Sunday, 23 August 2026

Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala objections were framed as “endless process” and “procedural suffocation”, with the argument that Parliament must not let an inquiry subject veto the evidence leader or stall accountability indefinitely.

The likely endgame for the Phala Phala matter was described as legal before political: the High Court may first decide the Section 89 report, but a two-thirds vote is still a tall order and delay could outlast the presidency.

Registered dietitian Lirato Khatebe said weight loss is driven by psychology as much as nutrition, and warned against online fad diets, stressing that maize meal and bread fortification matter in food-insecure households.

Professor Daniel Leroux said cyberbullying differs because online harm is public and persistent; even emojis can count, and parents should keep open conversations with teens while building resilience and digital citizenship.

Plastic surgeon Professor Chris Sofianos said patients now want to look rested, refreshed and natural rather than obviously changed, with more men seeking aesthetic work and younger patients starting subtle regenerative treatments earlier.