The Weekend View

We all have completely different genetic makeups, fitness goals, workouts, lifestyles, and metabolisms. All this influences how we should be eating. Even the healthiest foods can have varying effects on different people, depending on their genetic differences.  While packed with healthy benefits, garlic, for example, is a food that affects different people in different ways. For some people garlic...

Over the past few decades, the role of women has evolved significantly. More women are entering the workforce and often becoming the primary breadwinners. In addition to managing family and caregiving duties, many women also shoulder the financial responsibilities necessary to support themselves, their families and their households. In a world where financial independence equates to personal empow...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says over one-point-five-million women have experienced physical or sexual violence in the space of a year in South Africa. The President has cited a survey completed by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), conducted in 2022, but the detailed results of which have not yet been released. Ramaphosa also says the survey found, among other things, that over 600-thousan...

The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party has denied reports claiming it expelled 18 of its Members of Parliament. The party says these members were informed on the swearing-in day, on 25 June 2024, that they were being replaced as MPs. They were advised not to participate in the swearing-in, or if they chose to attend, the party will proceed with the understanding that they would be replaced at a later stage pe...

We are into the final two days of the Olympic Games in Paris. Team South Africa have won five medals, after a fantastic silver in the men's 4-by-100 relay last night. Akani Simbine has an Olympic medal, finally, after he ran a blistering final leg to bring the team up in a close contest. To look back at the race, and at the Olympics in general, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SABC sports presenter Janet Wh...

The Patriotic Alliance says they are pursuing legal avenues to get to the bottom of Miss South Africa contestant Vannesa Chidimma Onwe Adetshina. The party says legal action may include interdicting Adetshina's participation in the Miss South Africa Beauty Peagant if necessary. The Patriotic Alliance says its immediate concern remains to determine whether Adetshina indeed is a South African citize...

The ANC found itself at the crossroads, saying if it fails to adapt it will perish.  The party briefed the media on Saturday, where they concluded the third and final day of the ANC NEC meeting.  The three day meeting deliberated on the outcomes of the 29 May elections among other issues.  

City of Tshwane MMC for Utilities, Regional Operations and Co-ordination, Themba Fosi says the Water Tanks Mafia is being felt across the city especially in Bronkhorstspruit where in several instances infrastructure was being tampered with. Fosi says there are instances where invoices from water tankers are questionable. Fosi further says the spends an estimated R98m on water tankers a year. 

The popular comedian, artist, author and motivational presenter, Simphiwe Shembe (38), a descendant of the prophet Isaiah Shembe says he supports the idea that male circumcision is a key component of South Africa's HIV prevention programme. Shembe, a proud Zulu man say he was born into a traditional culture and wants to promote circumcision as a lifestyle choice and a decision that a man makes for...

Community law clinics are vital to improving access to justice in South Africa. Legal experts say , community law clinics offering free legal services to those who can't afford legal representation or support are a lifeline for these individuals. They say higher education institutions through their law faculties play an important part in ensuring improved access to justice throughout the country. 

The spotlight this week is on Rheumatic Fever (RF). From the 5th to the 9th of August , South will commemorate RF , the aim is to raise awareness about the harm RF can cause to young children and individuals. Rheumatic Fever Week is a week-long campaign to bring attention to RF as a serious autoimmune disease which affects various body parts of a child's body, including the joints, heart, skin, ne...

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities says there is still a long way to go in ensuring the advancement of women in South Africa. While progress on womens' rights has been achieved, many challenges such as poverty, violence against women and unemployment persist. The department launched the Womens' Month campaign commemorated under the theme "Celebrating 30 Years of Freedom T...

The Gauteng Liquor Traders Association (GLTA), representing thousands of taverns and hospitality outlets in the province, has welcomed the arrest of four suspects for the murder of 8 people in a tavern in Kanana, outside Orkney in North West province, following an attack which took place last week.  The Association has registered its outrage and deep sadness of the escalating and ongoing tavern sh...

President Cyril Ramaphosa this week signed the Public Procurement Bill into law. The Act will seek to ensure that the state has procurement opportunities for black people, women, youth and persons with disabilities. The act will apply to all government departments and state entities. It establishes a unified public procurement system across government and introduces new preferential procurement me...

Investigations into the discovered military training camp in Masoyi near White River, Mpumalanga will not be limited to the site but throughout the province.  A high level inspection to the facility included the minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, his two deputies - Cassel Mathale and Polly Boshielo, the National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola and the National Head of the Hawks National, advoc...

Winter pollution can smell musty, dank, dusty, smoky, or sulphuric – like a rotten egg. Leaving an unpleasant smell in our immediate surroundings. South Africans on the east coast, where it's humid year-round, and those in the Western Cape with its endless winter rain, know the musty smell well. But they may not know that the damp and mould causing the smell can also cause sinus congestion, respir...

Ndibize Foundation is hosting the first of it's kind Men's Conference today at the OR Tambo Hall in Zwelitsha in the Eastern Cape. The conference will be held under theme "Anger within me.  According to the group the conference comes at a time when the country is under siege from people that are killed either by their partners, relatives or community members

The opening ceremony of 2024 World Olympic Games taking place in France was for the first time held outdoors yesterday. The games are expected to be the largest in terms of the audience and geographical coverage. 

The Emergence of Modern Human Behaviour: The Pleistocene Occupation Sites of South Africa" (EMHB) has been inscribed as World Heritage site.  Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton McKenzie announced the news YESTERDAY. McKenzie says this is a great moment for South Africa and the continent to have another site added to the prestigious World Heritage Listing.  The inscriptions were made at the 4...

The SA Youth programme is one of various initiatives government has implemented to reduce unemployment, especially among South African youth. The programme connects job seekers with legitimate employment and training opportunities. SAYouth.mobi was officially launched by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2021. According to government the  programme has positively impacted South Africa's youth by provid...

The commission's Report on July 2021 unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. According to the commission,  the launch of the unrest report  is aimed at kickstarting  a national dialogue on the causes and triggers for such manifestations of social instability as the July unrest. 

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) says over two-thirds of South African agribusinesses implemented innovative activities during 2019–2021, despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges. The South African Agricultural Business Innovation Survey (2019–2021), conducted by the HSRC's Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII), shows that 6...

Young children in South Africa are more likely to live in poverty, suffer from food insecurity and malnutrition, and die before their fifth birthday than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the South African Early Childhood Review of 2024 which shows that the situation of young children has worsened in many ways. Senior Researcher at the Children's Institute at the Univers...

As speculation continues on whether the members of the newly-formed Government of National Unity (GNU) will be able to deliver and complete the term together, some political pundits say the role of opposition parties now is more crucial than ever to hold the executive accountable. This comes as many South Africans and political parties have raised concern about the GNU, arguing that it is just a w...

Amidst rising living costs and an increase in decline rates from formal lenders, many consumers are being forced into accessing high-cost credit from unregulated lenders. Due to increased compliance requirements and a reduced appetite for risk among formal credit providers, loan decline rates in the formal lending industry have risen significantly. According to MicroFinance South Africa, this tren...