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Study finds loss of child support grant damages mental health
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (891+ words) A study by academics linked to Stellenbosch University and Erasmus University in Rotterdam has found evidence of a decline in the mental health of adolescents ageing out of South Africa's child support grant (CSG). The grant, meant to eradicate widespread…...
Cape Town collects its own household stats
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (581+ words) Cape Town is striking out and doing its own statistical work, independent of Stats SA, including regular household surveys in the city and other statistical activities to get to grips with its growing service delivery needs. "Like all cities, Cape…...
Ghost structures and phantom payments rock R116m Gauteng school project
20+ hour, 7+ min ago (551+ words) A Gauteng government school project worth more than R116m is the subject of serious corruption allegations, after a rescue contractor accused consultants and departmental officials of certifying allegedly non-existent construction work and approving inflated payment certificates worth millions of rand. Mkhize…...
Joburg households have to deal with electricity price increase from July 1
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (408+ words) Hard-pressed Johannesburg residents will have to dig deeper into their pockets to cover their electricity bills as City Power implements a new tariff increase, which will see prices increase by 8. 63% from July 1. The increase has been approved by the National…...
ANC veterans join backlash over Dina Pule's cabinet return
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (728+ words) The appointment of Dina Pule as minister of social development has triggered backlash, with the ANC Veterans League saying it is seeking answers from President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC leadership over why a politician previously removed from cabinet over…...
EDITORIAL | SA can delight in young Bafana's heroics, but road to competitiveness continues
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (590+ words) The road back from two decades of woeful underachievement for Bafana Bafana has been long and arduous, with the historic first progression past a World Cup group stage in North America another major step along on the way. The national…...
Western Cape government returns protesters" CVs as anti-illegal migration demonstrators vow to intensify campaign
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (686+ words) The Western Cape government returned a bundle of CVs submitted by anti-illegal immigration protesters on Tuesday, saying it could not accept job applications outside formal recruitment processes. The demonstrators accused the Western Cape government of failing to act against the…...
EDITORIAL | The Steenhuisen-Hill-Lewis spat may haunt the DA for some time
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (525+ words) Former DA leader John Steenhuisen has set the cat among the pigeons. Following a controversial interview with News24 at the weekend, the former leader of the DA has sent the blue party into a tailspin. This is in the wake of…...
Immigrant jumps to death from Durban building to escape apparent xenophobic attack
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (163+ words) Times LIVE Immigrant jumps to death from Durban building to escape apparent xenophobic attack He and two others allegedly broke into a storage facility to avoid the June 30 deadline for migrants Story audio is generated using AI Durban police are…...
OLIVER DICKSON | Parliament has taken a step forward on tobacco. Now comes the harder part
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (798+ words) The health portfolio committee's vote of desirability on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill this week was not the end of anything. It was the beginning of the work that actually matters. Ten parties voted in favour…...