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Swellendam electoral barometer: What are voters saying ahead of the local elections?
As the local government elections approach, we begin a series of conversations with people on the ground in municipalities across the Western Cape. F…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
The peptide black market: Who is allowed to sell these products?
Peptides are increasingly being promoted and sold online, including by influencers and people in the health and wellness industry. But are the produc…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
A World View from London: Manchester City, AI autonomy and a diva’s Paris surprise
Manchester City are flying at the top of the Premier League, the race is on to keep increasingly autonomous AI under human control, and Céline Dion b…
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Ramaphosa announces new plan to tackle GBV scourge
Lester Kiewit speaks to women’s rights activist Lucinda Evans, Director of Philisa Abafazi Bethu, about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of m…
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Would a swing to the blue favour South Africa?
US voters will be heading to the polls on November 3rd when the midterm elections will be held. How might a swing towards the Democratic Party favour…
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GroundUp News: Calls for SIU to investigate farmworker equity schemes
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes after millions of rands have gone missing; nearly 200 p…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Onion prices bring tears to the eyes
Lester Kiewit speaks to Thabile Nkunjana, Senior Agricultural Economist at the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) about why consumers hav…
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What the Hack! Arthur Goldstuck on flight trackers, AI scams, selfie cameras and tech packed into diesel giants
In this week’s What the Hack!, Arthur Goldstuck speaks to Lester Kiewit about the surprising amount of information that publicly available flight tra…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
More than 20 years after the cull, the tahrs are still on Table Mountain
Nearly 25 years after SANParks' controversial operation to remove Himalayan tahrs from Table Mountain, the animals are still there. One of our produc…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Is South Africa overpopulated?
With South Africa’s shortage of housing and high unemployment rate, there are some who argue that it is overpopulated and that smaller families shoul…
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