Beyond the smoke in South Africa’s energy revolution

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South Africa remains heavily dependent on coal for electricity, with over 74% of its energy still sourced from fossil fuels.

Why Trump wants to get his paws on Greenland

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Trump is not the first US politician to try to buy Greenland

Protect yourself from financially abusive relationships with these three strategies

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Women are more likely to experience financial abuse since it can happen in tandem with other forms of abuse.

South Africa’s Constitutional Court at 30: Successes and failures

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Professor Emeritus of Public Law at the UCT Hugh Corder. says that the Constitutional Court has played a leading role in realising constitutional justice over the ...

Robo-advisors - the pros and cons of using AI in investing

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Portfolios built by robo-advisers may also be more resilient during market downturns, effectively managing risk and protecting investments.

The rise of African prophets

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The unchecked power of the leaders of Pentecostal churches

Insulin injections could be replaced by rock n roll

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While researchers are developing pills that resist digestion in the stomach and skin patches that monitor blood sugar and automatically release insulin, the most ...

Reign of terror lingers

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For the Osage Nation, the betrayal of the murders depicted in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ lingers

Watching movies for your mental health

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Many of us enjoy sitting down to watch a good film because of the way movies can make us feel. A sad film might help us release our emotions, or a comedy might lift ...

As I lay me down to lie awake

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There are many, varied reasons why people have insomnia including biological changes as we age or because of our hormones, physical or mental health issues, the ...

Return to the wild for farm rhinos

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A new report has bad news for Earth’s five surviving species of rhino.

Legal sex work in South Africa won’t create new problems, just help solve old ones

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The reluctance to take bold action to decriminalise the sector has detrimental effects for sex workers.

Four strange Covid symptoms you might not have heard about

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With the rise of new variants, the symptoms of Covid have also evolved.

SA higher education needs to be more realistic in addressing the funding crisis

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The higher education system lacks the understanding of needs, resources, challenges and vision in order to solve the ongoing funding crisis.

How to help your child with maths

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The Covid-19 pandemic has left a change in the education system, one that demands parents’ involvement in their child’s schoolwork. Here are tips to help you teach ...

Malnutrition is impacting our children’s heath – and their future

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OPINION: Raising healthy children is not only a moral and legal obligation but remains a sustainable investment into a country’s future, write Chantell Witten and ...

Factionalism in SA’s state security aparatus has been evident for at least a decade

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OPINION: The furore over SSA revelations is surprising as the factionalism of the security services has been evident for at least a decade.

Eish, what’s tripping the switch at Eskom?

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Eskom is broke and can’t invest in any further capacity. Independent power producers will have to do it, writes Rod Compton.

Food production is possible without undermining the health of the land

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Regreening Africa works directly with 500 000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.

SA’s automobile industry: Driven into joblessness

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Technology in the motoring sector has advantages, but will also make workers redundant.

Opinion What makes our construction industry dangerous?

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In South Africa, the construction industry accounts for around 8% of total formal employment and around 17% of total informal employment.

Streaming ahead of the movie pack

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If anyone won the Oscars this year it was Netflix - the reward for its industry disruption

Profound shift in approach to managing SA is what is needed

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SA adopted an inflation-targeting policy regime in 2000, and there has been concerns the Sarb is being rigid with its focus on price stability.

Will Agrizzi graft evidence matter?

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Only if Ramaphosa delivers a clear election victory and establishes an independent prosecuting authority.

Time of empty promises is over for ANC

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Launching the ANC’s 2019 general election manifesto, President Cyril Ramaphosa lauded the successes of the last 25 years of democracy.