Mdluli’s startling comeback
The stunning return from the cold this week of crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli is proof that he is protected “right at the top”.
C-sections spike at Bara because of HIV-Aids
A spike in demand for caesarean sections has seen military medics pitching in to deliver babies at southern Africa’s biggest hospital.
Musician rises from the dead
Three years ago, popular maskandi musician Mgqumeni died – and this week a man claiming to be the singer arrived at the home of a traditional healer.
No to nationalisation, but ...
A highly anticipated ANC report has given nationalisation the thumbs down because it will threaten South Africa’s “fiscal sovereignty”.
Newsmaker – Still addicted to the chase
If criminals don’t retire, then why should a good cop? As long as there is crime, and Brigadier Piet Byleveld (61) is still around, there will be no rest, retirement or not.
Opinion – A country, not a debating school
President Jacob Zuma’s past three State of the Nation addresses have been quick-fire trips through a range of projects and themes. At the end, the president is breathless, the nation none the wiser and the state of the state a bit of a mystery, writes Ferial Haffajee.
Rape is no joke, so don’t tweet it lightly
The reality is simple: men need to stop raping women. But as we battle towards that far-off day, we need both men and women to start taking sexual violence seriously, and to stop treating rape as a joke, a crude method of belittling others, says Natasha Joseph.
Opinion – Where is my country heading?
It’s the conversation many black professionals dread.The one in which your white employer or even colleagues ask: What direction do you think the country is going? By Bongani Bingwa