SA cannot be held hostage by archaic institutions and delinquent monarchs
Across the world, there exist numerous monarchies of different forms and with varying degrees of royal power and involvement in civil affairs.
Continue reading →Mayor should beware of knee-jerk decisions
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga is fast earning a reputation as a leader whose administration shoots from the hip.
Continue reading →Unpretentious poet Walter Fossdiscovered one of life’s secrets
“ … let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man.” More than two decades ago, a dear family friend, Margaret, sent me a writing pad’s worth of information about me: … Continue reading →
Espirito Santo, Klopp relieved after Patricio deemed ‘OK’
Patricio collided with team mate Conor Coady in the closing stages of the game and had to be carried off on a stretcher after receiving lengthy treatment, having lay on the ground motionlessly with a concussion for several minutes.
Continue reading →Justin Thomas passes Jon Rahm for No 2 ranking
The win vaulted Thomas past Jon Rahm despite the Spaniard’s tie for ninth place at TPC Sawgrass.
Continue reading →Grassroots conservation initiative in Baviaanskloof
Farmers in the Baviaanskloof are hoping the grass on their side of the fence will soon be much greener, as their ongoing environmental rehabilitation programmes were given a leg-up by some much-needed rainfall last week.
Continue reading →Roland Williams out of jail after only two months
Former Nelson Mandela Bay municipal communications director Roland Williams has been released on bail, just two months into his four-year prison term for fraud.
Continue reading →Verstappen shuns F1 favourite tag as Mercedes seek solutions
“I don’t think we are the favourites,” said the 23-year-old, pointing to the fact that Mercedes have won the last seven drivers’ and constructors’ titles and have Hamilton, 36, going for his record eighth crown.
Continue reading →Dreams of dentistry closer to reality for Walmer township teen
Despite growing up in a child-headed household, a Walmer township teenager managed to secure her spot to study dentistry at the University of the Western Cape, after achieving distinctions in both mathematics and science.
Continue reading →Student shot in the leg during fees clashes in Braamfontein, SRC says
A protesting Wits student was shot in the leg during clashes with police on Monday, the university’s SRC president Mpendulo Mfeka told TimesLIVE.
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