By Daanyaal Matthews Governments intent to lessen fiscal debt have been staunch with Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, in his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, noting that the government will be incentivizing early retirement in the public sector both to allow for the entry of younger workers and to lessen the wage bill. This plan has been opposed by COSATU, who worry that this idea could lead to a ‘brain drain’ […]
By Daanyaal Matthews Mozambique's recent elections have been denounced as fraudulent by opposition parties and international observers, sparking public unrest and leading to over 11 reported deaths. While the Southern African Development Community (SADC) described the voting process as "professionally organized," the European Election Observation Mission cited issues, including being barred from observing tabulations and noting "unjustified alteration of election results." These observations, coupled with local dissent, have fueled protests, […]
By Daanyaal Matthews Obed Babela, ANC Deputy Chairperson of International Relations, has been axed from the party's National Executive Committee following a controversial trip to Morocco, where it is alleged that Babela abandoned the party line by advocating for greater ties between the Republic and the Noth African state while misconstruing his personal escapade as a diplomatic mission. Dr. Oscar van Heerden, a scholar of international relations who focuses on […]
By Daanyaal Matthews With the unemployment rate in South Africa sitting at unprecedented levels, questions surrounding the future of South African youth continues, and, with the matric examinations set to begin next week, the question ‘What the country’s youth can do to better their prospective employment’ is at the fore. According to Dr. Bronwyn Le Ann Batchelor, Head of Faculty at The Independent Institute of Education, students and parents should […]
By Daanyaal Matthews The Mitchells Plain Town Centre serves as the hub of business and transportation in Mitchells Plain with numerous informal traders, formal businesses, taxi ranks, and bus terminus, crafting a vital hub for denizens of the community. However, the centre has become almost synonymous with crime in Mitchells Plain, with its notoriety well established following years of degradation, with recent reports indicating that the trend has worsened as […]
By Daanyaal Matthews The Liberian government has signed a license agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink Liberia LLC. This follows numerous meetings between the South African born billionaire and Liberian President Joseph Boakai, which could see the African state having universal access to the internet while it presently sits with an internet penetration rate of 33.6%, indicating that, on average, three out of ten Liberian citizens have access to the internet. […]
By Daanyaal Matthews Spine Road High School’s Drill Squad has been ranked number one in Mitchell’s Plain after competing in the Mitchell’s Plain School Drilling Competition. For Franchkino Booyse, coach of the Spine Road High marching squad, the achievement of the school and its students is tied to the discipline instilled through rigorous training, stating: “A marching drill takes a lot of discipline, a lot of precision, and a […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
