Current Affairs (podcast) Articles

Climate Change and AI Will Influence Work In 2050 For Today’s Children

By Neelam Rahim What kind of work will our children do in 2015? New research shows that climate change and artificial intelligence-enabled technology development will be key drivers of how work is organised and valued in 2050. Whether it will be a dystopian or...

Experts Not Enamored With Planned KZN Taxi Violence Task Team

By Neelam Rahim Police Minister Bheki Cele has announced that a police task team is to be established to address the violence linked to the KwaZulu-Natal taxi industry. Last week, the minister met with taxi industry members in Ugu and Harry Gwala districts, explaining...

Numsa Suspended Members Going to Court to Demand Reinstated before Next Week’s National Congress

By Neelam Rahim About 30 suspended NUMSA elected leaders, including shop stewards and officials, are taking the union to court as they believe their suspension was unconstitutional. The suspended members say this is a mass purge designed to prevent anyone who opposes...

Country Loses Two Giants in Struggle Hero Duarte and literature Legend Don Materra Who Died 24 Hours Apart

By Neelam Rahim The country is reeling after the loss of ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte on Sunday and yesterday that of internationally renowned poet, literature legend and activist Muhammed Umar-Udeen Don Mattera. Mattera died just a day after Joburg...