The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday it has gone to court because the Employment Equity Amendment Act would lead to job losses, worsening employment figures after many years in
Continue readingEmployment equity quotas will shred jobs, DA says
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa is sounding the alarm on the devastating impact of excessive salt consumption on the nation’s heart and brain health. This year’s theme, “Your
Continue readingHealth Campaigns: Salt awareness week and world hypertension day
On Wednesday, Judd Devermont published a personal reflection on the significant challenges in strategic planning on national security and foreign policy in the United States government. The essay presents his
Continue readingWhat (really) went wrong with the Africa strategy under Biden?
It is the Nigerian novelist and poet, Chinua Achebe, who opines this chilling Igbo adage that, “he is a fool who treats his brother worse than a stranger — because
Continue reading‘When brothers fight to death a stranger inherits their father’s estate’
There were several crucial agricultural data releases during April, despite all the public holidays. For example, on 30 April, the Crop Estimates Committee released its third production forecast for South
Continue readingSouth Africa expects an ample grain harvest this year
When Nelson Amenya blew the lid on a murky $2 billion deal to lease out Kenya’s biggest airport, he didn’t anticipate the backlash he would face: online trolls, a $68,000
Continue readingKenyan whistleblower faces lawsuit, death threats after exposing $2bn airport deal
The seasonal movements of two migratory antelope species — the white-eared kob and tiang — across South Sudan’s expansive wetlands and Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park have been mapped in unprecedented
The ANC in Gauteng believes it is on track to secure at least 40% of the vote in the 2026 local government elections, according to party insiders familiar with internal
Continue readingANC Gauteng bets on internal renewal to lift 2026 election prospects
Since GWM introduced it in 2021, the Haval Jolion has become the brand’s best-selling passenger vehicle in South Africa. The Jolion became a talking point in the country as it
Continue readingTicking all the boxes: The GWM Haval Jolion Pro
There has been a “remarkable and sustained disruption” in the trafficking of pangolin scales and ivory from Africa to Asia since the Covid-19 pandemic. A new report from the Hague-based
Continue readingCovid and crackdowns slash ivory and pangolin scale trade