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Pretoria magistrate Ignatius du Preez rightfully tore up the cosy plea deal handed to alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Matlala thought he could trade information for a soft eight-year sentence after pocketing millions in a R360-million police tender fraud. Du Preez made it clear that justice was not a… Read more » - Moegoe
Resolve Communications, led by Tony Leon, is said to have leveraged its close ties to ministers in the GNU to secure meetings for corporate clients like Elon Musk’s Starlink. Leon and Resolve CEO Paul Boughey have both been leaders of the blue party. As insiders, they are effectively monetising their… Read more » - Order will not come through expulsion of the ‘other’
On June 30, streets across South Africa echoed with the chants of citizens marching against illegal immigration. In the aftermath, it has become convenient for some to paint these demonstrators with the broad brush of xenophobia, dismissing their grievances as mere bigotry. This is a mistake. While we must unequivocally… Read more » - Far removed from television, photographer discovers true passion for the beautiful game
While the world’s attention is fixed on the World Cup and superstar footballers, Belgian photographer Jessica Hilltout invites audiences to look to the dusty village fields, handmade footballs and communities where the beautiful game is played simply for the love of it. Her exhibition, AMEN | Grassroots Football, currently showing… Read more » - Big tech helps fuel digital economic transformation
The growth of Africa’s digital economy depends on the support of reliable and secure AI-powered applications and reliable digital infrastructure. New infrastructure, backed by innovation, has fuelled the major global economic revolutions. In the Fourth Industrial Revolution, cloud computing and artificial intelligence will stimulate the economies of the 21st century.… Read more » - Incompetence is destroying SA
The downward spiral and lack of decisive leadership are rather apparent these days in South Africa. From the Zondo commission then to the recent Madlanga commission now, we are in a front-row seat from where we saw, firstly, how state capture stripped us of our ethical values, and, more recently,… Read more » - Grid capacity is the real energy crisis
South Africa’s energy crisis is no longer only about building new generation. We have 72GW of renewable energy projects at advanced stages of development and a 220GW pipeline but the national transmission grid cannot connect the power to the businesses and homes that need it. Unless the transmission roll-out accelerates,… Read more » - LCBOs can deliver healthcare to millions of young South Africans
Youth Month was a reminder that the struggle for equality in South Africa did not end in 1976. For many young South Africans, the barriers to opportunity today may look different, but they remain deeply consequential. A young person cannot build a future if they cannot access healthcare when they… Read more » - Beyond the blame: The real story behind SA’s jobs crisis
South Africans took to the streets this week carrying a frustration that has been building for years. It found its subject in migration and in a government they long to see move faster. That frustration deserves respect and the truth. Independent research from the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at… Read more » - Employer organisation says businesses run by legal foreigners boost economy
The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) has defended its members from accusations that they are employing undocumented migrants and warned that protests against illegal immigration could deter investment. However, other business organisations believe keeping undocumented migration in check will not harm trade with African countries or negatively impact… Read more »
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