September 22
South Africa: Authorities Start Clearing More Than 1,800 Vehicles Trapped By Heavy Snowfalls On N3
Daily Maverick
The N3 remained closed at Van Reenen's Pass on Sunday morning as hazardous conditions persisted. One person has been confirmed dead from exposure. Rescue operations continue and… Read more »
Africa: Caine Prize for African Writing - Nadia Davids On Her Winning Story About Women and Freedom [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South African playwright, academic, novelist and short story writer Nadia Davids is the winner of the 2024 Caine Prize for African Writing. It's an important award that has played… Read more »
Africa: Power Dynamic - - South Africa's Current Crop of Leaders Leaves a Lot to Be Desired [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Our political parties are weak in terms of their political ideology and education, and stuck in a leadership vacuum that is allowing a damaging narrative to persist: that voters… Read more »
South Africa: Pravin Gordhan - - the Master Tactician Who Brought the Fight and the Real MK Back to KZN [opinion]
Daily Maverick
From his deathbed, Pravin Gordhan planned his exit, taking the real MK and the history of the ANC back to troubled KwaZulu-Natal, home to one of the Struggle stalwart's mortal… Read more »
South Africa: General Secretary Closing Remarks At the Cosatu, SACP Political School [document]
COSATU
COSATU is encouraged by the holding of this long-awaited Joint Political School by COSATU and the SACP where we had thought-provoking presentations, and robust debate amongst… Read more »
South Africa: SIU Welcomes Extradition of Michael Lomas
SAnews.gov.za
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the extradition of entrepreneur Michael Lomas concerning Eskom's R745 million Kusile power plant allegations of fraud,… Read more »
South Africa: Road Reopened to Clear Traffic At Van Reenen's Pass Following Heavy Snow
SAnews.gov.za
The road at Van Reenen's Pass has been reopened to clear traffic, the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) and its concessionaire, the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), announced… Read more »
South Africa: Heavy Snowfall On N3 Claims Life of a 39-Year-Old Woman
SAnews.gov.za
A 39-year-old woman died on Saturday while trapped in the blizzard that has engulfed the N3 between Van Reenen's Pass, connecting KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. Read more »
South Africa: Public Works, Cape Town Commit to Using Public Buildings for Public Good
SAnews.gov.za
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis have committed to work together to use public-owned buildings across the… Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa in New York for UN General Assembly
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Rampahosa touched down on Saturday at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, where he will be leading the South African delegation to the 79th… Read more »
South Africa: Government Prioritises Providing Shelter for Stranded Motorists in Anticipation of More Snow
SAnews.gov.za
In light of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast of severe snow and wet conditions across the country, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister… Read more »
South Africa: Countdown to Final Exams for Class of 2024
SAnews.gov.za
With just under a month to go to the start of this year's National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, matrics all around the country will put shoulder to wheel in preparation for the… Read more »
South Africa: Government Urges Caution Amid Severe Snowfall and Road Closures
SAnews.gov.za
Government is advising against any travel on the roads hit by heavy snowfall that affected Gauteng, the Free State, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu President Zingiswa Losi - Opening Remarks At Cosatu SACP Political School [document]
COSATU
Programme Director, Read more »
South Africa: Roads Reopened to Traffic After Snowfall
SAnews.gov.za
Government has announced that all roads affected by the recent snowstorm, including the N3 Toll Route, have now been reopened to traffic. Read more »
September 20
South Africa: Former Eskom Contractor Extradited for Kusile Fraud - South African News Briefs - September 20, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa: Urgent Warning As Level 6 Snowstorm Approaches KwaZulu-Natal
SAnews.gov.za
KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has warned residents of severe weather conditions that are expected to affect large parts of… Read more »
South Africa: New Frog Species Found in Cederberg
GroundUp
Meet Cacosternum cederbergense, the Cederberg Dainty Frog Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Man Digs Well So His Village Doesn't Have to Share Water With Animals
GroundUp
Vhembe District Municipality installed a new pump last week, and promised to come repair the broken boreholes in Tshifudi Tshikombele village Read more »
South Africa: It's a Dangerous Job, but We Have to Do It, Says Neighbourhood Crime Fighter
GroundUp
The City of Cape Town Neighbourhood Watch Support Programme has just expanded its training programme Read more »
South Africa: Simon's Town Naval Buildings Named in Honour of Three Submariners Who Died At Sea Off Kommetjie
Daily Maverick
Acknowledging a year of sadness and anger over the past year since the Kommetjie submarine disaster, the SA Navy held a ceremony to rename three buildings at the Simon's Town Naval… Read more »
South Africa: Suspect Arrested for Contravention of the Drug and Drug Trafficking Act [press release]
SAPS
A (44) year old suspect has been arrested by members of the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime on Thursday, 19 September 2024 in Bedfordview for Contravention of the Drugs and Drug… Read more »
South Africa: RTMC Welcomes Jail Term of Truck Driver in Fatal N3 Crash
SAnews.gov.za
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has welcomed the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court decision to impose a direct jail term on a reckless truck driver who caused a… Read more »
South Africa: Chikunga Arrives in Russia for BRICS Women Affairs Meeting
SAnews.gov.za
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga is in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where she will lead discussions at the BRICS Women… Read more »
South Africa: Government Welcomes Repo Rate Cut
SAnews.gov.za
Government has welcomed the announcement by the South African Reserve Bank to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 8%. Read more »