Current Affairs (podcast) Articles

The wait is finally over with South Africa’s Covid-19 vaccination roll-out plan being extended to the general population, starting with people who are over 60-years of age. All they have to do is register to be innoculated. However, in recent weeks it has been widely...

South Africa is waiting for results of a South African man who returned from India and tested positive for Covid-19. The B.1.617, is the new Covid-19 variant that was first detected in India. The B.1.617 variant has raised global concern after reports that people...

The deadline given to general-secretary Ace Magashule and other ANC members charged in criminal cases, to step aside, ended on Friday. But there is no indication that any of those implicated – including former North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo and former eThekwini...

South Africans are holding their collective breath for the possibility of a third wave of Covid-19 infections hitting the country as we move into winter. With the sword of Damocles hanging over our heads, we can use all the expertise available. Doctors without Borders...

New research done by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the CSIR, has revealed that one in three parents globally, has reported that their child was bullied online. The CSIR announced the results of an investigation into cyberbullying to the media...

The president in his capacity as ANC president spent a gruelling day in front of Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo at the State Capture Commission where he was grilled on several ANC issues, such as cadre deployment. The ANC president admitted that party deployment,...

Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been preparing for new talks on reunifying their island. This time, the United Nations has asked them to figure out not how to share power, territory and resources, but whether they want a shared future at all. UN Secretary-General...

South Africans celebrate 27 years of freedom today – the exact number of years that former president Nelson Mandela spent in prison as punishment for his fight against the apartheid regime. Mandela was released on the 11th February in 1990 and the country held its...

All indications are that salary negotiations between government and the public servants for the 2021 year is not going to be an easy one. Trade unions representing public servants have tabled a wage proposal of more than 7%. Meanwhile, the government is doubling down...