# The Institute of Race Relations has dismissed deputy president Paul Mashatile’s claim that Black Economic Empowerment has been a great success. The organisation says evidence shows BEE has worsened unemployment, deepened inequality, and deterred investment, while mainly benefiting a small elite. The institute’s Hermann Pretorius says over 80-percent of South Africans support merit-based hiring […]
# The DA is calling for urgent intervention as students face evictions due to NSFAS’s failure to pay accommodation providers. The DA’s Delmaine Christians says over 500 students in Kimberley are at risk, with landlords unpaid for over a year. She calls on Parliament to summon Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela and NSFAS […]
# President Donald Trump says the United States and China had reached a deal over TikTok, which Washington says must pass to US-controlled ownership. The deal was negotiated over two days of talks in Madrid between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. TikTok, which boasts almost two billion global users, […]
# The South African Society of Psychiatrists says up to 92-percent of South Africans living with mental illness never receive treatment. As a result, three out of four people are left without support for common conditions like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. For severe mental illnesses, fewer than one in ten patients get the care […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero is set to appear before Parliament’s Water and Sanitation Committee on Friday to explain his plan to address the city’s water crisis. Members of parliament want answers on why four-billion-rand was siphoned from Johannesburg Water into municipal coffers. This has led to heated debate with opposition parties slamming poor municipal […]
# Psychiatrists from across Africa will gather in East London in the Eastern Cape from today until Friday for the 2025 South African Society of Psychiatrists Congress. The conference will focus on improving access to mental health care, where most people living with mental illness currently go untreated. The organisation’s Anusha Lachman says delegates will […]
# The South African Communist Party has strongly condemned Israel’s violent and unlawful attack on Qatar. They accuse Israel of pursuing imperialist aggression that threatens peace in the Middle East, undermines sovereignty, and prolongs the war against Palestine and neighbouring states. SACP spokesperson Mbulelo Mandlana says Israel’s justification for targeting Hamas in Qatar is mere […]
# The DA says Eskom must be unbundled urgently to save the mining sector from collapse. The party warns that soaring electricity prices, which have risen by more than 800-percent since 2007, are crippling mining and shutting down ferrochrome smelters, with Glencore closing all 22 of its furnaces. The DA’s Kevin Mileham says South Africa, […]
# Cricket: Afghanistan’s exiled women’s players will tour India during the one-day World Cup, where they will play against domestic teams. Most of the cricketers fled to Australia when the Taliban regime returned in 2021 and banned women and girls from participating in sports, education and employment. The team will also be invited to watch […]
