September 19
South Africa: Bonteheuwel Learners On the March
GroundUp
Drum majorettes drill their squad for competition Read more »
South Africa: SA Signs Reviewed Joint Declaration With Germany to Boost Urban Development
SAnews.gov.za
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, and his German counterpart Federal Minister of Building, Klara Geywitz, have signed a… Read more »
South Africa: Deputy President's NCOP Briefing Postponed
SAnews.gov.za
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has written to the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Refilwe Tsipane, to request a postponement of the session for oral reply… Read more »
South Africa: Announcement On Daily Maverick's Cost Reduction and Reorganisation
Daily Maverick
As part of ongoing efforts to ensure Daily Maverick's long-term stability and success, the company is initiating a reduction of about 15% of operating costs. Read more »
South Africa: Tourism Sector Encouraged to Unite to Grow
SAnews.gov.za
Tourism Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu says it is important for the tourism sector to stand together, united by the common goal of growing an inclusive sector. Read more »
Zimbabwe: SA Man Gets Six Life Terms for Raping, Killing Zim Women
The Herald
Sifiso Mkhwanazi (21), who was convicted of killing six Zimbabwean women who were commercial sex workers in Johannesburg, was yesterday slapped with six sentences of life… Read more »
September 18
Africa: 'Absolutely Ridiculous' - Zombie Mines Multiply in SA's Opaque Coal Sector [analysis]
African Arguments
African Arguments visited ten "active" coal mines around Ermelo in South Africa. Three were abandoned, and had been for years according to locals. Read more »
South Africa: Three Workers Injured After Trench Collapse - South African News Briefs - September 18, 2024
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South Africa: South Africa Inflation At Below Central Bank Target, Rate Cut Likely
Daba Finance
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South Africa: Thabo Bester and Hundreds of Other Prisoners Kept in Unlawful Conditions, Says Inspectorate
GroundUp
Report argues that solitary confinement is a form of torture Read more »
South Africa: Court Ruling On Asylum Seekers Welcomed
GroundUp
Judge prohibits Home Affairs officials deporting people who intend to apply for asylum Read more »
South Africa: Business and Government Set for More Talks in Bid to Resolve SA's NHI Impasse
Daily Maverick
After a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday, business leaders said the government had committed to more engagements to hear their alternative National Health… Read more »
South Africa: NSFAS Set to Leave R2m-a-Month Cape Town Offices After Minister Moves to Terminate Lease
Daily Maverick
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme pays more than R2m in rent for its swanky premises in Cape Town. Minister of Higher Education and Training Nobuhle Nkabane says this must… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Strengthens the Right to Education [press release]
HRW
Advancing the Right to Early Education at Home and Abroad Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Gauteng Province Launches Water Data Hub - Residents Can Now Keep Track of Shortages and Repair Issues [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa is a water scarce country. In other words it has an excess of demand over available supply. It also has low water security - the ability to ensure sustainable access… Read more »
South Africa: Joe Modise Biography Dismisses Corruption Claims Against the Former South African Defence Minister [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The new biography of Joe Modise, one-time commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), is welcome. Comrade and Commander… Read more »
South Africa: Education Key for African Children
SAnews.gov.za
Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, has told a gathering of the Speakers of African Parliaments that the education of African children in the 21st Century is dependent… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay's Efforts to Combat Crime Pay Off
SAnews.gov.za
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to combating crime and ensuring the safety of residents in a series of coordinated operations. Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Pushes to Spend Funds Before December
SAnews.gov.za
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says the metro is working hard to spend 40 percent of the R361 million Informal Settlements Upgrading Partnership Grant (ISUPG) in an effort to… Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa, Business Unity South Africa Meet On NHI
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with the leadership of Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) to discuss matters related to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act. Read more »
South Africa: West Coast Fishers Say Fishing Policy Is Crippling Them
GroundUp
Saldanha and Langebaan fishers say they barely make a livelihood from their quotas Read more »
South Africa: Are South Africa's Dams Safe? Government Does Not Know
GroundUp
A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament Read more »
South Africa: Why the Woolies Boss Was Paid 1,300 Times As Much As a Shopfloor Worker
GroundUp
Report by Just Share exposes pay gaps in the retail and wholesale sector Read more »
South Africa: How to Save More Mothers From Dying During Childbirth
spotlight
COVID-19 temporarily reversed South Africa's hard-won reduction in maternal mortality, but the death rate has now stabilised, and hopes are high that the downward trend will… Read more »
South Africa: Meet SA's New Petroleum Company
SAnews.gov.za
A policy statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa has today resulted in the formation of a new state-owned petroleum company, the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC). Read more »