May 30, 2022
South Africa: Donors to SA Political Parties Less Generous Out of Election Season, Latest Disclosures Suggest
The release of the final disclosures of donations made to South African political parties over the 2021/22 financial year suggests one thing most strongly: donors are in a much… Read more »
South Africa: Unstable Coalitions a Stumbling Block for Local Government Service Delivery
Dr Thozamile Botha is a member of the Stalwarts and Veterans Group of the ANC. He has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Johannesburg. Read more »
South Africa: We Are Coming for It All Again Next Season, Says Sundowns Coach Manqoba Mngqithi
Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi says the team will be a force again next season, after they secured their second domestic treble in three seasons. Read more »
South Africa: This Fight Isn't Over, Activists Warn As Court Hears Case Against Shell's Quest for Wild Coast Gas
Civil society protests outside the Gqeberha High Court while lawyers fight to have Shell's exploration right reviewed. Read more »
South Africa: Arthur Fraser's Attorneys Push NPA for Update Over Perjury Complaint Against Sydney Mufamadi and Others
The legal team for the former SSA head have asked the National Prosecuting Authority for an update on the charges related to evidence heard before the State Capture Inquiry. Read more »
May 29, 2022
South Africa: ConCourt to Hear of 'Human Catastrophe' After Eskom Cuts Off Municipalities Owing Billions
Eskom has cut the electricity supply of two local municipalities that collectively owe R2.8bn, causing devastation for municipalities at the forefront of employment and economic… Read more »
South Africa: Putin's Reliance On Theological Support for Invasion of Ukraine Has Parallels With NGK Support for Apartheid
Steve Briggs is a strategic leader of digital technology firms in disruptive industries with more than 20 years' experience in telecoms, banking, and digital products, both in… Read more »
South Africa: Israel Vision - How the Religious Cult That Drove the Boeremag Still Flourishes Online
The right-wing Boeremag terrorists were in thrall to a bizarre racist belief system called Israel Vision - and the recent parole of a key Boeremag figure has helped reveal that its… Read more »
South Africa: How the Life and Death of Clare Stewart Entreats Us to Stare Down the Bloodlands of KZN
'Clare -- The Killing of a Gentle Activist', journalist Christopher Clarke's just-published investigation into the life and unsolved murder of Clare Stewart in 1993, provides a… Read more »
South Africa: CBT? DBT? Psychodynamic? What Type of Therapy Is Right for Me?
Psychotherapy is not one size fits all. From behavioural to gestalt therapies, which approach will work best for you depends on your needs and goals. Read more »
South Africa: Local Government Paralysis Intensifies Nelson Mandela Bay's Looming Day Zero Humanitarian Crisis
Traverse Le Goff is a DA councillor in the City of Cape Town and a member of the City's Portfolio Committee on Future Planning and Resilience. Read more »
South Africa: After Years of Bad or Corrupt Decisions, SA's Latest Oil Price Shock Is Too Much for a Battered Nation
With the petrol price expected to jump this week to a new record high, and by the highest amount yet, it is clear that the government is confronted with difficult choices.… Read more »
South Africa: Tuna Pole Fishers Left High and Dry As Fishing Rights Process Runs Aground
Dave Bryant is the DA's Shadow Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. Read more »
South Africa: Cash-Strapped Consumers Drive Pepkor's Low-Cost Retail Profits Up... and Up
Pepkor CEO Leon Lourens says the 19.1% growth in operating profit to R5.7-billion and an 80.5% increase in headline earnings over the past two years point to the group's defensive… Read more »
South Africa: Report Offers Insight On the Impact of Covid-19 On Arts and the Creative Economy
The South African Cultural Observatory's report on the impact of Covid-19 on the cultural and creative industry offers some insight into a sector that should be held dear. Read more »
South Africa: The Long and Short of Load Shedding Solutions - Time to Call Disaster and Harness the Power of Wind and Solar Energy
The huge cost of load shedding could have disastrous economic consequences and cause civil unrest that makes July 2021 pale into insignificance. If the problem is tackled… Read more »
South Africa: Sibanye-Stillwater in Mediation With Striking Unions While Wage Talks Remain Deadlocked
Rebooted wage talks between Sibanye-Stillwater, NUM and Amcu resume for a third day on Monday, 30 May, under the mediation of the CCMA. They remain deadlocked -- but at least the… Read more »
South Africa: Qatar Sends Aid to KZN, Where Death Toll From Flooding Rises to 459
A cargo plane full of tents, clothing, blankets and ventilators has been sent to support government-led interventions in KwaZulu-Natal after the latest flooding, which has claimed… Read more »
South Africa: Taking Care of Healthcare
At the start of the Covid-19 crisis, it might have seemed that investing in hospital groups would be a good idea. Hospitals would be in the eye of the storm, right? But if you… Read more »
South Africa: Pretoria Family Racket Allegedly Fleeced State Using Sassa Pensioners As Front for Dodgy Police Service Providers
Curious coincidences in investigations relating to questionable police service providers led the National Prosecuting Authority to believe that a family racket based in Pretoria… Read more »
South Africa: Champions Cup-Bound SA Sides Must Heed URC Lessons
SA's away performances in the United Rugby Championship demand greater scrutiny ahead of the Bulls, Sharks and Stormers' debut in the European Champions Cup. The local teams'… Read more »
May 26, 2022
South Africa: Plumbing Teams' Midnight Race to Avert Disaster in Nelson Mandela Bay
Calling for unity in the Nelson Mandela Bay community, Chris Moseki, acting director of climate change analysis in the Department of Water and Sanitation, said on Wednesday that… Read more »
South Africa: Food Prices Will 'Go Through the Roof', Tiger Brands Warns Consumers
Tiger Brands expects inflation for some food categories, including staples such as bread, maize meal and baking flour, to rise by between 15% and 20%. For context, inflation for… Read more »
South Africa: Another Day, Another U.S. Mass School Killing - - It Could Potentially Happen in SA
Dr Beverley Roos-Muller is a writer, media worker and former academic lecturing in Humanities at UCT. She was a full-time anti-apartheid political activist in the mid-1980s. She is… Read more »
South Africa: 'Lawyers Don't Change Anything, People Do'
Social change comes when people act individually and in formation to achieve the particular change, says land activist. Read more »