Weekend Argus Saturday

ABOUT 7 million beneficiaries of the special Covid-19 caregiver grant will from next week receive R500 less than they did during lockdown. Gauteng High Court Judge Nana Makhubele yesterday struck from the roll an application by the Black Sash Trust t

A DENEL Land Systems (DLS) senior manager yesterday admitted that he should have questioned involvement of the Guptas, their lieutenant Salim Essa and former president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane in VR Laser. Reenen Teubes, formerly DLS’s chief operati

THE National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) was slammed yesterday for recusing itself from a parliamentary committee meeting at the last minute. Nehawu, along with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), was scheduled t

AS MANY as 170 million tons of food produced globally ends up as waste, according to the WWF (World Wildlife Fund). In South Africa, this figure stands at 10 million tons which is about a third of the 31 million tons of food produced annually in the

A LOCAL swimming sensation has ambitions to represent South Africa at the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year. Ethan du Preez, 17, is preparing for the South Africa Olympic Games swimming trials taking place in Durban in December. He will focus on the 1

IT HAS been nine months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of Covid-19, caused by the Sars-CoV-2 virus, a “public health emergency of international concern”. Since then, more than 44 million cases have been recorded and o

MOURNERS lit candles and prayed silently in France yesterday to honour the three people who were killed in a church by a young Tunisian, as the country increased security nationwide amid religious and geopolitical tensions around published cartoons m

A FIVE-BEDROOM home in Scarborough, used as an Airbnb, will be going under the Rawson Auctions hammer on Wednesday at noon. The home, on Hill Top Street, on a plot of 495m², has sea views. Downstairs are three bedrooms – each with wooden floors, buil

TO SEE a patient hear better, breathe freely for the first time or be free of pain are some of the outcomes that attracted two local ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists to the job. For Eve Samson, healing and helping others, and playing a role in

THE Soweto derby is about who wants it more. That has often become the cliché from the current crop and past Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs players whenever the biggest sporting event in South Africa approaches. But as Daine Klate reminisces how P

“DON’T pay rent until 2021,” is the message blaring from a web page of New York apartment listings by Related Cos. Manhattan landlord Stonehenge says you can “Live free for 3” in some of its units. That’s in addition to the Citi Bike membership and A

TIMES are tough for most South Africans as they tackle a weak economy and lockdown-related salary pressures but many homeowners are particularly stressed as they struggle with their bond repayments. Although tenants find it difficult to move when the

DEMAND for rental flats is plummeting in South Africa and landlords who are fortunate enough to find tenants will probably have to drop their rents. The bleak reality for this sector of the property market is not only a result of weak tenant finances

Q: WITH current property market conditions leaning strongly in favour of buyers, would it be better for me to sell my home and then purchase a new one or buy a new one first? A: There are pros and cons to consider for each option. If you choose to