South African company accused of fuelling toxic lead crisis in Zambia
Human Rights Watch has found that the lead-contaminated waste in Kabwe, Zambia, puts residents health at risk...
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Gauteng needs 200 more schools, says education MEC Chiloane
During the 2023-24 financial year, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape only built one school each...
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Retailers target 26.5 million SA gamers through mobiles and esports
By the third quarter of 2023, about 92% of South African internet users were gaming across various devices...
Umamah Bakharia
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Labour department denies racial quotas in Employment Equity Amendment Act
The Democratic Alliance, which has launched a court challenge to the amended Act, says it cannot have a place in
Umamah Bakharia
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Muneyi: A decade of storytelling and musical integrity pays off
Muneyi, a poetic voice from Limpopo, blends folk and tradition into something urgent, modern and, finally, something celebrated...
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Why South Africa’s VAT hike risks worsening poverty
Increasing value-added tax shifts the weight of systemic dysfunction to households already buckling under the pressure of inflation and economic
Umamah Bakharia
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Rewriting the South African cinema script
Movie theatres are empty but South African stories are abundant — what’s the disconnect...
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Union demands pension fund for domestic workers
About 850 000 people are employed as domestic workers in South Africa, contributing to 5.2% of the country's total employment...
Umamah Bakharia
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The shrinking African footprint of the Open Society Foundations
The George Soros-founded private funder says it does not have the capacity to fill the void left by USAid cuts...
Umamah Bakharia
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Education department failed to build or renovate schools in four provinces in 2023-44 financial year
Education department failed to build or renovate schools in four provinces in 2023-44 financial year...
