July 01
South Africa: Beware the Pitfalls of 'Opt In' and 'Opt Out' Provisions in SARS Tax Auto-Assessments
Failure to 'opt out' and submit a return where the auto-assessment is incorrect can have severe consequences for the taxpayer if the auto-assessed amount is lower than the correct… Read more »
June 24
South Africa: Cosatu Not Consulted About Government of National Unity - 'That Train Had Long Left'
Tripartite Alliance member Cosatu has voiced its opposition to the DA's policies and emphasised the importance of maintaining labour rights. Read more »
June 29
South Africa: Heartbreak for Proteas As India Claim Victory in Gripping T20 World Cup Final
South Africa suffered a seven-run loss to India in the final of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. India 176-7 (Virat Kohli 76, Anrich Nortje 2-26); South Africa 169-8 (Heinrich… Read more »
June 30
South Africa: In Giyani, HIV/Aids Patients Are Giving Up Their Meds Because of Their Inability to Pay for Transport or Food
People living with HIV in Giyani, rural Limpopo, are defaulting on life-saving medications because they do not have the money to travel to the clinic or cannot afford the healthy… Read more »
South Africa: Government of National Unity Bodes Well for Reducing Our Staggeringly High Youth Unemployment Rate
The current national unemployment rate for youth aged 15-34 years stands at a staggering 45.5%. Nearly half of our largely youthful population across South Africa are not realising… Read more »
July 01
South Africa: Better to Be in Than Out - - Parties React to Gnu Cabinet
President Cyril Ramaphosa's new administration includes ministers and deputy ministers from nine parties. Member parties were hopeful while the opposition called the Cabinet a… Read more »
June 30
South Africa: Tears of Gratitude As SA Harvest Brings Much-Needed Food to Nelson Mandela Bay
After devastating floods in Kariega earlier this month, thousands of people were displaced, shelters were overrun and families lost precious possessions as robbers looted their… Read more »
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa - - the Right President At the Right Time?
Ramaphosa was always destined to become President, and had he succeeded Nelson Mandela in 1999 he would have been one of our great presidents. However, 19 years later South Africa… Read more »
South Africa: UWC 'Disengages' From Israeli Academic Institutions in Support of Palestine
A motion to disengage academic relations with Israeli institutions has been endorsed by the University of the Western Cape, the university announced on Friday, 28 June. Read more »
South Africa: Political Interference, Corruption and Nepotism Rife At TVET Colleges, Study Reveals
A study of TVET colleges has made several recommendations, including tightening the appointment and vetting processes of council members and capping members' fees. Read more »
South Africa: KFC Under Fire After Worker Gets Warning for Not Meeting R2 Charity Donation Targets
A union has demanded that the fast-food franchise stop degrading its staff after the incident involving the R2 Add Hope targets, a customer-based donation that goes to nonprofits. Read more »
South Africa: The Defence of Journalism and Journalists Is a Social Justice Issue
Journalism may be as old as the hills, as the saying goes, but in the 2020s it is facing an existential crisis. If journalism is made de facto extinct, left to thrive only in small… Read more »
South Africa: How Cops Are Dismantling the Firm's 'Gang Empire' and Developing a Mega Court Case
What started in 2023 with the arrests of The Firm gang boss accused Ralph Stanfield and his wife Nicole Johnson has developed into a widespread police takedown with at least 17… Read more »
July 01
South Africa: SA Must Re-Engineer a Shared National Psyche of Common Purpose and Greater Good
If South Africa is serious about attaining an equal, fair and just society, it must embark on a fundamental transformation to reverse the devastating and long-lasting consequences… Read more »
South Africa: Very Big, Very Bloated, but Will the Government of National Unity Cabinet Be Better?
We look at the good, the bad and the perplexing in President Cyril Ramaphosa's new Cabinet. Read more »
June 30
South Africa: Changes in Rural Social Relations During Covid-19 a Key Driver of Political Populism
In rural areas there has been a shift towards cultural sentiment or populism post-Covid -- a return to customary practices and cultural identities has been a key feature of… Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Residents Consider Rates Boycott to Protest Against Endless Water Problems
Residents of Ermelo and surrounding towns have been let down by the Msukaligwa municipality, which has largely ignored a court order to halt pollution from the local wastewater… Read more »
July 01
South Africa: Ramaphosa Embraces Continuity in Economic Cluster of New Cabinet
Enoch Godongwana and David Masondo return to the finance ministry. Financial markets and investors will probably sigh in relief as it means continuity in fiscal prudence and… Read more »
June 30
South Africa: Non-Profits Pull Together to Alleviate Hunger in Tornado-Ravaged KZN Community
A tornado has left hunger and desperation in its wake as institutions try to aid tornado victims on the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphin Coast. Read more »
June 26
South Africa: Rassie Reaches the Only Conclusion He Could By Confirming Siya Kolisi As Bok Captain
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus confirmed Siya Kolisi will captain the team in 2024 after casting doubt on the situation a few months ago. Read more »
June 28
South Africa: DA to Continue Talks With ANC Amid Dispute Over Cabinet Posts
The DA's Federal Executive will continue negotiations with the ANC about the composition of the government of national unity despite major differences over the allocation of… Read more »
June 27
South Africa: Why SA's Health Department Will Send Flood and Heatwave Warnings to Pregnant Women
The chance of a miscarriage or stillbirth can be up to 8% higher during floods or long periods of heat than in normal times. That's why the health department will soon send… Read more »
June 26
Congo-Kinshasa: Two More SANDF Soldiers Killed in Eastern DRC, Death Toll Rises to Five
South Africa's death toll in the DRC mission has risen to five after a mortar attack on their base claimed two soldiers. Read more »
June 23
South Africa: Joburg's 'Ninja School' Is Producing Security Professionals and Building Leaders
The Security Mastery Academy in the Johannesburg CBD teaches security industry skills and personal growth. Read more »
June 24
South Africa: 24-Year-Old Arrested After Horror Crash Kills Six As Bmw Ploughs Into Pedestrians
In what the spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Department of Transport Unathi Binqose described as the worst accident recorded in the province in many years, a 24-year-old man… Read more »