16 January 2021 9:59 AM
The City of Cape Town has called on national government to push out the curfew under the current lockdown level 3 regulations.
15 January 2021 4:29 PM
John Maytham vents about temporarily disabled people having to stand in long queues and getting water cannons fired at them.
15 January 2021 2:28 PM
Journalist Saawmiet Moos in Belville describes people queuing for Sassa social grants sprayed with police water cannons.
15 January 2021 1:48 PM
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says SA's vaccine rollout will be better managed to avoid any possible exploitation by what he calls crooks.
15 January 2021 1:29 PM
Energy analyst Ted Blom says Eskom doesn't report the additional shedding of VLS clients totaling an over 4000-megawatt shortfall.
15 January 2021 12:22 PM
W Cape Home Affairs' Sam Plaatjies says no, but the department has the discretion to renew passports on a case-by-case basis.
14 January 2021 7:35 PM
Loadshedding is another blow to the struggling restaurant industry. We need more relief says Grace Harding (Restaurant Collective)
14 January 2021 1:58 PM
Nearly 300,000 people have been arrested for lockdown violations in SA since March 2020. Defence lawyer William Booth advises.
14 January 2021 1:28 PM
W Cape SAPS's Brigadier Novela Potelwa says arrests are mostly for not wearing masks in public and for breaking curfew.
Protected ancient rosewood trees are being chopped down in Nambia despite a moratorium on harvesting these prized hardwoods and a ban on trading raw timber.
It is probably expecting too much from the ANC government to censure Zanu-PF, a sister liberation movement, says Tapiwa Chagonda.
Political analyst Professor Friedman responds to criticisms that allowing foreign nationals into SA takes away local employment.
DJ Fresh and DJ Euphonik have been pulled off air on music station 947 after reaching an agreement with management at Primedia Broadcasting.
John's three book picks for the week.
Neither Euphonik nor DJ Fresh have publically responded to the allegations being levelled against them on social media.
South Africa's leading digital law expert Emma Sadleir warns that there can be legal ramifications for making criminal accusations on social media.
Relationship expert Paula Quinsee says do seek help but don't make rash decisions during these abnormally stressful times.
James Howell dumped a hard drive containing his then worthless bitcoin fortune in 2013 and now it's worth about £210m.
Germany has squandered its early success in restricting Covid-19, laments Deutsche Welle Correspondent Chelsey Dulaney.
Online searches for virtual team-building are up 1540% over the past 6 months as companies find staff at home feel disconnected.
An economist expects China growth at 9.5%, US money-printing, rising metal prices and trade- and current-account surpluses in SA.
Bruce Whitfield asks personal finance advisor Warren Ingram to explain in detail the new laws affecting provident funds.
A humanitarian and health crisis is unfolding, right now, in South Africa, warns Lynette Maart (Black Sash national director).
"It’s a very decisive moment for the legitimacy of the Zondo Commission," warns political analyst (NWU) Professor Andre Duvenhage.
"Let’s do everything we can to protect those around us," pleaded the Springbok captain on social media.
SA Rugby Union (Saru) CEO Jurie Roux has been instructed to repay R37 million which he apparently misappropriated from the coffers of Stellenbosch University.
'There were cheers and ululating!' Kolisi was shocked by the carnage says Pastor John Thomas, but lifted the mood of the people.
Journalist and ex-prisoner Raphael Rowe spent a week behind bars at the Brandvlei Prison for the new season of the docu-series, Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons.
With the reopening of schools postponed to 15 February 2021, teachers union Naptosa doesn't see the need for SMTs to come back so soon.
'I was frightened' - Raphael Rowe describes being locked up at Brandvlei Prison
DJ Fresh and Euphonik step down from 947 and other public gigs amid rape case
Naptosa questions need for school management teams to return on 25 January
Cape Town wants SA govt to change the lockdown curfew to 11pm
Govt again 'letting poor down, badly, callously, obscenely' says John Maytham
[VIDEOS] Police spray Sassa grant queue in Bellville with water cannons
Economy in 2021: 'Expect a better year for South African assets'
Retirement funds in SA are changing – new laws come into effect on 1 March 2021
Germany Covid-19 death rate now higher than US - considers 'mega lockdown'
Emma Sadleir: Beware of the risks before naming and shaming perpetrators online
Strained love relationships during Covid? Try to hang in there advises therapist
John Maytham's Book Reviews: 15 January 2021
Rachel Kolisi has Covid-19. It is taking a toll on the kids, says Siya
Jurie Roux ordered to pay back R37m ‘misappropriated’ from Stellenbosch Uni
'What a moment of joy!' Siya pays surprise visit to fire-ravaged Masiphumelele
DJ Fresh and Euphonik silent on 'drugging and raping' allegations
Welshman offers local govt £50m reward to find fortune he tossed on rubbish dump
Covid-19 working from home spawns new virtual team-building trend
Chinese businesses and Namibian elites get rich illegally logging rosewood trees
Zimbabwe crisis: 'South Africa can intervene but solution lies with Zimbabweans'
Immigrants are net creators of jobs in South Africa, research confirms
'Disabled South Africans are sleeping on pavements outside Sassa offices'
Anoj Singh fails to testify at Zondo Commission - despite it being mandatory