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Hijackings, kidnappings and murder top Gauteng crime statistics list

By Neelam Rahim More than 1,400 people were murdered in Gauteng between January and March this year. Gauteng police commissioner Elias Mawela has revealed the staggering figure during the community safety portfolio committee’s sitting in Randburg on Tuesday. Mawela...

Zimbabwe’s Economic Crisis Worsens As Inflation Increases

Written by Umamah Bakharia  Zimbabwe's economic crisis seems to be worsening.  The fall-out from the Ukraine invasion, a local currency and government interventions are all contributing to skyrocketing cost of living in Zimbabwe. With official inflation rates at 130%,...

Calls For Legislation Amendments for Incompetence & Misconduct By Educators

Written by Umamah Bakharia  South Africa’s education legislation lacks teeth when it comes to regulating the misconduct and incompetence of some of the educators in the public basic education system. This is according to Mercantile Law graduate, Dr Cecile de Villiers...

Another Doctor Speaks Out On the Strained Public Health Care System in SA

Written by Umamah Bakharia  The dust has not settled following the open letter of Rahima Moosa Hospital paediatrician Dr Tim de Maayer on the broken public healthcare system that he said had devastating consequences on young patients. Now another doctor has written an...
Pakistan Enters Lockdown Ahead of Eid

Pakistan Enters Lockdown Ahead of Eid

Pakistan has imposed an eight-day partial lockdown ahead of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr next week. The BBC reports that travel across the country has been restricted from Saturday until May 16. Only private vehicles, taxis and trains, will be allowed to operate,...

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