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Survivor of 1918 pandemic dies at 116
Fredie Blom, the man who wished for nothing more than tobacco to roll his own cigarettes for his 116th birthday during the lockdown in May,
Unprecedented admission: ANC is ‘Accused No 1’ in Covid corruption – Ramaphosa
In an unprecedented admission about his own party’s role in multi-billion rand corruption involving Covid-19 relief and procurement, Cyril Ramaphosa said in a letter to
Reducing poverty key to curbing domestic violence
Until South Africa manages to improve the material circumstances of many poor and working class families, domestic and gender-based violence remain a major concern, IRR
Corruption around PPE tantamount to murder – WHO
Corrupt practices around medical safety gear for COVID-19 health workers is tantamount to “murder”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
SA among countries to experience ‘harshest repercussions’
Global political risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft has singled out South Africa along with India and Brazil as the G-20 countries likely to suffer the ‘harshest
Opposition parties reject Mthethwa’s BLM intervention
‘Completely ridiculous’ and ‘unconstitutional and wrong’ is how opposition parties this week described Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa’s request for SA Rugby
Corporate SA must take a stand on pensions – IRR
South Africa’s leading financial and investment institutions have been ‘ominously silent’ on the government’s openly stated intention to expropriate pensions and savings through asset prescription,
Pandemic could last less than two years – WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that, ‘if we can unite our efforts’, the Covid-19 pandemic would be over quicker than the
Ramaphosa’s approval rating plummets
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s approval ratings have fallen significantly since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly amongst white South Africa. This was according to a
Mango CEO resigns
Nico Bezuidenhout, the CEO of state-owned airline, Mango, has resigned. This is another blow to the embattled sector. Bezuidenhout was doing his second stint as