Kealeboga J Maphunye, Professor and Chair of Department – Political Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA) South Africa is among relatively few African countries that hold regular democratic elections with high levels of integrity, enabling citizens to choose their government. Since democracy in 1994, its elections have been consistently adjudged legitimate, free and fair. But there […]
DA reports Mngxitama to Human Rights Commission over “kill whites” comments
Civil rights organisation AfriForum has instructed its legal team to lay a charge of hate speech against Andile Mngxitama, Leader of Black First Land First (BLF), at the Equality Court. In the … [Read More...]
NPA – Seeking the Magic Bullet
A clear challenge for the Advocate is also that of dealing with an organised criminal mafia that has carefully infiltrated organs of government and curried favour with politicians. Perhaps experience … [Read More...]
News, Politics & Opinion
U.S. to counter China, Russia influence in Africa: Bolton
Steve Holland, WASHINGTON - REUTERS 13 December 2018 The United States plans to counter the rapidly expanding economic and political influence of China and Russia in Africa, where the two nations use … [Read More...]
Zuma legal fees ruling a victory for S.Africa
Today the people of South Africa have achieved a great victory in the battle for accountability. The North Gauteng High Court has ruled that the state will not fund Jacob Zuma’s legal fees, in his … [Read More...]
Theresa May defeats Brexit plotters – here’s what happens now
Tom Quinn, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex After a week of humiliating setbacks in her pursuit of Brexit, Theresa May, the UK prime minister, was spared the indignity … [Read More...]
Finally ANC condemns Hate Speech, SAHRC to investigate Mngxitama
News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson on Wednesday said he would be opening a criminal case against an EFF supporter who tweeted a call for "action to kill white people like you". The comment, by one … [Read More...]
High Court Repudiates all Tom Moyane Arguments
Pierre de Vos, Constitutionally Speaking 11 December 2018 Former South African Revenue Services (SARS) Commissioner Tom Moyane and his legal team (headed by advocate Dali Mpofu) failed to … [Read More...]
Article 50 can be revoked: what it means for BREXIT
Carlo Petrucci, Lecturer in Law, University of Essex Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union can be divided into two parts. The first recognises the right of a member state to withdraw from the … [Read More...]
AfriForum reports on drinking water, sewage and landfill sites
AfriForum once again conducted its annual tests on the drinking water and sewage of 199 South African towns and audited 114 landfill sites across the country. The results of these reports indicate … [Read More...]
Bosasa denies contract with Ramaphosa Jr, despite President’s confirmation
Mmusi Maimane, Leader of the Democratic Alliance 9 December 2018 Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa telling Parliament last month that he had personally seen the business contract between Bosasa (now … [Read More...]
Finance
South Africa’s manufacturing output jumps, boosting rand
REUTERS - 12 December 2018 South Africa’s manufacturing output rose more than … [Read More...]
Ramaphosa is missing an economic policy. What needs to be in it
Mark Swilling, Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Development, Stellenbosch … [Read More...]
Land expropriation policy will not ‘significantly hamper investment levels’ – S&P
7 December 2018 Ratings agency S&P Global has said that the expropriation … [Read More...]
Science & Technology
South African skeleton shows we learnt to walk upright in the trees
The studies support the argument of her discoverer, Professor Ronald Clarke of … [Read More...]
Proteins reveal intricate details about life under the microscope
For the first time, we were able to describe at a detailed level how two … [Read More...]
Interesting
Babies born to HIV mothers face higher risks even though they’re HIV negative
A staggering 30% of pregnant women in South Africa have HIV. Amy … [Read More...]
Stone tools date early humans in North Africa to 2.4 million years ago
When did early humans first arrive in the Mediterranean area? New archaeological … [Read More...]
‘World’s worst environmental disaster’ set to be repeated with controversial new dam in Africa
Timothy Clack, Lecturer in Archaeology and Anthropology, University of … [Read More...]
Sport
Grant ‘Twig’ Baker Wins the Nazare Challenge in Giant Waves in Portugal!
South African Grant ‘Twig’ Baker has won the Nazare Challenge, the first event … [Read More...]
Music, Movies & Art
Celebrating JOHNNY CLEGG
University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa award Doctor of Music (honoris causa) … [Read More...]
Crosby Stills Nash & Young
The musical partnership of David Crosby (born August 14, 1941), Stephen … [Read More...]
Nature & Animal Chat
Orangutans can communicate about the past just like humans, new research finds
So far, besides humans, only social insects are capable of displaced reference. … [Read More...]
Keeping Cats Happy
by Barbara George,Tellington Ttouch Behaviourist Cats need more than food and a … [Read More...]
DOGS and Food Guarding
ASPCA Guarding possessions from humans or other animals is normal behaviour for … [Read More...]
Keeping Cats Cool
by Barbara George,Tellington Ttouch Behaviourist Cats are better able to deal … [Read More...]
Lifestyle ~ Health and Home
Festive Finger Food
Courtesy Taste Magazine Prawn, watermelon and feta skewers Makes … [Read More...]
Red Velvet Christmas Trifle
Christmas celebrations don't have to revolve around stodgy desserts - we offer a … [Read More...]
History and Biographies
Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe and the languages of African literature
Published 60 years ago by Heinemann in London, Things Fall Apart has sold more … [Read More...]
The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran
Khalil Gibran was an artist, philosopher and a writer. His classic masterpiece … [Read More...]