Banks urged – again – to clarify their stance on EWC
For the second time in a month, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has written to South Africa’s major banks requesting clarity on their position
More name changes ‘to address past injustices’
The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture has announced several new name changes for towns and villages. The changes, which were gazetted yesterday, primarily impact
MPLA wins in Angola
The governing Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has won that country’s election. With nearly all votes counted, official results show that the
Judge: ‘kill the boer’ is not hate speech
AfriForum has lost its hate speech case against the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) over the use of “Shoot the boer” yesterday. The case was dismissed
Malema doesn’t rule out ANC coalition
Julius Malema, the leader of the EFF, has said that his party does not rule out a post-2024 coalition with the ANC. In an interview
Public protector was merciless, says witness
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane showed ‘no mercy’ to an investigator who was described as “skilled and hard-working” after he suffered a stroke. This was the
Fake News is a threat to democracy and democratic institutions – Webinar
“Fake News” – the deliberate propagation of false information – poses a threat to democracies and open societies across the world. What can be done
Inflation at nearly 8%
South African annual inflation hit 7.8% in July, the highest in 13 years. In June annual inflation was 7.4%. The South African inflation rate is
Galileo manuscript revealed to be a fake
The University of Michigan announced last week that one of the “jewels” of its library – a manuscript believed to have been written by Galileo
SA still has world’s worst unemployment, IRR warns
The latest quarterly jobs data from Stats SA shows that South Africa ‘has failed to budge from its position as the country with the world’s