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Government’s ineptitude worsens the deadly impact of unsafe food practices
Recent food poisoning incidents in South Africa highlight the urgent need for stricter regulations on local spaza shops to protect vulnerable communities, especially children
Why Yahya Sinwar should not be compared to Mandela or Luther King Jr
Explore the troubling parallels drawn between Yahya Sinwar and iconic peace leaders, and understand why such comparisons are fundamentally flawed.
eThekwini mayor Xaba calls for unity on Gandhi’s 155th birthday
EThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba emphasises the importance of unity in addressing social issues during the 155th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth.
Hungarian and US scientists win medicine Nobel for Covid-19 vaccine discoveries
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman contributed to the unprecedented rate of vaccine development during one of the greatest threats to human health in modern times.
On this day in history, August 28
Some of the more interesting things that happened on this day.
Mandela Day must go beyond being just another annual ritual
We should therefore pose questions about whether our country is drawing appropriate lessons from so esteemed a global recognition as the UN’s declaration of Mandela Day and what we should do to maximise its impact here and around the world.
Martin Luther King Jr. 's family marches in D. C. for Senate action on voting rights bill
Martin Luther King Jr. ' s family demanded Monday that the Senate scrap the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation as they led a Washington D. C. march on the holiday honouring the civil rights icon.