SA Constitution is here to stay amidst echoes of change; four graphic takeaways from the Auditor-General’s report and changing your driving patterns will save you more at the pump.
While calls for change to our politics have become a constant in our national conversation, there are many people who want to alter the entire system. There are now regular calls for South Africa to ‘change our Constitution’.
By Stephen Grootes
It’s the most exciting time of the year for climate experts as they prepare to gather in Dubai for the 28th Congress of the Parties.
By Onke Ngcuka
It’s the most exciting time of the year for climate experts as they prepare to gather in Dubai for the 28th Congress of the Parties. This year’s gathering is expected to be the biggest yet and will be watched closely, particularly as the host country generates much of its wealth from fossil fuels.
By Onke Ngcuka
Activist Zackie Achmat, who is contesting the 2024 general election as an independent candidate, has sounded the alarm on the Constitutional Court’s failure to hand down a judgment in a crucial challenge to election laws. If not resolved soon, it could jeopardise the election process.
By Tania Broughton
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke’s 124-page report on the audit outcomes for the national and provincial governments for the 2022/23 financial year shows overall improved audit outcomes — with some lingering weaknesses.
By Victoria O’Regan
The #NoRoadNoVote campaign is gaining momentum, which is more than can be said for vehicles on the D3810 road linking the villages of Khakhala, Gawula, Mahlathi, Ndindani and Hlomela.
By Israel Nkuna
Team SA athletes were confronted by many obstacles along the path to representing South Africa in the World Para Surfing Championship in California, but they persevered and broke through the waves.
By Janet Heard
The 2023 Drive Trends Report from Discovery Insure shines a light on bad driving behaviour – showing that if you’re a male aged 30 to 35 and don’t live in the Western Cape, you’re more likely to speed. And Limpopo’s drivers are the most fuel efficient.
By Neesa Moodley
‘All The Light We Cannot See’ is a new Netflix series about kindred spirits in World War 2, which prioritises name-dropping actors over the subtlety of the novel it was based on.
By Tevya Turok Shapiro
‘All The Light We Cannot See’ is a new Netflix series about kindred spirits in World War 2, which prioritises name-dropping actors over the subtlety of the novel it was based on.
By Tevya Turok Shapiro
For some the desert landscape may come across as monotonous and the horizon never within reach, but all around the hiker are unobvious signs of life waiting to be discovered and marvelled at.
By Larry Dolley
Mandela’s personal chef Sis’Xoli Ndoyiya releases ‘Made With Love’, her new book in which she shows that food is a universal love language.
By Janine Greenleaf Walker
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