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…
State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump