February 15
South Africa: Why Judge Granted Cancer Patients Interim Relief for 'Miracle Doctor' With Questionable Staff Relations
Dr Louis Kathan's admission and practising privileges at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital were terminated after he continued to talk to female colleagues about strip clubs, lap… Read more »
February 12
South Africa: Court Orders SAPS to Investigate 'Organised Crime' Attacks On Intercape Buses
The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Makhanda issued a scathing judgment against the SA Police Service for failing to properly investigate attacks on Intercape buses and… Read more »
February 04
South Africa: Peanut Butters - Eden All Natural and Pick n Pay No Name - Recalled
Pick n Pay has issued a recall after standard testing picked up the presence of higher-than-allowed levels of a naturally occurring toxin. It's not the only retailer selling Eden… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's 'Insult Law' Is Being Weaponised to Silence Critics of Zanu-PF Government
In the past two years, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights have recorded 40 cases of citizens being arrested and prosecuted on charges of undermining or insulting President Emmerson… Read more »
South Africa: Does SA's New Tobacco Bill Have Enough Horsepower to Thwart Formula 1 Races On TV?
Tobacco ads have been banned in many countries for years, but Big Tobacco is finding ways to get around the rules - like partnering with Formula 1 to punt their new products to a… Read more »
January 31
Africa: Africa Can't Afford Another Lost Decade - - What Has Gone Wrong?
Not long ago, the continent was the poster child for fast-growing emerging markets, with The Economist declaring in 2011 'Africa Rising' on its cover. Read more »
January 29
South Africa: ANC NEC Suspends Ex-President Jacob Zuma Over MK Party Support
The ANC has suspended its former leader Jacob Zuma from the party. This comes more than a month after he announced his support for the newly formed uMkhonto Wesizwe party. Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma, the Violence-Monger - Concern Over Unrest in 2024 Polls
The SA Human Rights Commission's inconclusive findings about the 2021 KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng riots should serve as a warning about the potential for more violence in the… Read more »
January 14
South Africa: SA's Genocide Case Against Israel Could End the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza, Says Amnesty International
Aid organisations, solidarity campaigns and scholars have voiced their support for South Africa's genocide case against Israel, which concluded on Friday afternoon at the… Read more »
January 12
South Africa: 'Nothing Will Stop This Suffering, Except an Order From This Court' - - SA Sets Out the Evidence Against Israel
South Africa's high-powered legal team urged the International Court of Justice to assert its authority at the Hague on Thursday. Israel will present its arguments on Friday. Read more »
January 09
South Africa: Surprise! South African Banks Are Not Colluding to Destroy the Country
What the Competition Appeal Court's finding demonstrates is that Minister Ntshavheni's notion that there is a grand conspiracy of banks colluding to depress the value of the rand… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Fears of Violence in Sierra Leone As Former President Koroma Faces Treason Charge
The need for unity in Sierra Leone in the wake of a brutal 11-year civil war, which ended in 2002 and left an estimated 50,000 people dead and the economy in tatters, is always top… Read more »
December 12, 2023
South Africa: Alleged Parliament Arsonist Zandile Mafe Found Unfit to Stand Trial
Suspected Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe will not face a criminal trial after he was declared unfit to stand trial on Monday, almost two years after he allegedly set fire to the… Read more »
South Africa: Battle for Zulu Throne Reignited As King Misuzulu Kazwelithini's Recognition Ruled Unlawful
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been ordered to appoint an investigating committee comprising experts on Zulu royal matters to determine the rightful heir to the throne after he was… Read more »
December 07, 2023
South Africa: Zondo to Meet Ramaphosa Over 'Unacceptable' Delays in Creating Independent Judiciary
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has railed against the executive for ignoring a call for a fully independent judiciary. Judges attending the 2023 Judges' Conference have also called… Read more »
South Africa: Vague Intelligence Law Amendments Open Door to Ongoing Abuse By State Security Agency
Inspector-General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel has told MPs the proposed intelligence law overhaul should strengthen oversight of South Africa's intelligence services. Read more »
December 06, 2023
South Africa: Nhlalayenza Ndlovu 'Cannot Become Another Police Statistic in the Ongoing Slaughter of Councillors' - Chris Pappas
The uMngeni Municipality has offered a R100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of its chief whip Nhlalayenza Ndlovu's murderers. Mayor and deputy DA KZN leader Chris… Read more »
December 05, 2023
South Africa: 'Xenophobic' Commissioner At Joburg Fire Inquiry Must Be Recused, Say Applicants
A commissioner appointed to assist Justice Sisi Khampepe's inquiry into the Johannesburg blaze that killed 77 people has been accused of supporting the xenophobic organisation… Read more »
South Africa: Concourt Unlikely to Overturn Ezulweni Liquidation Order - But It Could Buy Time for the ANC
Ezulweni Investments threatened to have the ANC liquidated over a R102m debt, but has agreed to wait for the party's appeal in the Constitutional Court. Read more »
South Africa: R151-Million Cocaine Disguised in Meat Boxes Seized in Durban in Latest South Africa-Brazil Bust
Over roughly two months, South African police have seized more than R360-million worth of cocaine that arrived in this country from Brazil. Daily Maverick previously reported that… Read more »
December 04, 2023
South Africa: Attorney Held After Car Chase - Prosecutor in Charl Kinnear Murder Case Claims Intimidation
An attorney who was seen at murder accused Zane Kilian's bail hearing and is seemingly linked to other suspects in Charl Kinnear's murder case was briefly detained after allegedly… Read more »
South Africa: Court Orders Angelo Agrizzi to Be Tried Separately in Correctional Services Corruption Case
The R1.8bn corruption case against former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi and three co-accused has been repeatedly delayed due to Agrizzi's ill health. The Gauteng Division of the High… Read more »
South Africa: ANC in Trouble As High Court Sheriff Attempts Asset Seizure Over R102-Million Election Banner Debt
Despite nine judges in three different courts ruling that the ANC had a binding contract with Ezulwini Investments for election banners ahead of the 2019 general elections, the… Read more »
December 03, 2023
South Africa: Male Homicide Rate Is an Epidemic Hiding in Plain Sight
Our study confirms the massive, disproportionate and enduring homicide risk among South African men, which highlights their relative neglect in the country's prevention and policy… Read more »
December 04, 2023
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Discharge of DD Mabuza Trial Judge Delays Truth for Many More Years
On 24 July 2023, for reasons that remain unknown to Daily Maverick, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed an order that discharged Judge Cassim Sardiwalla from his duties at the Gauteng… Read more »