It is not sufficient to only go after the kingpins. Every municipal official and mayor who has been accused of asking for kickbacks in exchange for depositing taxpayer money into VBS needs to face the music, writes Qaanitah Hunter.When news broke on Wednesday that the alleged kingpins behind the looting and pillaging of VBS bank have…
If the ANC-led alliance is so distrustful of government and those who lead government, why should the public still have confidence in it?There was a time last week when the ANC launched a campaign against police brutality and a colleague asked tongue-in cheek: Does the ANC know it is in power?There has long been criticism…
It is easier for the Ekurhuleni mayor to make noise about nationalising the economy than to come up with ways to prevent his district from becoming a coronavirus epicentre.Amid the growing economic devastation caused by a global pandemic, it is probably best to ignore the noise made by a small grouping of ANC leaders who…
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted
Healthcare affordability. Abortion access. “Medicare for All.” Healthcare was a major force behind the big wins for Democrats in this week’s midterm elections. But the debate over what the Democratic Party will do next is just getting started. KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner appeared on WAMU’s Health Hub on Nov. 4 to