May 07
South Africa: City Power's Eskom Debt Reaches 'Unprecedented Levels'
SAnews.gov.za
Eskom says it will approach the courts in a bid to have City Power pay its R1 billion debt to the national power utility. Read more »
South Africa: Nailed it! Tyla's Met Gala Look is a Visually Stunning Work of Art
Fame Frenzy
Just when you thought Water singer Tyla had taken all her tricks out of her bag, she shocked us with another one. Read more »
South Africa: Mobile Home Affairs Offices to Bring Convenience for Mokopane Residents
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday unveiled 100 Department of Home Affairs (DHA) mobile offices in Mokopane, Limpopo. Read more »
May 06
South Africa: SABC Editor-in-Chief Called for Security Vetting and Polygraph Before South Africa Election
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists on Monday expressed alarm that South Africa's spy agency wants to subject Moshoeshoe Monare, the editor-in-chief of the South African… Read more »
South Africa: South African Elections - Research Explores How Disillusioned ANC Supporters Might Use Their Vote [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The African National Congress (ANC) has been in power since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. The party has been electorally dominant since then, reaching a peak of 69.7% of… Read more »
South Africa: Toxic Rhetoric During Run-Up to South Africa's Polls Endangers Migrants
HRW
Candidates in South Africa’s forthcoming general elections have been scapegoating and demonizing foreign nationals, risking stoking xenophobic violence, Human Rights Watch… Read more »
South Africa: Tributes Pour In for South African Actor Mpho Sebeng After Tragic Car Crash
allAfrica
South African actor Mpho Sebeng tragically passed away in a car accident on Sunday morning in Potchefstroom. The news was confirmed by his family in a statement later that evening. Read more »
South Africa: Late Tembisa Hospital CEO Paid Millions While Suspended - South African News Briefs - May 6, 2024
allAfrica
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South Africa: Concourt Rules Out R2-Billion Damages Claim By Zimbabwean Farmers
GroundUp
Afriforum, supporting the farmers, says it will continue the legal fight in other countries Read more »
South Africa: Caesarean Births - South Africa's Rates Are Too High - They Can Be Dangerous for Mothers and Babies [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A caesarean section is an important surgical intervention that can save the lives of mother and baby. Caesarean sections are essential in complicated labours such as prolonged or… Read more »
South Africa: Bodies Pile Up in Nyanga With Four Gunned Down in Latest Wave of Escalating Violence
Daily Maverick
The murders come barely a week after four other people were killed in the area, meaning eight people have been killed in Nyanga in seven days. Read more »
South Africa: Fact Check - Has Load Shedding Stopped Because of the Elections? [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The DA suspects Eskom of playing a power game to keep the lights on until after the May 29 elections, but experts say there's more to the improved electricity situation than just… Read more »
South Africa: Race to Free Trapped Workers After George Building Collapse
Daily Maverick
Recovery operations are under way in the Southern Cape town of George following a building collapse on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: Building Collapses in George - 3 Dead and 51 Missing
GroundUp
An apartment block still under construction collapsed in George on Monday afternoon, trapping dozens of people under the rubble. Read more »
South Africa: Government Notes Strides Made in Energy Plan Delivery
SAnews.gov.za
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says government is making strides in the delivery of the energy plan unveiled by President Cyril… Read more »
South Africa: Police 'Unapologetic' in Fighting Crime and Criminality in the Country
SAnews.gov.za
Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, says the South African Police Service (SAPS) remains unapologetic in its decisive stance on fighting crime and criminality in the country. Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls for Action Following Brutal Murder of Glen Couple
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) extends its heartfelt condolences to the Morrison family following a horrific farm attack on the Rietfontein Farm in Glen, Mangaung Metropolitan… Read more »
South Africa: Kolisi and Springboks Take Home Largest Haul From the SA Sports Awards
Daily Maverick
The Springboks took home six awards and SA Rugby two at the SA Sports Awards on Sunday night. Read more »
South Africa: Under-Threat Cape Wild Horses Returned to Their Wetland Home
Daily Maverick
After many months of planning the free-roaming herd near Hermanus has been safely moved back to its original home near the Bot River estuary. Read more »
South Africa: Pandor On Working Visit to Equatorial Guinea
SAnews.gov.za
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, is on a two-day working visit to Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Read more »
South Africa: The 6th Parliament's Speakers' Forum Ready to Hand Over the Reins [document]
Parliament of South Africa
The Speakers' Forum had its last meeting on Friday, 3 March to wrap up the work of the 6th parliamentary term and plan for the transition to the seventh Parliament. Read more »
South Africa: Administrator Addresses Alleged Outstanding Payments for Private Student Accommodation
SAnews.gov.za
National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Administrator, Freeman Nomvalo, has assigned staff to urgently address concerns around the outstanding payments for private student… Read more »
South Africa: High-Risk People Encouraged to Get Flu Vaccination
SAnews.gov.za
As South Africa enters the winter season, Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, has encouraged the public, especially people at high risk of severe influenza, to… Read more »
South Africa: Load Shedding Remains Suspended
SAnews.gov.za
Eskom says load shedding remains suspended due to the continued sustained improvement in generation performance and a 4 400MW reduction in unplanned outages. Read more »
South Africa: The Long Battle of 300 Families for Toilets and Taps
GroundUp
The land they live on in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been earmarked for a hospital Read more »