Peaceful demonstrations down, violent protests up
The total number of crowd-related incidents in South Africa has dropped steadily since 2014/15, but protests have become increasingly violent. According to the latest statistics
‘Extinct’ Cape plant last seen 200 years ago rediscovered
Brian du Preez, a PhD student in botany at the University of Cape Town, stumbled on the Psoralea cataracta near a river on a Tulbagh
Financial woes for COPE
The Congress of the People (COPE) is reportedly having to close its Gauteng head office because of financial problems. Staff at the party’s offices would
The ambiguous outcome of dual citizenship policy
The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has warned the incumbent minister of justice and security, Ferdinand Grappenhaus, that his policy towards returning Dutch ‘jihadis’ who hold
Women for the bench
More than half of the latest appointments to South Africa’s magistracy are women, bringing the total number of female magistrates to 863 out of a
Moody’s: South Africa avoids junk – for now
Ratings agency Moody’s announced late on Friday evening that it was retaining South Africa on investment grade. This was greeted with relief by government and
Racist social media comment comes at a cost
Senior content producer at YFM Camagwini Mavovana has had her contract terminated over ‘offensive’ comments contriving to link convicted child rapist Nicholas Ninow’s conduct to
South Africans score again at World Rugby awards
Not content with winning the Rugby World Cup on Saturday, South Africans won again at the World Rugby awards on Sunday. Rassie Erasmus was named
South Africa wins the RWC
South Africa won its third Rugby World Cup title on Saturday. The Springboks secured a 32-12 win over England. England had gone into the match
Meet our demands or we will plunge SA into darkness – NUM
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) warned Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan that if Eskom was unbundled – which it said would be the ‘precursor