Greylisting is affecting South Africans working in South Korea
At the end of February, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced that South Africa had been greylisted. This put South Africa in the...
28 Media companies Are Accused Of Advertising Price Fixing
On Tuesday, the Competition Commission announced that it has referred 28 media companies to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution on charges of price fixing...
Amidst extreme politicking at Wits, the EFF takes the SRC
On Thursday, the University of Witwatersrand chapter of the Economic Freedom Fighters, also known as Wits EFF Student Command (EFFSC) announced it had won...
#SONA2021: A fatigued Ramaphosa urges South Africa to march forward together
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 11. It was markedly different from previous SONAs. The parliamentary...
Budget Speech: Will It Be Ramaphosa Or Zuma Flavoured?
Finance minister Malusi Gigaba will almost certainly deliver the 2018 budget speech on Wednesday afternoon. This, despite mounting rumours of a cabinet reshuffle where...
Two Blasts Rip Through Beirut But Lebanon Is Already Broken
“An accident waiting to happen” that’s how Habib Battah, a journalist in Beirut speaking to Al Jazeera described Lebanon. The country is reeling from...
Dear Jacob Zuma… a timeline
“No one has told me what I have done wrong. No one has been able to furnish what I’ve done. If I’ve done something...
Phala Phala Gate explained in 600 words
President Cyril Ramaphosa has a lot to answer for. On November 30, the Section 89 Independent Panel released its report investigating whether the President...
The Qatar FIFA World Cup: It’s only ‘sportswashing’ if we let...
In July 2018 I was studying in the United Kingdom, and paused for an afternoon to watch the England men’s national soccer team play...
Marievale Evictions: The SANDF Is Still Barring Residents From Their Homes
Marievale residents have yet again been barred from returning to their homes despite a court ruling by the High Court in Johannesburg stating they...
Pan Africanism that deifies oppressive African leaders is toxic to ordinary...
Reflecting on the cash crisis in Zimbabwe and the undeserved suffering of its people, Joyline Maenzanise is tired of black activists who idolise liberation...
Abahlali baseMjondolo Offices Burgled After Call For Durban Mayor To Step...
The shackdwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo are fearing for their lives following a break at their Durban central offices on Wednesday night. According the organisation's...
Individualised Activism With No Structural Analysis Offers Only Half Solutions
At the first Oslo Freedom Forum held on African soil, activists from around the world shared stories of working to try and overcome authoritarianism...
Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine
We spoke to Fatima Hassan, founder and head of the Health Justice Initiative (HJI) on what South Africans need to know about the vaccine.
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This week’s arrest of top cops related to monitoring of FMF...
This week several senior police officers were arrested by the Investigating Directorate (ID). They include Khomotso Phahlane, Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey Mahwayi, Major General Maanda...
Digital Vibes report finds Dr Zweli Mhkize’s denial of allegations “untrue”
Months after receiving the Digital Vibes report, president Cyril Ramaphosa has finally released the report. The report was the investigation into the National Department...
Integrity Idol Celebrates Unsung Public Officials
The Integrity Idol campaign wants to "name and fame" honest public servants working in South Africa. These are the heroes who do what's right...
EFF: Zuma Is Gone, Now Dissolve Parliament
Following the resignation of Jacob Zuma as the president of the republic on Wednesday night, the Economic Freedom Fighters hosted a press conference on...
Life Esidimeni Families To Receive R1.2 Million In Compensation
Family members of the Life Esidimeni victims will receive R1.2 million in equitable financial compensation, the Arbitration led by former deputy chief justice Dikgang...
Are We Willing to Send Our Parents to Jail?
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