2020-05-14 15:25 Government’s response is losing support from key influencers and ordinary South Africans. That doesn’t augur well for the fight against the spread of the virus, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.On 18 March President Cyril Ramaphosa met with leaders of political parties represented in Parliament to establish a united national response to Covid-19 devoid of party political…
2020-05-08 11:06 Ramaphosa should make it clear who in his Cabinet is responsible for driving the country's economic trajectory. Yes, everyone, including the president, has a role to play, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.President Cyril Ramaphosa must make a choice: affirm Finance Minister Tito Mboweni or appoint someone else he is prepared to give sufficient backing. Fence-sitting can…
2020-04-30 13:31 Zuma and all of us are equal before the law. Whether he will be found guilty or not, South Africa’s Constitution must triumph for the sake of the future of the Republic, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela. Equality of citizenship and equality before the law are among the most fundamental and irrevocable provisions of the South African…
1 min read AHEAD OF THE F1 Miami Grand Prix, Liam Lawson took a different type of drive than his usual high-speed outing. The 24-year-old racer from New Zealand got behind the wheel of the MH Muscle Car—a tricked-out Ford Raptor—with fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. along for the ride. Lawson and Samuel roll through
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In his earliest days in the governor’s office, Democrat Gavin Newsom huddled with his advisers to consider how to realize a key campaign promise: transforming a healthcare system replete with insurance company intermediaries into the nation’s first state-run single-payer model providing comprehensive coverage to all residents, similar to those in Canada and
The FDA needs to better communicate with state and local officials to improve food safety efforts, according to testimony heard by a House of Representatives subcommittee. Steven Mandernach, executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), on Wednesday delivered the testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce