Eastern Cape hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ – Premier

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Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said yesterday the province had asked for help from the army as its hospitals were ‘overwhelmed’. News24 reported that Eastern

ANC officials linked to VBS scandal reinstated – report

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The African National Congress’s (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) has reinstated two top Limpopo party officials who were implicated in the VBS looting scandal, according

Disney ‘reimagines’ controversial ride

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Legendary American amusement parks Disneyland and Disney World are to ‘completely reimagine’ their Splash Mountain ride. A log-flume ride, Splash Mountain, which opened in 1989,

Another hard lockdown for SA?

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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says another hard lockdown ‘may become necessary’ in the face of rising infections. ‘If, in the future, there is a need

SAA rescue derailed by unions – Public Enterprises

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The Department of Public Enterprises says the South African Airways (SAA) rescue process has been derailed by trade unions whose actions have set the airline

China’s minorities facing harassment over birthrates – report

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Ethnic minorities in China are being subjected to harsh measures intended to compel them to reduce their birthrates in what some observers see as part

Gauteng considering ‘intermittent lockdowns’

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Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku told News24 the province might consider imposing ‘intermittent lockdowns’ in a bid to slow infections. This formed part of the

Racial empowerment still needed – Ramaphosa

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Race-based empowerment measures are essential because South Africa’s wealth ‘remains largely in the hands of a predominantly white and male minority’, according to President Cyril

Own it, Brenthurst Foundation tells Ramaphosa

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The government and the African National Congress (ANC) need to accept that they have been in charge of the country for some 26 years, and

Fitch, Moody’s, sceptical of Tito’s debt plan

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Two major credit ratings agencies, Fitch and Moody’s, have both said that they are unconvinced by the debt stabilization plan announced by finance minister, Tito