July 31
South Africa: Consumer Ombud Warns Against Doing Any Business With Reliable Store
The online retailer, which has ceased trading, only resolved 25 out of 79 complaints brought to it by the consumer ombudsman before it went under. Now, the chances are highly… Read more »
Africa: 'Kamala Is Brat' - An Expert Explains the Kamala Harris Memes Flooding the Internet
Whether she embraces it explicitly or not, the meme-ification of Harris's campaign has significant potential to make a positive impact on her campaign. Read more »
South Africa: Woolworths Issues Stark Warning As Sales Dip By Almost 20 Percent
Soaring living costs and high interest rates are eating into the pockets of even SA's wealthier consumers. Read more »
South Africa: Government Action Needed to Reduce Our Demands On Earth's Resources and Sustain Life
We are running down our natural capital. Each year ends with the Earth having less forest, less biodiversity, less healthy soil and water, fewer fish in the sea, more pollution of… Read more »
Southern Africa: JSE Investment Challenge - Persistence Pays Off for June Winners
The June winners of the JSE Investment Challenge 2024 included a few familiar faces, proving consistency pays off. Read more »
South Africa: The Climate Crisis - How Hybrid Species Will Save the World
Dr Camille Parmesan is fascinated by species which have hybridised to survive. She is equally interested in the ethical and philosophical challenge that hybrids present to… Read more »
South Africa: New Transport Minister 'Responsive' to Cape Town's Plan to Shift Metrorail From Prasa, Says Quintas
'Our objective is simple: to get passenger rail back up and running in the quickest possible way,' says Roberto Quintas. Read more »
South Africa: Five Takeaways From Alan Winde's Opening of the Provincial Legislature Address
Western Cape Premier Winde criticised the national government's budget cuts, saying there was a 'need to secure fair funding in the province'. He also touched on job creation,… Read more »
South Africa: Tatjana Smith Drops Retirement Hint While She Chases Breaststroke Double
Tatjana Smith, South Africa's only gold medal winner at the Paris Olympics so far, hints at retirement. Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Department of Health Underspends Staggering R1.1bn of Its Annual Budget
The chair of the health committee in the provincial legislature said the department had failed to spend its budget due to issues with financial controls and poor planning. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Look to Claim Their First Test Victory of the Year in West Indies
Kagiso Rabada leads the Proteas' bowling line-up in the country he describes as his 'favourite place to tour'. Read more »
July 30
South Africa: Defence in VIP Police Assault Case Claims Driver Ignored Blue Light Convoy
In the assault case involving Deputy President Paul Mashatile's VIP protection officers, a State witness denied claims his car was speeding or that he could see the blue light… Read more »
South Africa: What Would It Take to Turn National Health Insurance Into Universal Healthcare?
The 2019 report of Health Market Inquiry shows that South Africa's private healthcare overservices its clients, offers variable patient experiences, and varying quality of care.… Read more »
South Africa: Trade Minister Tau Confident U.S. Will Renew SA's Agoa Membership
South Africa pressed the US to reauthorise Agoa before its November elections. It's also lobbying hard against US legislation calling for a comprehensive review of US-SA relations. Read more »
South Africa: Sharp Rise in Number of People Shot Dead By KZN Cops Is Cause for Serious Concern
Police officers whose lives are endangered have the right to respond appropriately to protect themselves. But this does not justify the random killing of civilians who may or may… Read more »
South Africa: Gold Demand Hits Q2 Record As Price Maintains Glittering Surge to New Peaks
Global demand for gold scaled new highs for the second quarter (Q2) of a calendar year in 2024, underpinning the precious metal's run to record-high prices. Read more »
Southern Africa: Court Backlogs Are a Threat to Justice - Mediation Is Part of the Answer
Our courts are hopelessly overcrowded. Litigants wait up to three-and-a-half years to get trial-ready cases heard by the high courts, while it can take up to 20 years for matters… Read more »
South Africa: Predictions That the South African Economy Will Start Growing Again Are Proving Correct
Has the tide finally turned on the South African economy? While early days, it seems that the new business-friendly coalition government has wrested back control of economic policy… Read more »
South Africa: High Court Confirms Mere Possession of Child Pornography Warrants Imprisonment
The Western Cape High Court has confirmed an effective sentence of eight years in prison for a Cape Town sex offender, Clinton Calder, who possessed thousands of child pornography… Read more »
South Africa: Cyberattackers Use Easily Available Tools to Target Media Sites, Threaten Press Freedom
The use of a suite of online tools that can make cyberattacks particularly difficult to defend against, appears to be part of an emerging censorship strategy that poses a serious… Read more »
South Africa: Lessons From the Distressing Ordeal of Schoolboy Lifalethu Mbasana
A supervised bus service for learners could have spared Lifalethu Mbasana from his traumatic 7½-hour ordeal after school last week. Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Artist Returns Home From the Amazon With an Urgent Appeal
London-based South African artist Peter Mammes' new show in Johannesburg, The Last Hope, opening on August 1, is a call to action to rethink humanity's approach to how and why we… Read more »
South Africa: The Pillaging of VBS Mutual Bank -
Although VBS Mutual Bank collapsed six years ago, it has been in the headlines this month following an affidavit by its former chairperson, Tshifhiwa Matodzi, that could well prove… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Probably Dodged a Bullet When It Lost the 2004 Olympic Games Bid
Although events like the Olympics do produce benefits, the international experience suggests that the ephemeral and exaggerated benefits privilege the elite at the expense of the… Read more »
South Africa: Tatjana Smith Wins the 100m Breaststroke, Nabs South Africa's First Gold
Breaststroke queen Tatjana Smith claimed South Africa's first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games after a speedy finish in the 100m event. Read more »