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Mapisa-Nqakula, ANC election drama and an ageing population
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (999+ words) | Follow us on Google News Elsewhere, the Boks are one win away from settling some business with the All Blacks, the UN has finally backed a map that shows Africa at its proper size, and science has produced the deeply…...
Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption case has entered its wig era
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (371+ words) | Follow us on Google News Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s corruption trial has produced the kind of evidence list that sounds less like a court case and more like someone emptied a particularly mysterious handbag onto the table: a wig, impepho, snuff and…...
5 South African crime stories that sound like thrillers
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (937+ words) | Follow us on Google News South Africa has always had its share of crime stories. But lately, some of them have started sounding less like news reports and more like pitches from a writer who has been told to make…...
What are we flushing? The everyday waste blocking SA’s sewers
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (827+ words) | Follow us on Google News When sewage started pooling around classrooms at Kuyasa Primary School in Khayelitsha, parents did what most people would do: they wanted to know why. The issue dates back to 2024, when the problem was reported to…...
Rape-aXe: Why South Africa’s Anti-Rape Device Isn’t Available
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (1421+ words) | Follow us on Google News A dispute between the device’s inventor and her former business partner has complicated its development. Meanwhile, experts say it is no silver bullet and could place the burden of preventing rape on women rather than…...
Glenlivet ad backlash: When brands get history wrong
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (897+ words) | Follow us on Google News OPINIONThe question is not only why Glenlivet made an advert linking whisky to the 1956 Women’s March. It is: how did nobody involved in making and approving it think, “Maybe we should rethink this”? The campaign,…...
Tulbagh cannery closure threatens SA’s fruit industry jobs
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (732+ words) | Follow us on Google News November has, for seven decades, marked the start of the main processing season for peaches, pears, apricots and other fruit at a Western Cape factory. Now the sun is setting on operations – and, while your…...
Meet the SA women scientists tackling real-world problems
1+ week, 3+ day ago (797+ words) | Follow us on Google News South Africa’s women scientists are tackling some very unglamorous problems: viruses, antibiotic resistance, dirty water, healthcare gaps and poverty. And yes, there are plenty of lab coats involved. The 23rd South African Women in Science Awards…...
Cellphones are everywhere in SA. But 740,000 homes have none
1+ week, 6+ day ago (427+ words) | Follow us on Google News In 2002, nearly 55% of households in South Africa had no phones in their homes. By 2025, that number had dropped to 3.7% — about 740,000 households. Cellphone penetration has risen steeply. In 2002, 20% of households had a cellphone, and 15.2% had both…...
Did government kill South Africa’s licence-disc middlemen?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (652+ words) | Follow us on Google News First comes the licence fee itself. This varies depending on your province and your vehicle’s weight. Then there is a R72 RTMC transaction fee. This is not a special charge for using the government website. The…...