Day: January 30, 2025
News24 | Pieter du Toit | CR isn’t in Luthuli Land anymore: NHI decision will make or break GNU
President Cyril Ramaphosa knows the NHI, as it stands, is unworkable. That's why this week's extended Cabinet meeting is the most important in years, writes Pieter du Toit.
Continue ReadingNews24 | A melktert pot or chakalaka wrap with coffee? – The UK’s Pret A Manger is crafting a unique SA menu
Pret A Manger is specially curating a local menu for its soon-to-be-opened Melrose Arch and Rosebank stores, so that South Africans will find some familiar food flavours to accompany their cup of joe.
Continue ReadingNews24 | From black gold to green: R30bn Mpumalanga project eyes fertiliser from coal
A Kriel-based colliery says it is reinventing itself and has launched a R31.5-billion project to produce fertiliser from coal, with an intent to replace more than a million tonnes in imports for South Africa's agricultural industry.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ebrahim Harvey | Expropriation Act: A litmus test for the GNU?
Many questions arise about how the expropriation laws, even if the DA and other GNU parties agreed with them, will deal with the wide, systemic and worsening levels of poverty, joblessness and social inequalities, writes Ebrahim Harvey.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Behind closed doors: The silent rise of coercive control and femicide in South Africa
The rise of femicide and domestic violence in South Africa highlights the importance of recognising early warning signs in abusive relationships and understanding coercive control.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Musk’s SpaceX says SA’s BEE rules are a big barrier
SpaceX has said SA's current BEE ownership rules are "a significant barrier" to international satellite operators, such as Starlink, who want to operate in the country. It voiced support for an equity equivalence programme as an alternative.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Pirates star Hotto has found fountain of youth: ‘As you grow older, you need to train harder’
Orlando Pirates' utility player, Deon Hotto, has been ageing backwards - only getting fitter and faster - which has made him a valuable player for the club that will host Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday.
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