Sassa gold cards will stop working on February 28, irrespective of the expiry date printed on the card.
The government has backed off and delayed the switch over of Sassa cards
Areas are without water for over a month, water deliveries via tanker are sporadic, and the eThekwini Municipality is running out of money to pay for diesel for water tankers and for plumbing contractors
We need to know who was buying the gold, the methods used to transport it and who was complicit in facilitating these.
Our children are being given mobile devices at horrendously young ages without any instruction on their use, and are expected to use these without compromising themselves
The level of profligate spending required to reach R1 bn in a single year certainly calls for a detailed probe to determine who spent what, and who received what.
The numbers don't lie: far too many South Africans have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol. The Department of Social Development says alcohol consumption contributes the third-most deaths and disabilities, after sexually transmitted infections and violence, in South Africa. Caro Smit is correct that irresponsible driving behaviour is consistent throughout the year, but with alcohol playing a large part in festivities at this time of year, the impact is magnified and reflected in high holiday a. . .
Who can forget EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi calling out Maite Nkoana-Mashabane with his impassioned "She is sleeping in Parliament"?
Because gambling is so easily available online, it is consequently that easy to become addicted. But where access previously meant gambling addiction was an adult problem, the internet and smart phones mean that addicts can now be children aged 10.
The resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury should be just the start of making reparations for the horrific abuse perpetrated by John Smyth that he and others in the Church of England covered up.
The cases of food poisoning after eating food bought from spaza shops around the country, including the deaths of six children in Soweto, is a matter of national concern requiring every effort to find the source of the poison and give closure to the bereaved parents.
Given the effects of the July 2021 riots in terms of lives lost (about 350), businesses damaged and destroyed, jobs shed and damage to the economy estimated at R50 billion, money our faltering economy could scarcely afford to see go up in flames, it would be prudent to expect that, three years later, the instigators of the violence would have received their comeuppance and been contemplating the error of their ways while reclining on a cot in jail.
The 30% pass mark is intended to ensure that the school conveyor belt continues pushing pupils forward and out of the system, making way for those coming from lower grades, and making the outgoing pupils someone else’s problem.
The Independent on Saturday and other titles within the Independent Media stable remain committed to the principles of good, fair and responsible journalism despite our withdrawal from the Press Council of South Africa.
Several political parties, including some in the governing coalition, have promised to call for the NPA to review its decision, and to account for it before the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development.
Julius Malema put on a brave face at the press conference announcing the departure of Floyd Shivambu to Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto Wesizwe, but both his tone and demeanour betrayed the truth: he was deeply hurt by Shivambu’s resignation.
While women are increasingly joining the police services in numbers, policing has historically been a masculine career, and masculine in a way which leaves no room for officers to express their feelings or misgivings about the job they do and in other parts of their lives, and society adds pressure with the "real men don't cry" mantra.
Any effort to attract pupils to the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects should be welcomed and encouraged, not spurned because of petty squabbling.
It may still be winter, but it’s time to start readying your garden for spring. We have all the planning and preparation for you on Page 7, plus tips to make the most of your garden in the remaining cold weather.
Controversy is never far from the Games, and there had already been plenty even ahead of the opening.
President Cyril Ramaphosa made all the right noises in his speech at the opening of Parliament.
Top of his list of priorities has got to be addressing the shortcomings in the SA Police Service, including poor training, a lack of the equipment needed to fight crime in the modern era, and corruption within its ranks.
While good South African medical staff have always readily found lucrative work in the Middle East, the UK, New Zealand and Australia, Canada now seems to have joined the race to lure our best away.
While the men and women fighting to rule the country squabble over who gets which ministry, 11 men will be fighting this afternoon for the nation’s pride in the T20 World Cup Final.
The days of ignoring or under-estimating the threat of cyber crime ‒ as individuals or businesses ‒ are over.
