Eskom reclaims R30m from Molefe | Let migrants in, David Lewis urges | What's happening in the Horn of Africa? | Ukraine slowly gains ground | Trump a magnet for spies | Dumpling soda, anyone?
Eskom claws back illicit R30-million pension payment to former CEO Brian Molefe
The announcement from Eskom comes a week after Brian Molefe and other former Transnet bigwigs were arrested and charged in connection with corruption worth R398.4-million.
2022-09-07 | Daily Maverick
Trolley assistants at malls pay a fee to be allowed to collect tips from shoppers
In many cases guards pay for the 'privilege' of being allowed to collect tips. If their tips fall below the 'rent' – R30 to R50 a day, R15 to R25 a night – they have to pay the shortfall the next day.
2022-09-07 | GroundUp News
A humane approach to migrants: Get real, let them in, urges David Lewis
SA's been at the centre of a regional labour market since time immemorial. No amount of policing, no walls, no crocodiles, no populist crypto-fascists will change that. So let them in! Let them work!
2022-09-07 | BusinessLIVE
Droughts and hunger: What is happening in the Horn of Africa?
The Horn of Africa is on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Millions face food insecurity as scientists warn that Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia experience worst drought in 40 years.
2022-09-07 | Al Jazeera
I earned more as a farmworker in South Africa than as a maths teacher in Zimbabwe
'It’s discouraging that as teachers we often have to do our job while hungry and disgruntled,' says the teacher who earns R3,600 a month. A fulltime Eastern Cape farmworker earns over R4,000 a month.
2022-09-07 | GroundUp News
Russia appears to be on the defensive as Ukraine slowly but surely gains ground
Russian forces lost territory on all fronts during the 28th week of war, as a counteroffensive spread, demonstrating Ukraine’s ongoing ability to seize the initiative.
2022-09-07 | Al Jazeera
Mar-a-Lago a magnet for spies, officials warn after nuclear file reportedly found
The home of an ex-president with a history of being enthralled by foreign autocrats, distrustful of US security and boastful about his knowledge of secrets is an obvious foreign intelligence target.
2022-09-07 | The Guardian
Suspect arrested over Canada mass stabbing dies from self-inflicted injuries
The fugitive wanted over a mass stabbing spree that killed 10 people and injured 18 has died in hospital after his arrest. Police said some of the victims appeared to have been targeted.
2022-09-08 | the Guardian
Free State patients say they’re bracing the cold without blankets in hospitals
Temperatures in the Free State dropped as low as -8°C in July and patients in some hospitals were told to bring their own blankets. Provincial health denied any shortages, but patients say otherwise.
2022-09-07 | Spotlight
East African footballers are a rarity on the global stage: we analysed why
The lack of youth support is one reason why Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda have produced few top footballers. Another is that 'making it' overseas seems less important to East African players.
2022-09-04 | The Conversation
Anyone for a glass of dumpling-flavoured soda?
A Japanese beverage company launched a controversial dumpling-flavoured soda that many say is the worst soft drink ever created. One taster described its flavour as the smell of an old man’s breath.
2022-09-06 | Oddity Central
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