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Joburg to blacklist developers after deadly Ormonde building collapse – The Mail & Guardian
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (824+ words) The collapse of an illegally erected building in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, which left nine construction workers dead, was preventable and resulted from failures of oversight, process and accountability, the City of Johannesburg said. Preliminary investigations confirmed that the structure…...
Expanding the circle of dignity in South Africa and reimagining the National Democratic Revolution – The Mail & Guardian
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (628+ words) The National Democratic Revolution (NDR) remains the guiding vision of the ANC and the foundation of South Africa's democratic project. It is not simply a slogan from the liberation era. It is a long-term programme aimed at transforming a society…...
Mchunu disbanded political killings task team as police commissioner Masemola started leave – The Mail & Guardian
23+ hour, 17+ min ago (730+ words) The disbandment of the political killings task team strangely coincided with the annual leave of national police commissioner Fannie Masemola, deputy commissioner for visible policing Tebello Mosikili told parliament's ad hoc committee on Tuesday. Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu sent…...
SA’s national bird faces “ecological trap” in Western Cape wheatlands – The Mail & Guardian
1+ day, 13+ min ago (764+ words) South Africa's national bird, the blue crane, is struggling to raise chicks in parts of the Western Cape and scientists warn the region might be becoming an "ecological trap" for the species. A new study published in the ornithology journal…...
Johannesburg Building collapse Concrete Slab Collapse South Africa – The Mail & Guardian
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (32+ words) Johannesburg Building collapse Concrete Slab Collapse South Africa'The Mail & Guardian Several other people were trapped or missing after a concrete slab collapsed at the two-storey building. Rescue operations were ongoing...
Six dead after building collapse in Johannesburg’s Amethyst Business Park – The Mail & Guardian
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (267+ words) A first-floor concrete slab collapsed at a two-storey building in Amethyst Business Park in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg on Monday, leaving six'people dead, two others trapped, three others missing, while one person was rescued. Johannesburg MMC for public safety Mgcini…...
What’s in your pad? Study sparks debate over chemical exposure in hygiene products – The Mail & Guardian
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1453+ words) A woman in South Africa might use thousands of sanitary pads and pantyliners over her lifetime, yet new research has warned that the products could expose her to hormone-disrupting chemicals." The groundbreaking research by the University of the Free State…...
Africa, don’t let Russia use you – The Mail & Guardian
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (1091+ words) On the fourth anniversary of his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to offer a gift to South Africa and allow the return of some South African citizens whom he allegedly tricked and lured to fight on…...
Reckoning with South Africa’s white supremacist threat – The Mail & Guardian
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (615+ words) South Africa's democratic story has never lacked drama but few chapters are as unsettling or as under-told as the Boeremag saga. In The High Treason Club: The Boeremag On Trial, journalist-turned-author Karin Mitchell excavates this dark, disquieting moment with the…...
South Africa to earmark R1.58 trillion towards social services – The Mail & Guardian
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (401+ words) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday presented a budget reflecting consolidated government expenditure of R2.67 trillion, with R1.58 trillion going towards social services to grapple with the challenges reflected in President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address (Sona) earlier this month....