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The appeal by environmental groups against a decision to let Eskom bypass pollution rules at its Kusile power station in Mpumalanga sparked significant debate "Extra Kusile power station pollution may take R24bn toll", 6 July .
Recent allegations of potentially inappropriate dealings between the government and relatives of Deputy President Paul Mashatile conjure the spectre of graft and corruption that inevitably risks being unleashed when healthcare spending is nationalised under the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.
South Africa has reached the point of energy desperation and cannot afford fashionable ideological indulgences, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has warned in response to the appeal by environmentalists against Eskom bypassing pollution rules at Kusile power station.
The viral video showing police officers assaulting trainees prompts condemnation from Gauteng Legislature and AA.
The IRR condemns the recent incident involving a motorist assaulted by what appear to be members of the police's VIP protection unit. This disturbing event, captured on video and widely circulated on social media, is indicative of a state that has lost sight of its constitutional and moral obligations.