1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (311+ words) South Africa has received its first batch of the HIV prevention medicine Lenacapavir, consisting of 37 920 doses. The Department of Health made the announcement on Tuesday. Health Department spokesperson Foster Mohale said the medicine, a six-monthly injectable, is part of the…...

21+ hour, 7+ min ago  (516+ words) Things that most people take for granted, such as switching on a light or cooking a meal, have become prohibitively expensive for South Africa's poorest households following severe paraffin price announcements that came into effect last week. While motorists and…...

21+ hour, 7+ min ago  (456+ words) Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane has disclosed that over 200 housing projects across the country are currently stalled. This follows Simelane's responses to a series of parliamentary questions from MPs of the MK Party and the EFF, detailing the current…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (109+ words) Animal welfare organisation Four Paws is sounding the alarm over South Africa's growing stray pet population. The group said more than four million dogs and cats are homeless, making up 22% of the country's estimated 18 million household pets. Four Paws warns…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (577+ words) President'Cyril Ramaphosa'says the government will invest more than R1 trillion over the next three years to modernise and expand South Africa's public infrastructure. Speaking at the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference on Tuesday, he said the investment would cover roads, rail,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (517+ words) South Africa's improving economic outlook and ongoing structural reforms are positioning the country as an increasingly attractive destination for global investors, President Cyril Ramaphosa said ahead of the sixth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) in Sandton this week. More than…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (533+ words) Former president Thabo Mbeki has issued a blistering warning about South Africa's unemployment crisis. Speaking to e NCA, he laid the blame squarely at the feet of the nation's workforce. Mbeki ignited outrage when he told the broadcaster: "Why are…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (158+ words) In a moment heavy with history and healing, the ancestral remains of 63 Khoi and San people have finally been laid to rest in their homeland in the Northern Cape'more than a century after they were taken without consent for colonial…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (753+ words) Organized racism, institutional racism, let's talk about Human Rights Day in modern society. This year the Bill of Rights marks 30 years and as we commemorate Human Rights Day tomorrow under the theme "The Bill of Rights at 30 " Making human dignity…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (713+ words) He was not under anybody's shadow This time last year I received a hoax that Mosiuoa "Terror" Lekota had passed away. I found myself frantic, making midnight phone calls trying to verify the information that had just landed in my…...