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Stand up, be brave, South Africans urged in gun debate
Opposing government plans to take away the gun-owning rights of law-abiding citizens was an opportunity for South Africans to ‘start making our democracy work for
Gauteng to sue editor, media group over ‘Tembisa 10’ saga
The Gauteng government has instructed the State Attorney to institute legal action against editor of the Pretoria News Piet Rampedi, and the title’s owners, Independent
Adams leads Democratic primary for New York mayoralty
Eric Adams, a former policeman, is leading the primary to become the Democratic Party’s candidate for mayor of New York City. By late yesterday, over
Don’t miss tonight’s livestream discussion on gun rights
New research by the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) exposing gaping holes in the arguments for taking away the gun-owning rights of law-abiding citizens will
Call for Russian mercenaries to leave CAR
A coalition of opposition political parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) has called on Russian mercenaries to leave the country in the wake of
New restrictions for Sydney amid Delta variant Covid scare
Sydney’s 5.3 million residents have been told to wear masks indoors, and many have been banned from travelling out of the city, as health authorities
IRR will pressure organised business to resist ‘custodial’ takings
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) says it will be placing pressure on organised business and agriculture to speak up against the government on property
‘No safe space’ from Covid risk in SA schools – union
As the two-week roll-out of vaccines for more than 580 000 teachers begins today, and the basic education ministry says schooling must continue, the Educators’ Union
Cambodian environmental activists charged with ‘insulting’ the king
Three Cambodian environmental activists have been charged with plotting against the government and insulting the king, following their documenting waste run-off into Phnom Penh’s Tonlé
Time to scrap BEE and focus on priorities – new initiative
More jobs and better education are what most South Africans regard as priorities – in contrast to low levels of support for race-based BEE, according