By Persomé Oliphant — Gender activists have welcomed talks between two departments about ways to reduce teenage pregnancies, but no decision has yet been taken....

By AFP– A consequence of the Ebola epidemic is a steep drop in measles vaccinations as overburdened hospitals are unable to keep up. The...

By Kate Wilkinson — Our education system is often described as being in crisis. A recent claim says 80% of schools could be “dysfunctional”. Afrika...

By Adam Haupt — A group of scholars called Transform-UCT recently came together to address transformation over and beyond existing bureaucratic bodies, such as the...

By Thuletho Zwane — “Nehawu says the ANC is taking workers for a ride after the government revised ts initial wage offer from 5.8% to...

By Paul Vecchiatto — UNITED Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa has taken exception to National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete’s allegation that he is...

By STEPHEN GROOTES — Criticism and condemnation of those in high office have become somewhat standard in our political life; even, the president does...

By Botho Molosankwe Johannesburg – The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements spent millions of taxpayers’ money on housing developments at dilapidated hostels in Soweto....

By Qaanitah Hunter — Public enterprises minister Lynne Brown says she is uninterested in the petty internal politics plaguing power utility Eskom and is...

Cape Town – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he is “disappointed” by black farmers who are underutilising the land given to them under the...

By Sowetan LIVE — Police Minister Nathi Nhleko should probe allegations that parolee De Kock is being kept in a house against his will...

SOCIAL grants have been one of the most successful of the democratic government’s policies, reducing poverty significantly and bringing life and economic activity even...