More than 40% of Cape Town’s population is exposed to high or very high air pollution risk, according to a new UCT study that reveals sharp environmental inequalities across the city. The research shows the worst impacts are concentrated in historically disadvantaged communities and calls for targeted action
A right is only as real as the distance it can travel from judgment to daily life – and for domestic workers, that distance has long been a chasm where dignity disappears. South Africa has crossed it on paper; what remains is whether ordinary employers will close it in practice.
Advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, a senior advocate with the Priority Crimes Litigation Unit investigating outstanding Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions, has set out how he sought clarity on Jackie Selebi’s claim that senior ANC leaders were about to be arrested.
When Alsace chef Michel Husser joined Alliance Française’s Sarah M’bodji in Durban, it was to share know-how gleaned from his 90-year Michelin-star roots with trainee culinary students. The city’s flavour profile hit a new high.
More rainfall is expected in parts of Cape Town on Tuesday. City of Cape Town teams are still out assessing and conducting mop-up operations following heavy rainfall over the weekend.
Chief Executive Catherine MacGregor on Tuesday said she attended a dinner held on April 7 with Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far right National Rally political party, to try and influence the party’s stance on energy policy which she called “bad for France”.
Myanmar’s new military-backed government wants to hold peace talks with opposition armed groups by the end of July, the country’s junta leader-turned-president said, but two key rebel groups rejected the offer on Tuesday.