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Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Anthony Mostert turned to the courts on an urgent basis in January 2019 in an attempt to interdict the Public Protector from releasing her findings on an investigation implicating him. The Public Protector's investigation followed a complaint by Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema.Malema alleged that, following his appointment as a…

Shabir Madhi has said government's Covid-19 taxi regulations will not help to slow the rate of transmission.Madhi said the new rules will increase the number of close exposures for passengers.Madhi added there was no logic behind the differentiation for long and short distances.Government's new regulations allowing for 100% seating in taxis for short-distance trips cannot…

By Clare Wilson Face coverings will be compulsory in shops in England starting on 24 JulyHollie Adams/Getty Images Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, face coverings and masks have become ubiquitous in some Asian countries, but the UK public has generally been more reluctant to adopt them. Now the law is about to change.…

The spread of the coronavirus has surprising similarities to the spread of fake news, gun violence and even social media fads. What they all have in common is that mathematics plays a role in predicting how things "go viral," whether it's a germ, a rumor or an internet trend. Adam Kucharski, associate professor at the…

Judges presiding in the Constitutional Court. (File: City Press) The Concourt has ruled against the proportional representation system through political parties. On Thursday, the court found that part of the Electoral Act was unconstitutional. Parliament must amend the Electoral Act within 24 months. The Constitutional Court has dispelled the notion that proportional representation is consonant only with representation…