Govt warned not to be ‘elitist’ with rooftop solar scheme

Loyiso Sidimba , Lesego Makgatho and Tshepiso Tshabalala|Published

Critics have warned against the rooftop solar panel scheme excluding vulnerable and poor households. Trade union federation Cosatu has called for an urgent convening ...

Load shedding adds to anxiety and stress

Lesego Makgatho|Published

It has been two weeks into the new year and the people of Kimberley and the Northern Cape are facing increased rolling power cuts as Eskom ramps up load shedding. ...

Books to look out for in 2023

Lesego Makgatho|Published

Various authors together with publishers from across the country and on the international front have got some exciting offerings lined up for the year.

Drunk drivers nabbed despite delay in alcohol testing kits

Lesego Makgatho|Published

While the Public Servants Association learned with shock that the SAPS failed to procure alcohol testing kits before the festive season, hundreds of motorists, including ...

Missing middle students get assistance with 2023 registration fees

Lesego Makgatho|Published

Among the affected group of students facing financial “exclusion” is the “missing middle”, whose families or guardians neither fall within the income threshold that ...

SA faces critical shortage of nurses, with 1 nurse for every 218 patients

Lesego Makgatho|Published

According to the South African Nursing Council, the nurse-to-patient ratio stands at one nurse for every 218 patients. Although it was observed in 2010 that South ...

‘Stellenbosch: Murder Town – Two decades of shocking murders’ explored

Lesego Makgatho|Published

Julian Jansen reminds us that even in Stellenbosch, where there are visions of luxury, wine farms, blue mountains and beautiful people, murder has reared its ugly ...

Competition Commission to clamp down on overpriced school uniforms

Lesego Makgatho|Published

With the 2022 academic year now under way, the Competition Commission of SA has urged school governing bodies, parents and the community to adhere to guidelines ...

Lockdown sees 20-year high in school drop-out rate

Lesego Makgatho|Published

A recent survey has painted a grim picture of the effects the pandemic is having on schooling in South Africa.

ANCWL vows to picket outside courts, police stations to fight GBV scourge

Lesego Makgatho|Published

Campaign encourages people from all provinces and regions to come out and picket outside courts and police stations as part of the fight against gender-based violence ...

#Mugabe: Sons still having a good time in SA

Lesego Makgatho|Published

While their father was doing his best to cling to power in Zimbabwe, the Mugabe boys continued to party up a storm in Sandton.