April 10
South Africa: Opening Doors for Women in Farming - Key Highlights From the Fair4all Project Workshop [press release]
Graça Machel Trust
The Graça Machel Trust team recently visited Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa, to host a two-day capacity-building workshop for women-owned small, medium and micro… Read more »
South Africa: Tatjana Smith Regains Her Mojo As SA Champs Produces Three More Olympic Qualifying Times [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Tatjana Smith and Kaylene Corbett produced a masterclass in 200m breaststroke swimming as they, along with Pieter Coetzé, registered Olympic qualifying times on Wednesday… Read more »
South Africa: Electoral Court Ruling On Zuma Has Echoes of Its Judgment On Winnie Madikezela-Mandela [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Arguing before the court on Monday, the MK party legal counsel Dali Mpofu SC pointed out similarities between Zuma's case and that of the late anti-apartheid stalwart Winnie… Read more »
April 09
South Africa: Tiny Weevils Are Waging War On the Invasive Water Lettuce Plant Choking South Africa's Vaal River [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.), also known as Nile cabbage, is a free-floating aquatic plant from the family Araceae, the same family as the arum lily. Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2024 - What the Major Political Parties Say About the Courts
GroundUp
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi Read more »
South Africa: Traditional Leaders Fight to Keep Rural Grant Pay Points Open
GroundUp
But SASSA says it's too late Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court - Where Are the Judgments?
GroundUp
The Court has not delivered a single judgment this year Read more »
South Africa: Combating MIS - and Disinformation Must Take a Human Rights Approach, Civil Society Urges [analysis]
Daily Maverick
'Every citizen has a right to free, fair and regular elections. But this is threatened by misinformation and disinformation,' says Norman Gidi, research and policy analyst at the… Read more »
South Africa: Health Services in the Eastern Cape - What Changed Since the Last Elections? [analysis]
spotlight
In this analysis, Luvuyo Mehlwana looks back at the performance of public healthcare services in the Eastern Cape over the last five years - a term characterised by leadership… Read more »
South Africa: Ship in Wales Searched for Joshlin Smith, but Six-Year-Old Still Nowhere to Be Found
Daily Maverick
A Gauteng couple's report to the international Human Trafficking Hotline Web Chat led to the Panamanian ship Frontier Asuka, which left Saldanha Bay harbour days after Joshlin… Read more »
South Africa/Nigeria: Tickets to Banyana Vs Nigeria Available At Loftus Stadium
SAFA
Students who produce their student cards at the gates will be able to enter the stadium for free until 19h00. The Gautrain will also run FREE trains and busses from Park Station to… Read more »
South Africa/Nigeria: Banyana Banyana, Super Falcons Set for Epic Battle in Pretoria
Premium Times
Both teams are locked in a qualification battle for the women's football event at the Paris Olympic Games, taking place in a few months. Read more »
South Africa: Erin Gallagher Breaks National Record As Big Names Make a Splash At SA Swimming Championships
Daily Maverick
Tatjana Smith, Erin Gallagher and Pieter Coetzé all took gold in their 50m disciplines on Monday evening as the SA Swimming Championships got under way. Read more »
South Africa: SA Weather Service Issues Warnings of Disruptive Rain and Possible Flooding
Daily Maverick
Extreme weather conditions are expected to continue across South Africa's south and eastern coasts until Wednesday. Read more »
South Africa: Mk's Mpofu and IEC's Ngcukaitobi Wrangle Over Zuma's Election Disqualification
Daily Maverick
Judges at the Electoral Court sitting in Johannesburg on Monday listened to arguments for and against former president Jacob Zuma's disqualification from standing for public… Read more »
South Africa: Communities Continue to Remain in the Dark As 1 135 Transformers Across the Country Are Not Working [press release]
DA
While thirteen days with no loadshedding is very much a welcome development, the sad reality is that there are many communities across the country that have been left in the dark… Read more »
South Africa: Jz's Electoral Court Victory Makes Final Weeks Before SA's Elections 2024 Alive With Possibilities [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The Electoral Court decision allowing former president Jacob Zuma to be a parliamentary candidate for the uMkhonto WeSizwe (MK) party has raised several questions that are… Read more »
April 08
South Africa: South Africa Is to Shut Down Captive Lion Farms. Experts Warn the Plan Needs a Deadline [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The South African government has officially confirmed that captive lion farms will be shut down. A new ministerial task team report just released has cemented the government's… Read more »
South Africa: Fire Destroys Several Cape Town Houses, Wild SA Weather Brings Damage and Road Closures [analysis]
Daily Maverick
As stormy weather hit many parts of the country on Sunday, several properties were destroyed in a fire fanned by gale-force winds in Glencairn, Cape Town, while storms caused… Read more »
South Africa: Children Have to Use an Open Field As a Toilet At Mthatha Primary School
GroundUp
Zwelinzima Primary has 200 learners and 13 staff but no toilets Read more »
South Africa: 'Another Slap in the Face' - - Cash-Strapped City of Joburg Splurges On Bodyguards for Bigwigs
Daily Maverick
In addition to the bodyguards, the politicians will receive 40 cars from the fleet of the Joburg Metropolitan Police Department, which is meant to control traffic, enforce by-laws… Read more »
South Africa: Fierce Winds Send Khayelitsha Shacks Flying
GroundUp
Chemical toilets toppled, roofs blown off Read more »
South Africa: Weather Service Warns of Cold Temperatures
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of cold temperatures, widespread rainfall, and possible flooding over parts of South Africa. Read more »
South Africa: Sexual Harassment in the Courts Is an Open Secret
GroundUp
But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it Read more »
South Africa: Beneficiaries Struggling With Grants Since Sassa Closed Macassar Office
GroundUp
"People are poor and cannot afford to travel far for services that should be here," says resident Read more »