Andrew Mlangeni and George Bizos at Ahmed Kathrada's funeral in 2017. (Felix Dlangamandla, Netwerk24) Andrew Mlangeni never shied away from speaking his truth, writes Qaanitah Hunter. I will never forget the conversation I had with struggle veteran Andrew Mlangeni about former president Jacob Zuma.I almost choked on my water when he flippantly said he had told…
A year on and the promised performance agreements for ministers and deputy ministers has still not materialised, writes Qaanitah Hunter. When President Cyril Ramaphosa was pressured by Luthuli House to not cut the number of ministers and deputy ministers, despite his public promise to do so, his trade-off was ensuring all ministers and their deputies sign…
Covid-19 has added to our burdens as we deal with gender-based violence, brutal crime and corruption writes Qaanitah Hunter. There is a collective trauma we face living in South Africa. Arguably, some of us are more traumatised than others. Whether it is the gross inequality we see daily, gruesome gender-based violence, brutal crime or politicians plundering the…
Two ANC Limpopo leaders linked to corruption at VBS are returning to their positions, to the disbelief of some within the party, writes Qaanitah Hunter. ANC Limpopo provincial secretary Soviet Lekganyane laughed hard when he heard a decision by ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule that two ANC Limpopo leaders, linked to corruption at VBS, had been reinstated…
(Gallo Images/Sowetan/Vathiswa Ruselo) The mouth of the hippopotamus was opened by bad politics and closing it would take hard and unpopular decisions.In another world, if there was no global pandemic persisting, and political life was at its normal tempo, the ANC would be gearing up towards its midterm National General Council, originally meant to take…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to