June 25
South Africa: Fifty Years After the Soweto Uprising, Are We Still Failing Learners Because of Language?
Fifty years after the Soweto uprising, South Africa's sudden Grade 4 shift to English instruction creates an academic cliff, proving mother-tongue education remains vital for… Read more »
South Africa: Matlala Could Serve Eight Years in Prison, Turns State Witness On SAPS Members
After pleading guilty to charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering, organised crime accused Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala has been handed 15-years' imprisonment, suspended for… Read more »
June 24
South Africa: Understanding Mkhwanazi's 'War' - - a Deeper Look At SA's Policing and Justice Crisis
Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi warns of a metaphorical 'war' within South Africa's law enforcement, highlighting struggles between organised crime and an undermined justice… Read more »
South Africa: Firoz Cachalia - a Police Minister Surrounded By Landmines
With so many dynamics involving control and criminality swirling around the police and the criminal justice system, it is difficult to know where the truth lies. And, with the… Read more »
South Africa: MPs Demand Answers As DHET Admits Data Gaps On Foreign University Academic Posts
Members of Parliament have demanded stricter scrutiny of university hiring practices after the Department of Higher Education and Training admitted it cannot accurately determine… Read more »
South Africa: The Hidden Story Behind Cape Town's Foreign Property Purchases
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has argued that foreign money touches only the top end of the city's increasingly unaffordable property market. Daily Maverick scraped Airbnb's… Read more »
South Africa: Cat Matlala's Dodgy Police Tender Case Separated From Top Cops, Sparking Plea Deal Speculation
Organised crime accused Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala will now face charges relating to a dodgy police tender separately from other co-accused, including several senior police officers.… Read more »
South Africa: Unite Against Xenophobia - South Africans Must Target Capitalist Inequality, Not Fellow Victims
Political elites and right-wing networks are weaponising poverty to scapegoat vulnerable African migrants, distracting the public from the capitalist inequality and state failures… Read more »
June 22
South Africa: Behind SA's Migration Tensions Lies a Deeper Crisis of Institutional Trust and Accountability
The tensions surrounding migration are not simply about xenophobia or border control. They reveal a society increasingly accustomed to learning about governance failures after the… Read more »
Eswatini: Eswatini's Civic Freedoms On Trial in Landmark LGBTI Rights Legal Battle
For seven years the Eswatini Sexual and Gender Minorities group has fought the Swazi government for its citizens to have the right to freedom of association. But this is a hard… Read more »
South Africa: Scapegoating the Stranger - Xenophobia Exposes South Africa's Hollowed-Out State Capacity
A nation does not heal by attacking the people who reveal its weakness. It heals by repairing the weakness. Read more »
Malawi: Massive Malawian Repatriation - Durban Site Overflows While Bus Blunder Strands 500 in Joburg
A massive operation to repatriate thousands of Malawians faces a dual crisis: Durban's temporary processing site is overflowing, while a bus permit blunder has left hundreds… Read more »
South Africa: SAPS Launches R600m Operation to Counter Anti-Immigrant Unrest Ahead of 30 June Deadline
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia said the special operation against efforts to destabilise the country is costing taxpayers more than R600m. Read more »
South Africa: Madlanga Commission Reveals Cocaine Video 'Linking' Matlala and Van Wyk to Drug Dealings
A video screened at the Madlanga Commission suggests Vusimuzi Matlala and Mike van Wyk's involvement in cocaine trafficking, intertwining their business network with high-profile… Read more »
South Africa: Speaker Thoko Didiza's Decision to Favour Party Over Parliament Sparks Fierce Criticism
Thoko Didiza, the National Assembly Speaker, is challenged to prioritise Parliament's integrity over her obligations to the ANC, raising important questions about political… Read more »
June 21
South Africa: Weekend Killings Deepen Fears Over Political Violence Ahead of Elections
The killing of Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Sicelo Mleve and a DA councillor candidate in Cape Town has sharpened fears over political violence, with calls in Nelson Mandela Bay… Read more »
South Africa: SAPS On Standby As Anti-Immigrant Marches Draw Tiny Crowds in Cape Town
With a looming 30 June deadline, the police are on alert as protests against undocumented migrants grow, reflecting deep-seated concerns over jobs and crime in South Africa. Read more »
June 18
South Africa: Threats Drive Immigrant Traders to Abandon Shops in Springs, Gauteng
Vigilante groups in Kwathema say immigrants must be out by 30 June, or else. Read more »
South Africa: Makhanda High Court Halts Drastic Eskom Power Cuts for Troubled Karoo Towns
The Makhanda high court has temporarily halted Eskom's threatened escalating power cuts that could have led to Karoo communities being denied electricity for 14 hours a day, seven… Read more »
South Africa: Who Really Benefits From Illegal Immigration in SA?
By understanding who benefits from illegal immigration, the country can then move towards finding genuine solutions. Read more »
South Africa: Impeachment Committee Vows to Fight Ramaphosa's Court Bid to Block Its Work
A legal showdown looms that will decide whether President Cyril Ramaphosa is able to delay his impeachment hearing, possibly for years. Read more »
June 17
South Africa: From Vote-Rigging Claims to System Glitch - MK Party Narrows Election Challenge
The MK party wants technical experts questioned over a two-hour interruption in the IEC's election results system, but the commission argues the case is another failed attempt to… Read more »
South Africa: Reality Bites - - Peet Viljoen Arrested for Fraud On Arrival in SA
The former reality TV star's woes continue following his deportation from the US. Shortly after arriving in South Africa, the Hawks arrested him in connection with a R100m property… Read more »
June 16
South Africa: How Cold Cases Helped a Detective Ensure a Serial Rapist Will Never Walk Free
When a 13-year-old was raped on a rural road, she didn't beg for herself -- she begged her attacker to let her younger cousins go. Six years later, a detective going through cold… Read more »
South Africa: Judge Orders Department of Defence to Explain Ongoing 'Secrecy' of Cradock Four Documentation
Former acting Secretary of Defence Dr Thobekile Gamede faces contempt charges after failing to declassify crucial documents related to the 1985 murders of anti-apartheid activists… Read more »
