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Ramaphosa says negotiation was Marikana panacea

By SAPA – Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa should have used his position to influence warring parties at Marikana in 2012 to negotiate a settlement,...

GroundUp: Evicted Mfuleni backyarders now live in a tent

By Mary-Anne Gontsana for GROUNDUP – After being evicted four times from private land, about 100 Mfuleni residents have now found respite in a...

The world of SA’s super-rich

City Press – Johannesburg – South Africa’s rich are getting richer - and they’re doing it faster than their counterparts anywhere else in the world,...

DA to lay charges against N Cape protesters

SAPA – Johannesburg – The DA planned to lay criminal charges against protesters who prevented children from attending school in Kuruman in the Northern...

Motsoeneng may sue, claims smear campaign

Cape Town – SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng is considering suing Public Protector Thuli Madonsela for crimen injuria, and says the case against...

The government cannot sustain Mpilo Central Hospital and has now opened its doors to donors.

By: Takudzwa Munyaka – The government’s continued failure to fund the health sector adequately has forced Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, one of the...

Accusations Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa faces at the Farlam commission are unlikely to affect his political career and presidential aspirations.

By: Gabi Falanga – Political interference and putting business interests above the wellbeing of workers are some of the accusations Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa...

Video advocacy project in solidarity with the Marikana community struggle for economic justice

Media for Justice is an NPO which is dedicated to media advocacy in solidarity with communities struggling for socioeconomic rights. Director, Sipho Singiswa, spent...

Africa Loses U.S.$555.6 Billion to Illicit Financial Flows Yearly

By Hamisu Muhammad Illicit financial flows from Africa cost the continent roughly $555.6bn (N88.73trillion) annually over the past decade, Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has...

African Entrepreneurs Turning to Crowdfunding

By AllAfrica.com The banks wouldn’t give him a loan, so Cameroonian Georges Badjangs approached a crowdfunding platform. Although relatively unknown in Africa, this...

As Climate Talks Heat Up, Experts Debate If Natural Gas, Fracking Will Turn ‘Brown’ Economies ‘Green’

By UN News The world faces a looming energy problem. There’s not enough of it. It also faces a looming climate change problem....

Numsa’s Jim hints at new strike deal move

It appears that the Numsa’s strike could come to an end soon. Last week a smaller union, the United Association of South Africa (Uasa),...