Masicule: The choir bringing a community together with song
Makhanda – formerly Grahamstown – in the Eastern Cape is brought together by the Masicule choir. Linda van Tilburg chats to show director Gareth Walwyn.
Grahamstown
Power given to people fed up with local service delivery by court
A high court in South Africa has passed a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for municipalities that fail to carry out their constitutional duty to citizens.
Water Affairs betrayal hits Makhanda
Gift of the Givers withdrew from Makhanda on principle; lock stock and water barrel, after the Department of Water Affairs paid local businesses instead.
Exposé – SA’s water scarcity set to match electricity woes
South Africans are increasingly being faced with the prospect of being unable to rely on any tier of government for water and electricity, something many comparable economies take for granted.
Shannon Arnold: Why I’ve aligned my privileged white ass with #feesmustfall
Like everyone else nearing the end of their final year, Shannon Arnold, a student at Rhodes University was looking forward to sitting the exams and getting on with her life.
#FeesMustFall latest: Exam venues, tennis club torched at Rhodes University
Fires at two exam venues and the tennis club at Rhodes University have been extinguished following an afternoon of violence.
Police fire rubber bullets at protesting university students, arrest five
South African police fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of students protesting against rape on campus at Rhodes University.
Managing risk and tax on retirement
The annual SARS statistics report is a fascinating document. If you are a tax nerd, that is. Unfortunately not many appreciate the valuable data and trends contained therein. So the document is seldom studied in any detail.
Matthew Lester: Agric land switched to game farming coming back to bite SA
By Matthew Lester There is not much fun to be had when attending farmers’ days anymore. For years these functions used to be all about the droughts, floods or pests, lousy market prices and increasing fuel prices. We could generally drink out a solution. But now the land claims have opened up again and there … Read more
Matthew Lester on SA’s Davis Tax Commission
A country’s tax system speaks volumes of its governmental, social and political standing. South Africa’s tax system is often the subject of multiple angles of scrutiny, as is any tax office in any democracy. The difference is that, in some country’s the critique is based on positive feedback. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is … Read more