Santaco taxi strike proved fruitless according to Cape Town’s mayor; no more prison time for Jacob Zuma; and a Women’s Month bugbear.
Details of the agreement between Santaco and provincial government officials reveal the eight-day taxi strike that brought Cape Town to a halt could have been avoided if the taxi association had accepted the deal it was offered on the first day.
By Velani Ludidi
Former president Jacob Zuma will not be required to complete his prison sentence, the Correctional Services Department has decided.
By Chris Makhaye and Queenin Masuabi
Details of the agreement between Santaco and provincial government officials reveal the eight-day taxi strike that brought Cape Town to a halt could have been avoided if the taxi association had accepted the deal it was offered on the first day.
By Velani Ludidi
Former president Jacob Zuma will not be required to complete his prison sentence, the Correctional Services Department has decided. This is despite the Constitutional Court dismissing Zuma’s application last month for leave to appeal a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that he must return to prison to finish his 15-month sentence.
By Chris Makhaye and Queenin Masuabi
The National Health Insurance scheme aims to simultaneously solve two problems – fixing poorly run health facilities and distributing the money available for healthcare in the country in a more equitable way. But trying to fix two things at once may make things worse.
By Dave Martin
Siya Kolisi will lead the Springbok squad at Rugby World Cup 2023 but there were some shock omissions in the 33-man squad announced by South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander on Wednesday.
By Craig Ray
Siya Kolisi will lead the Springbok squad at Rugby World Cup 2023 but there were some shock omissions in the 33-man squad announced by South African Rugby Union president Mark Alexander on Wednesday.
By Craig Ray
Sixto Rodriguez, a huge star in South Africa in the 70s and again later with the release of a documentary in 2012, passed away at the age of 81. The songs of Rodriguez have been woven into the cultural fabric of South African life.
By Rebecca Davis
Up until now, I have never downloaded the EskomSePush app and I won’t until there is a better name for it. The name is a discriminatory insinuation against women and the type of language which drives gender inequality.
By Shakira Choonara
The all-time high disapproval ratings of the former US president show that Americans are tiring of his antics and are increasingly repulsed by his behaviour.
By Natale Labia
Groote Schuur Hospital is the first public health facility in South Africa to offer a high-throughput service for a surgical procedure that alleviates seizures in adult patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Groote Schuur Hospital is the first public health facility in South Africa to offer a high-throughput service for a surgical procedure that alleviates seizures in adult patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Nichole Taljaard has quickly become a fan favourite after her heroics in the Netball World Cup, but there’s more to come from the dynamic sharpshooter.
By Keanan Hemmonsbey
Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
By Jonathan Losos
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