March 10
South Africa: Full of Holes - - the Leaky Water Bill Won't Solve SA's Service Delivery Crisis [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The National Water and Services Amendment Bill prioritises stricter regulations and fines, but what good are these when millions lack access to clean, running water? These… Read more »
South Africa: DA Urges Western Governments to Help Counter Threats to 29 May Polls
Daily Maverick
The DA and other Multi-Party Charter parties believe the ANC's expected drop to below 50% presents opportunities -- but also risks. Read more »
South Africa: Eskom to Implement Stage 1 Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za
Eskom has announced that Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented from 4 pm on Sunday afternoon. Read more »
South Africa: Pravin Gordhan's Half-Century of Public Service Draws to a Close [analysis]
Daily Maverick
After some 53 years in activism, politics and public life, one-time pharmacist, Codesa delegate, tax boss and minister, Pravin Gordhan is calling it quits after the 29 May… Read more »
South Africa: Child of South African Woman in Senegalese Prison Comes Home
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Social Development has successfully repariated a toddler who was being held in a Dakar prison in Senegal. Read more »
March 08
South Africa: Singer Tyla Postpones World Tour Due to Injury
allAfrica
Grammy-award-winning singer Tyla Seethal has canceled all her international tour dates and festival performances, citing an injury as the reason. The singer announced the news… Read more »
South Africa: Four in Court Over Disappearance of 6-Year-Old Joshlin Smith - South African News Briefs - March 8, 2024
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South Africa: Edward Webster - South African Intellectual, Teacher, Activist, a Man of Great Energy and Integrity, and the Life and Soul of Any Party [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Eddie Webster (82), sociologist and emeritus professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, who died on 5 March… Read more »
South Africa: Effective Reduction to Health Promotion Levy Undermines Diabetes Response [opinion]
spotlight
Non-communicable diseases are killing more and more people in South Africa yet the government missed out on raising a total of more than R15 billion for prevention efforts, argues… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Struggles to Get Off the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) Grey List [analysis]
ISS
While smaller African countries have been removed, South Africa - with its advanced economy - remains greylisted. Read more »
South Africa: President Calls for an End to Palestinian Suffering
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the people of Gaza are facing unfathomable human suffering as the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues. Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town's Apartheid-Era Flats
GroundUp
More than R1.2-billion has been allocated over the next three years to maintain these blocks Read more »
South Africa: Volunteers Collect Data to Mitigate Effects of Global Heating in Tshwane
GroundUp
About 16 local citizen scientists, led by members of Planact, have mapped the temperatures in several parts of Pretoria Read more »
South Africa: Health Department Fails to Pay Security Contractor, Leaving Guards Without Salaries
GroundUp
Company says it can't pay guards until it receives R3-million it is owed Read more »
South Africa: Murder Suspect Sought, Up to R50 000 Reward Offered [press release]
SAPS
North West Provincial Organised Crime Unit is searching for a 42-year-old, Pedro Francisco Cossa, who was allegedly involved in the murder of Stephen Moagi (42). Read more »
South Africa: Economy Must Transform to Meet Development Demands
SAnews.gov.za
All sectors of the economy must adjust to new demands for personnel, skills, research, digital connection, and alternative platforms for education, health, and public services. Read more »
South Africa: 13 Officers Earn Their Special Task Force Wings
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has welcomed 13 Special Task Force (STF) operators to join the organisation's elite tactical unit. Read more »
South Africa: Justice Department and Multichoice Partner Against Piracy
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Multichoice Group have signed an anti-piracy memorandum of understanding (MOU). Read more »
South Africa: Millions Spent but Seven Years Later This Sports Complex Is Still Incomplete
GroundUp
Residents say the Kokstad complex is built in a wetland and "doomed" Read more »
March 07
South Africa: Court to Rule on Murder of LGBTQI+ Activist Sam Mbatha - South African News Briefs - March 7, 2024
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South Africa: Women Battle When Trying to Take Climate Change Cases to Court - South Africa and Nigeria Study Shows Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Across domestic courts in Africa, climate cases have been decided in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, with some cases pending in Uganda. However, climate litigation is still fairly… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa - Women Play a Key Role in Early Childhood Learning and Care - but They Need Help Accessing University [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In South Africa, the early childhood development sector is dominated by women who build creches from the ground up. These women offer services to communities that go far beyond… Read more »
South Africa: Former Dihlabeng Manager Arrested [press release]
SAPS
Former Dihlabeng Local Municipality manager, Phakiso Patrick Mokoena (40), was arrested in Bethlehem on Thursday, 7 March 2024 by Serious Corruption Investigation. He made an… Read more »
South Africa: Police Minister Says He's Been Working From Home for Four Years Because of 'Terrible' State of SAPS Building
GroundUp
"We paid more money trying to fix that thing than we paid for buying it," Bheki Cele tells Parliament Read more »
South Africa: Confidentiality Is Not Secrecy, Says Gordhan, After MPs Fall in Line to Keep Mum On SAA Deal [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Parliament's public enterprises committee accepted commercial interest as the reason to not disclose details of SAA's sale to Takatso. The 51% sale of the national airliner is… Read more »