The iconic triangular recycling symbol isn’t trademarked, enabling anyone to print it on their products — regardless of whether they are recyclable. (Photo: iStock) Cameron Sabet, Alessandro Hammond and Sophia Kianni – 15 Feb 2024 Has the phrase ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ grabbed your attention? The concept of recycling seems to be at the heart of…
200 Years of Great Writers and Artists on the Creative and Spiritual Rewards of Gardening
Maria Popova Something happens when you are in a garden, when you garden — something beyond the tactile reminder that, in the history of life on Earth, without flowers, there would be no us. Kneeling between the scale of seeds and the scale of stars, touching evolutionary time and the cycle of seasons at once, you…
115 South African political parties to participate in 2024 parliamentary elections
JOHANNESBURG, March 9 (Xinhua) — The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa, the country’s electoral body, said on Saturday that a total of 115 parties have submitted applications to contest seats in the National Assembly. All the 14 parties currently represented in the National Assembly have submitted applications to contest seats in the National…
Mbali Ntuli — voting may be individual, but democracy is critically a collective responsibility
Mbali Ntuli speaks during The Gathering Twenty Twenty Four Election Edition at CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre). 14 March 2024. (Photo: Shelley Christians) Suné Payne – 14 March 2024 Community organiser and former politician Mbali Ntuli said that while voting was a personal action, ‘democracy is a group project’ as she aims to…
‘We need to commit to fixing the state’ – political newcomers on how to repair SA
Chris Pappas at The Gathering Twenty TwentyFour Election Edition at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 14 March 2024. (Photo: Shelley Christians) Lerato Mutsila – 14 March 2024 Newcomers to the political field Zackie Achmat, Songezo Zibi, Chris Pappas and Mmusi Maimane discussed what they believe is needed to fix SA. People have lost…
SA gets a glimpse of a Multi-Party Charter coalition post the May elections and it’s not pretty
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba speaks during the big debate at The Gathering Twenty Twenty-Four Election Edition the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 14 March 2024. (Photo: Shelley Christians) Marianne Merten – 14 March 2024 The opposition Multi-Party Charter is not about trust or friendship, but the means to ensure the ANC is voted out…
What is a Section 24A vote?
A voter may vote outside of the voting district where registered on voting day, 29 May 2024, but needs to notify the Electoral Commission before voting day during the period specified in the Election Timetable. That period for the 2024 elections is 15 March 2024 to 17 May 2024.
2024 is a record year for elections. Here’s what you need to know
Victoria Masterson – 15 December 2023 2024 will be a record-breaking year for elections. Around the world, more than 2 billion voters in 50 countries will head to the polls, according to The Center for American Progress, a US policy institute. The United States, India and Mexico are among the countries holding national elections in 2024… READ…
What should I do if I am not going to be in my voting district on voting day?
If you are outside of the voting district where you are registered on voting day, 29 May 2024, you must notify the Electoral Commission by completing an online Section 24A form to inform us in which voting district you would like to vote on voting day. By capturing the address where you will be, the…
Manifestos of SA’s big three parties fail to realistically address climate crisis, environmental issues
From left: DA leader John Steenhuisen. (Photo: Gallo Images / Brenton Geach) | EFF leader Julius Malema. (Photo: Gallo Images / Laird Forbes) | ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Papi Morake) Onke Ngcuka – 18 March 2024 We perused the ANC, DA and EFF manifestos and consulted an expert to assess their…