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The Congress of South African Trade Unions says it isn't shocked by the news that the economy's tumbled below pre-pandemic levels.

South Africa's economy shrank 1.3 percent in the final three months of 2022 to return below pre-pandemic levels as record power shortages hit activity, official data showed on Tuesday.

What is it that we can and must do to ensure that democracy, peace and prosperity prevail everywhere, asked Nelson Mandela. It’s time we worked it out

The Public Procurement Bill could be the most dangerous new law passed in 2023, though not for the reasons given by Stellenbosch Law Professor Geo Quinot (“Procurement bill falls short as it sets up a ‘broad framework’ only”, February 26).

Why has it taken this long to make the energy minister appointment and changes to the executive that even his office has been saying are “imminent”.

You don’t need a brain surgeon to run a hospital, writes Peter Bruce.

A senior attorney at Equal Education Law Centre, Anjuli Maistry, says discipline training should be compulsory for people studying to become teachers.

A recent report released by Stats SA showed that a higher percentage of children across the country reported being the subject of corporal punishment by a teacher between 2009 and 2019.

Children in KwaZulu-Natal suffered the most violence at the hands of teachers or fellow pupils, according to report

Theunemployment rate has decreased by 0.2 of a percentage point from 32.9% in the third quarter of 2022 to 32.7% in the fourth quarter, Stats SA revealed.