Johannesburg’s recurring water shortages stem from years of poor maintenance and inadequate storage capacity within the city, meaning even routine disruptions from bulk supplier Rand Water result in widespread outages.
If it weren’t for a levy added to every litre of petrol for the dysfunctional Road Accident Fund, South Africans would be paying significantly less to fill up their cars.
South Africa’s fragile, consumer-led economic recovery is at risk of being derailed by a global slowdown due to the country’s high exposure to external factors and weak fixed investment.
Trump’s refugee programme has approved over 1000 South Africans, including Black people, under an ‘Afrikaner’ classification. This begs the question: who gets to decide what an Afrikaner actually is?
South Africans planning to leave the country permanently must deregister as tax residents with SARS through a complex financial emigration process to avoid unexpected taxes and compliance issues.
Tensions within the African National Congress’s structures have deepened after the ANC Youth League president accused some senior party leaders of being “detached from reality.”
The DA has condemned Gauteng’s Education Department for leaving thousands of learners unplaced with the school year only days away, but the DA-run Western Cape is struggling with the same crisis.
Where you live is a major factor in whether you will find and retain employment, with this province recording the highest employment retention rate at 93.9%.
Blind law student Kabelo Kekana thought university would challenge him academically, but he didn’t expect the level of questions about how he operates his day-to-day life from fellow students.