Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says none of the Afrikaners who left South Africa for the United States last week under refugee status are farmers, but instead appeared
Continue readingMalema says Afrikaner asylum seekers look like ‘car guards’, not farmers
President Cyril Ramaphosa has argued in papers filed to the Pretoria high court that its ruling compelling him to submit his record of decision on assenting to the National Health
Continue readingRamaphosa says decision to sign NHI Bill was politically sensitive
They were wrapped in plastic or foil or a piece of clothing, tucked inside a backpack or pulled from a burnt pile of rubbish. Those were some of the ways
Continue readingWhy so many newborns and foetuses are abandoned in landfills and the veld
Generally, I am apprehensive of adaptations of foreign stories for local audiences — as if we don’t have pertinent stories of our own to tell. The crime thriller series Unseen
Continue readingBlood, tears and bodies: Season 2 of Unseen carries on the drama
Recently, 49 South Africans quietly packed their bags, boarded a flight and were granted asylum in the United States. Not because they were stateless, undocumented or fleeing war but because
Continue readingThe 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay
Trade union Solidarity has issued a letter of demand to Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, accusing her of defamation, intimidation and unconstitutional conduct in a series of public statements
Continue readingSolidarity threatens Ntshavheni with defamation over ‘inflammatory rhetoric’
Many crops and their related value chains have shown dramatic progress in recent years. This should inspire further growth in this sector. I often write about South Africa’s soybean success
Continue readingRise of canola production in SA an inspiration for other value chains
Labour union federation Cosatu made famous the slogan “An injury to one is an injury to all.” The organisation was said to be more than just a federation of unions;
Continue readingTrade unions, return to your socialist values and origins
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to meet US President Donald Trump this week. Having seen what happened with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, one thing is clear — fact-checking
Continue readingCould Ramaphosa make a refugee deal with Trump fly?
Over the past 12 months, there have been some interesting developments in the country’s ailing transport sector. It could not come at a better time. Most of the sector is
Continue readingThree factors that could drive a turnaround in SA’s transport sector