April 04
South Africa: Reflections On the Intersection of Gendered Violence and Corruption in an Election Year
As South Africa prepares for the elections on 29 May, and political parties rally behind their manifestos full of promises of change, it is important for us as the citizenry to… Read more »
Africa: Standard Chartered, Old Mutual Fintech Arms to Launch UAE Wealth Management Platform
The new wealth platform will be headquartered in the UAE, the Middle East's financial hub, providing access to advanced budgeting, savings and investment solutions for users in the… Read more »
South Africa: 'Rule With Absolute Fear' - Organised Crime Kingpins Target Witnesses, Detectives to Deter Investigations
The assassination of witnesses, lawyers and detectives means people are increasingly afraid to speak out about organised crime. In Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay, police are still trying… Read more »
South Africa: SA Reserve Bank Is Exorcising the Spectre of Stagflation
The South African Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut interest rates in the near future. Read more »
South Africa: Revealed - - One in Six SA Political Party Leaders Has a Shady Past
Nine of the candidates topping political party lists to contest next month's general elections have a chequered past. They include a State Capture kingpin and an ANC veteran booted… Read more »
South Africa: Markus Jooste's Steinhoff Was a Horrific, High-Profile Example of Corporate Capture
Steinhoff is corporate South Africa's handmaid to State Capture. They share the same DNA -- people who knew better and could have done something chose silence. Read more »
South Africa: 'If We Can Just Stop Taxi Violence' - Ricardo Mackenzie Reflects On His First Year As Western Cape Mobility MEC
It's been just over a year since the Western Cape Department of Mobility was launched, with MEC Ricardo Mackenzie in charge. During this time, the province has undergone a… Read more »
South Africa: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Should Be 'Applauded' for Resigning, Says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the former National Assembly Speaker's decision to resign from her position. Mapisa-Nqakula was granted R50,000 bail on Thursday after being… Read more »
South Africa: As Democracy Wanes Across the Globe, Election Observers Play a Pivotal Role
Election observation serves as a cornerstone of democratic governance, promoting transparency, accountability and public confidence in electoral processes worldwide. Read more »
South Africa: All Systems Go for Eskom Transmission Arm to Become a Separate Company
The unbundling of ailing state-run power utility Eskom into three entities has passed a major threshold. The National Transmission Company of South Africa has achieved all the… Read more »
Africa: Cheaper Down the Road - Total Cost of E-Buses Beats Diesel in the Long Run in South Africa - Study
A new report finds that a transition from diesel to battery-powered electric buses in South Africa's main cities can be justified purely on a financial basis, in most… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Commuters Cheer Prasa's Long-Awaited Reopening of Key Rail Lines
Almost four years after the destruction of the country's rail infrastructure, Prasa has been on a steady recovery path that has seen more crucial rail lines reopen. In Gauteng, 13… Read more »
South Africa: Diversifying and Investing Offshore Can Help Protect Investments
There will be times when the local market will do better than the US and times when the rand will strengthen against the dollar, so do not just chase last year's winner. Read more »
South Africa: Unravelling Fast Fashion - The Ugly Reality of Environmental and Worker Exploitation Behind the Glam
Fast fashion comes at a cost - incurred mostly in the Global South - of enormously negative environmental and social impacts being embedded throughout its life cycle. Read more »
South Africa: Breakthrough for Early Learning As Education Department Embraces Non-Formal Venues
The new strategy projects the need for 115,000 new early learning venues for 2.9 million 3-5-year-olds by 2030, but it acknowledges that these children must be reached now in… Read more »
April 03
South Africa: South Africa Among Top Air Polluters On the Continent, NGO Report Finds
A Greenpeace report says South Africa is home to six of the world's 10 largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots and nine of Africa's 10 largest nitrogen dioxide point sources. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Blinkered Story of Tintswalo Omits the Challenges Facing Our Nation
If leaders were truly invested in continuing with the service delivery goals of the country's democratic dispensation, they would publicly acknowledge the systemic flaws that make… Read more »
April 01
South Africa: Fort Hare Murders - Ex-SAPS Member, 14 Suspended University Workers Arrested
The latest development brings the number of those arrested to 25, for the murders and attempted murder that are believed to be linked to a tender corruption syndicate. Read more »
South Africa: Markus Jooste, the Shadow Magician Who Couldn't Look Into the Mirror
It should have been apparent early on that Jooste might have been a magician, but he was unapologetically a shadow magician, only interested in his own enrichment. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Multiple Water Crises Cannot Be Resolved By Technical Solutions Alone
Sixty-four percent of the country's sewage and wastewater treatment plants are at 'high or critical' risk of dumping untreated water into rivers and the environment. Read more »
March 28
South Africa: Government Officially Scraps Disastrous E-Toll System
It's finally official. Gauteng motorists can now breathe a sigh of relief following the government's official announcement and gazetting of its decision to scrap the disastrous… Read more »
South Africa: Prasa Whistleblower Suffers Legal Setback in Fight for Reinstatement to State Entity
Fired head of legal Martha Ngoye's reinstatement has been overturned by the Labour Court of Appeal. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Cleared Again By Public Protector On Allegations of Misconduct
In the closing report into allegations stemming back to 2021, that President Cyril Ramaphosa personally invited a property development company to become part of the Mooikloof… Read more »
South Africa: Tony Heard's Final Wave - a Fighter for Social Justice and Media Freedom
Anthony Hazlitt Heard, who died on 27 March aged 86, was an indefatigable fighter for social justice and media freedom with an impish sense of humour and an innate human empathy. Read more »
South Africa: 28s Gang Boss Accused Ralph Stanfield's Legal Woes Escalate - Court Hears About Another Charge
Alleged 28 gang boss Ralph Stanfield, who together with his wife Nicole Johnson was arrested in a car theft case last year, has heard he may face yet another criminal charge --… Read more »