President Cyril Ramaphosa There have been disturbing reports of individuals being ostracised from their communities and of communities protesting against coronavirus patients being admitted to local hospitals and clinics. This must stop, writes President Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.Dear fellow South African,The number of deaths from coronavirus recently passed the 2 000 mark. Among…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the State of the Nation Address on February 13, 2020 in Cape Town. Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images via Getty Images South Africa has received "firm commitment" running into billions of rands for some of the 276 infrastructure projects that the president's investment envoys presented to investors around the globe in the past…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his latest newsletter, released on Monday morning, that government would work to draw investment in catalytic infrastructure projects, while urging business to continue investing in South Africa as retrenchment season began.The Covid-19 pandemic, which arrived on South African shores in late March, prompted a national lockdown in…
Dear Fellow South African, More than 100 days after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa and two months after a nationwide lockdown, our economy is in the throes of the anticipated fallout from this global crisis. The predictions of businesses shutting down and jobs being lost are materialising.Last week a number of companies…
SA artist, Sjava performing in Durban. Photo: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent the Copyright Amendment Bill back to Parliament. The Bill whose aim is to empower creatives, authors, artists and other professionals in the publishing sector received wide criticism from observers and some of the industry players who felt that in its…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…