Green, Blue and No Drop reports show widespread deterioration of water and sanitation infrastructure. Nearly half of wastewater systems are critical, drinking water improvements are marginal and non-revenue water losses remain high in multiple provinces, highlighting urgent need for municipal investment and reform
Seven accused allegedly linked to a campaign of violent extortion targeting Intercape and other long-distance buses have finally appeared in court, a significant milestone in a case that has exposed the scale and coordination of criminal extortion networks.
As fuel prices soar, everyday expenses can skyrocket. But short, practical steps can help you minimise your fuel costs without sacrificing your lifestyle. Read on for money-saving strategies.
The escalating Middle East conflict is rapidly becoming a defining front in the global power struggle, with US intervention risking strategic overreach while China benefits from structural advantages in energy, supply chains and finance. Rather than weakening its rival, Washington’s approach may accelerate the very shift in global power it is trying to contain.
We face the very real risk that taxation will become hopelessly politicised, in which case we’re lost. It starts with political parties campaigning on lowering VAT and runs all the way to campaigning on lowering the price of beer. And that is a coalition-buster.
The EU urged member states on Tuesday to try to push down domestic demand for fuel and prepare to secure oil supplies, warning of potentially prolonged effects of the Middle East war on energy prices.