June 13, 2022
South Africa: Caledon Home Affairs - a Touch of Relative Functionality in the Countryside
While the Home Affairs office in Caledon is far from perfect -- much like the hell affairs of many other offices in the country -- it is possible to be helped within a morning… Read more »
South Africa: June 16th 2022, and Young People in Orlando Have Nothing to Celebrate
After 28 years of freedom in South Africa, young people in Orlando, Soweto, are still struggling. Read more »
South Africa: The State Crisis of Today Goes Beyond the Future of Ramaphosa and Undermines the Future of SA
The crisis surrounding the theft on President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala game farm ought not to distract our focus from the wider state crisis. The Zuma era operated according… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay's Almighty Water Catastrophe - Stop Bickering and Fix Things, Bishop Urges
As the coalition metro is plagued by political infighting, a Methodist bishop is calling for residents and leaders to come together to face the water emergency. Read more »
South Africa: Senzo Meyiwa Murder - Is This a Case of Police Incompetence? Experts Weigh in
The forensic detective in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Thabo Mosia, has come under fire. We looked at what was done - and not done - at the murder scene, and asked forensic… Read more »
South Africa: Frustration Rising in Cape Town's Hanover Park Community Over 'Hostile' Ward Councillor
A collective called the Hanover Park Concerned Residents Against Crime Committee handed the City of Cape Town a memorandum listing 19 grievances against ward councillor Antonio van… Read more »
June 12, 2022
South Africa: Contract Storm Hits Chief Justice's Office On Eve of Final State Capture Report
In the week he is to release the final edition of the State Capture Commission report, three top staff members of Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's office have seemingly made… Read more »
Southern Africa: Delayed 'Prophet' Bushiri Extradition Process in Malawi Begins to Move
A Malawian magistrate is expected to ask South African courts to hear witnesses in the extradition case of preacher Shepherd Bushiri. Read more »
South Africa: New Copyright Law, Backed By Google, Is Slated By the Creative Industry
Although the latest amendments to South Africa's copyright legislation are intended to 'remedy all the problems of the past' and to protect artists, they could do more harm than… Read more »
South Africa: After Mkhwebane Suspension, Public Protector's Office Chases 30-Day Deadline for Farmgate Report
Will the Office of the Public Protector, after the suspension of Busisiwe Mkhwebane, meet the 30-day deadline to complete its investigation into the robbery at President Cyril… Read more »
South Africa: The Cheap and Easy Political Victory of Invoking ANC's Step-Aside Rule Against Ramaphosa
Heinrich Böhmke is an investigator, trainer and consultant. He edited the African #PanamaPapers reports. Read more »
South Africa: Sibanye Gold Strike Finally Ends, Eyes Turn to PGM Wage Talks
The strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations finally ended after a marathon round of talks that extended late into the night on 10 June. Attention now turns to wage talks at… Read more »
Morocco/South Africa: Bafana's Quest for AFCON 2023 Is Still Alive Despite Defeat Against Morocco
They came, they fought valiantly, but didn't conquer. Yet not all hope is lost for Bafana on the road to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »
June 11, 2022
South Africa: As President Remains Calm Over Farmgate, RET Faction Plots His Demise
The opening of a criminal case against President Cyril Ramaphosa has come at a most inconvenient time for the ANC as it holds its crucial provincial conferences. Ramaphosa's… Read more »
South Africa: All-South African URC Final Set for Cape Town After Stormers and Bulls Advance
South African rugby's move to Europe appears to have been the right decision after the Bulls and Stormers qualified for the United Rugby Championship final. Read more »
June 10, 2022
South Africa: Whistleblower Paediatrician's Suspension Lifted After Massive Public Outcry
On Thursday, 9 June, paediatric gastroenterologist Dr Tim de Maayer, who recently exposed the shocking state of children's healthcare at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital,… Read more »
South Africa: Suspended Public Protector Loses Court Bid to Interdict Impeachment Process
After persistently trying to halt the inquiry into her fitness to hold the office of Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane lost her application in the Western Cape High Court on… Read more »
June 09, 2022
South Africa: President Suspends Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
While the optics of President Cyril Ramaphosa's suspension of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on Thursday -- a day after she announced she would be investigating #CouchGate --… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Remains Silent On Non-Payment of Grants While Millions Face Hunger
Civil society organisations this week raised the alarm about the Department of Social Development and the SA Social Security Agency not paying Social Relief of Distress Grants to… Read more »
South Africa: Mining and Manufacturing Production Crash in April
After a buoyant first quarter that saw the economy expand faster than expected and the current account surplus widen, a spate of data strongly suggests that the party came crashing… Read more »
South Africa: Nersa's Methodology for Increasing Electricity Prices Is 'Unlawful', Business Chambers Argue
Legally, SA's energy regulator, Nersa, is obliged to approve annual electricity increases, but the method that the regulator uses to do this 'does not comply with legislation', an… Read more »
South Africa: 'Phala Phala Is Fast Becoming Your Nkandla,' Steenhuisen Tells Ramaphosa in Disrupted Debate
After an hour of EFF MPs' interjections, when all were muted online or physically removed from the House, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered what essentially was a State of the… Read more »
South Africa: Dr Tim De Maayer, Rahima Moosa Hospital Whistle-Blower, Suspended
Social media and WhatsApp networks of doctors expressed shock, dismay and anger at the news that doctor who exposed the shocking state of children's healthcare at the Rahima Moosa… Read more »
South Africa: Eskom 'Greenwash' On Coal-Fired Kusile A Smokescreen for Terrifying Overall Emissions - Experts
The Kusile coal-fired power plant is the only facility in SA that has the technology to reduce sulphur dioxide emissions. But energy experts say this is nothing to be proud of… Read more »
South Africa: Nafiz Modack Deeply Implicated in Assassinations in Cape Town, Appears in Multiple Courts
The State contends that alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack not only ordered the assassination of Anti-Gang Unit officer Charl Kinnear, but also orchestrated the murders of two… Read more »