May 25, 2022
South Africa: Bathurst Author Monty Roodt Dazzles With 'The Shining Path - a Bernie Bernard Crime Thriller'
'The Shining Path' is a riveting read with a clever and engaging plot, excellent characterisations, seamless dialogue and an intrigue with as many twists and turns as the Amazon… Read more »
South Africa: Protesters Demand Action Against Xenophobia in Picket At Joburg SAHRC Offices
Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia held a picket at the South African Human Rights Commission offices in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on Wednesday -- Africa Day. Read more »
South Africa: Glencore to Pay U.S.$1.1 Billion Fine After Pleading Guilty to Graft and Market Manipulation
Question: What happens when you take a commodity giant based in the tax haven of Switzerland and let it loose on corrupt and failing African states like Equatorial Guinea and the… Read more »
May 24, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa and German Chancellor Scholz Sharply Disagree On Ukraine
The two leaders talked past each other - and sometimes put words in each other's mouths - in their contrasting public remarks on Ukraine at a joint press conference after their… Read more »
May 23, 2022
South Africa: German Chancellor Scholz to Ask Ramaphosa How He Can Remain Non-Aligned On Ukraine
Yet Olaf Scholz will also invite President Cyril Ramaphosa to attend the G7 summit which he will host in Berlin in July -- a sign that their differences on Ukraine will not… Read more »
South Africa: White Supremacy at Stellenbosch University - Is Anyone Listening?
Simone Cupido is an educator at the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education, working towards feminist power in grassroots community structures. She is a Stellenbosch Alumni and… Read more »
South Africa: John Lamola's Dual Role At SAA Flies in the Face of Good Corporate Governance - Institute of Directors
The chief executive of the Institute of Directors South Africa, Parmi Natesan, noted that John Lamola's appointment as SAA chief executive by the Department of Public Enterprises… Read more »
South Africa: Nearly R1 Billion - Cost of a Soured Eastern Cape School Tablet Deal With Iqbal Survé-Linked Group
According to the DA, the Eastern Cape Department of Education has set aside almost a billion rand to cover the potential costs of leasing 55,000 tablets from the Iqbal… Read more »
South Africa: Prospect of a Woman President of the ANC Dimmed By the Party's Entrenched Patriarchy
Prof Siphamandla Zondi is Director of the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation at the University of Johannesburg. Read more »
South Africa: Energy Regulator to Oppose Court Application By Ecogroup to Review Karpowership Licences
The National Energy Regulator of SA has told The Green Connection that it will oppose its court application to review and set aside the decision to grant three electricity… Read more »
May 22, 2022
South Africa: Eastern Cape Municipalities Pump Raw Sewage Into Waterways
Municipalities are behind the contamination of freshwater sources, admits the provincial Cogta, with the DA accusing the provincial government of failure to hold local entities to… Read more »
South Africa: Report Takes Aim At Loopholes in 'Useless' Protected Disclosures Act
'The Protected Disclosures Act is not worth the paper it's written on,' says Just Share director Tracey Davies. 'It is due to the bravery of whistle-blowers that the Zuma regime… Read more »
South Africa: The Tricky Adventures of Richemont, Johann Rupert and Nominative Determinism
Richemont CEO Johann Rupert says he's more 'Rupert the Realist' than 'Rupert the Bear', often professing caution, warning of dangers and generally being quite pessimistic. Read more »
May 18, 2022
South Africa: Soweto Family Finally Secures Conviction of Man Who Raped Their Beloved Dog
A family's relentless determination finally got the wheels of justice turning on behalf of their beloved dog Moana, and helped turn the spotlight on the dangerous link between… Read more »
South Africa: Chancellor Edwin Cameron Calls for a Stellenbosch University 'Free of Hatred and Degradation'
Justice Edwin Cameron was officially inaugurated as chancellor of Stellenbosch University on Wednesday, 18 May. While he has been in office for more than two years, the ceremony… Read more »
South Africa: Nathi Mthethwa's (Final?) Monumental Red Flag
One of Mthethwa's many problems is that he has created a long list of enemies - and his latest misstep is a good opportunity to remind the nation of his lockdown failure. Read more »
South Africa: Illegal Miners Started Mpumalanga Coal Mine Fire Weeks Ago - It's Still Burning Today
This is what it looks like when unregulated, illegal mining meets governance failure - a fire in a coal mine that has been burning for weeks, leaving nearby communities choking in… Read more »
South Africa: On Call With the Unsung Ambulance Heroes Who Face Violence and Robbery While Trying to Save Lives
After an increase in attacks on paramedics, Daily Maverick was granted permission to spend a few night shifts with them. Read more »
South Africa: Putin Reminds Me More and More of PW Botha - Hopefully, He'll Suffer a Similar Fate
Nick Dall has an MA in Creative Writing from UCT. As a journalist covering everything from cricket to chameleons, his favourite stories are always those about people -- dead or… Read more »
South Africa: Family of Former Joburg Mayor Says Doctors Did All They Could to Save Him After Car Crash
It has been a sombre evening for many in politics after the death of former Johannesburg mayor Mpho Moerane, announced by a family representative on Wednesday evening. Read more »
South Africa: Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande Condemns Racist Urination Incident At Stellenbosch University
'There is no place for such behaviour or people at our universities,' the ministry said in a statement. Read more »
South Africa: Disgruntled ANC Mangaung Group Takes On Interim Provincial Committee, but Denies Claims of Influence By Ace Magashule
A group of ANC Mangaung region members says it will take the interim Free State provincial structure to court of its own accord -- and claims it has not been swayed by suspended… Read more »
South Africa: Consumer Inflation Steadies in April, Second-Quarter Outlook Bleak for Businesses
South African consumer inflation steadied at 5.9% in the year to April, while retail trade sales rose at a sluggish 1.3% in March. With inflation seen picking up further steam as… Read more »
May 17, 2022
South Africa: Retailers Reap Lockdown Benefits As Consumers Make Merry With Alcohol and Tobacco
Despite low employment, shrinking salaries and inflation, retailers saw a 14.4% increase in annual sales to the total value of R516-billion, according to the latest NielsenIQ State… Read more »
South Africa: South African Insurance Marketing Review 2022 - Ornico
More than 3% of all advertising spend in South Africa comes from the insurance industry; with this said, there is no doubt that this substantial investment should be driven by… Read more »