The South African e-hailing industry is racing toward a regulatory cliff edge. The National Land Transport Amendment Act that came into effect on 12 September 2025 began a 180-day countdown began for the sector to regularise.

One hopes, while stuck in gridlock yet again – amid the lunacy of car licence discs, the waste of time that is the driver’s licence card (and the printing thereof) and the apparent dawdling over e-hailing permits – that someone, somewhere, is thinking about how to avoid this mess in future.

The only way to make mining safe for humans is to remove humans from the mines. But that means hurting livelihoods and jobs.

Impact-based warnings were meant to trigger evacuations and the positioning of emergency services, but in many remote villages the message did not translate into action.

A dual rise in authoritarianism and the degradation of democracy are among the foremost threats to the global order. This sounds like the stuff of doom and despair, but the most recent International Civil Society Week left delegates with hope for the future.

As AI becomes integral to public services, its impact on democracy hinges on governance choices today, shaping whether technology fosters inclusion or undermines it.

The South African Weather Service has warned of hot and humid conditions in parts of the Eastern Cape, while most parts of the country will be cool to warm.

Too many ambassadorial posts have been treated as rewards for loyal or difficult cadres rather than positions requiring serious economic and trade expertise, argues Busisiwe Mavuso.

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