July 01
South Africa: SA Must Re-Engineer a Shared National Psyche of Common Purpose and Greater Good
If South Africa is serious about attaining an equal, fair and just society, it must embark on a fundamental transformation to reverse the devastating and long-lasting consequences… Read more »
South Africa: Very Big, Very Bloated, but Will the Government of National Unity Cabinet Be Better?
We look at the good, the bad and the perplexing in President Cyril Ramaphosa's new Cabinet. Read more »
June 30
South Africa: Changes in Rural Social Relations During Covid-19 a Key Driver of Political Populism
In rural areas there has been a shift towards cultural sentiment or populism post-Covid -- a return to customary practices and cultural identities has been a key feature of… Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Residents Consider Rates Boycott to Protest Against Endless Water Problems
Residents of Ermelo and surrounding towns have been let down by the Msukaligwa municipality, which has largely ignored a court order to halt pollution from the local wastewater… Read more »
July 01
South Africa: Ramaphosa Embraces Continuity in Economic Cluster of New Cabinet
Enoch Godongwana and David Masondo return to the finance ministry. Financial markets and investors will probably sigh in relief as it means continuity in fiscal prudence and… Read more »
June 30
South Africa: Non-Profits Pull Together to Alleviate Hunger in Tornado-Ravaged KZN Community
A tornado has left hunger and desperation in its wake as institutions try to aid tornado victims on the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphin Coast. Read more »
June 26
South Africa: Rassie Reaches the Only Conclusion He Could By Confirming Siya Kolisi As Bok Captain
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus confirmed Siya Kolisi will captain the team in 2024 after casting doubt on the situation a few months ago. Read more »
June 28
South Africa: DA to Continue Talks With ANC Amid Dispute Over Cabinet Posts
The DA's Federal Executive will continue negotiations with the ANC about the composition of the government of national unity despite major differences over the allocation of… Read more »
June 27
South Africa: Why SA's Health Department Will Send Flood and Heatwave Warnings to Pregnant Women
The chance of a miscarriage or stillbirth can be up to 8% higher during floods or long periods of heat than in normal times. That's why the health department will soon send… Read more »
June 26
Congo-Kinshasa: Two More SANDF Soldiers Killed in Eastern DRC, Death Toll Rises to Five
South Africa's death toll in the DRC mission has risen to five after a mortar attack on their base claimed two soldiers. Read more »
June 23
South Africa: Joburg's 'Ninja School' Is Producing Security Professionals and Building Leaders
The Security Mastery Academy in the Johannesburg CBD teaches security industry skills and personal growth. Read more »
June 24
South Africa: 24-Year-Old Arrested After Horror Crash Kills Six As Bmw Ploughs Into Pedestrians
In what the spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Department of Transport Unathi Binqose described as the worst accident recorded in the province in many years, a 24-year-old man… Read more »
June 26
South Africa: A South Africa Party? Strange and Difficult to Comprehend While Not Impossible to Imagine
While ever more political parties claim they are prepared to work with the ANC in some form in a national government, it is worth examining how close to one another these parties… Read more »
June 23
South Africa: Better Angels Prevailed - Now SA's Politicians Must Make the GNU Work
While the 2024 elections could never top the first democratic polls 30 years ago, there is a distinct 'post-1994 feeling' to the new reality facing South Africa. Read more »
South Africa: Next Mission for the Boks - - Dominate Between World Cups
The Springboks have won 13 (87%) of their past 15 Tests, including Rugby World Cup 2023 along the way. Can they stay at that level now? Read more »
South Africa: Trump and Zuma - - Authoritarianism, Nationalism and Inflammatory Populism
Jacob Zuma, whose imprisonment in 2021 set off riots resulting in more than 350 deaths, bears obvious similarities to Donald Trump, whose election loss precipitated the 6 January… Read more »
June 28
South Africa: Cape Town Cops Arrested Over Confiscated Alcohol 'Not Booked in As Evidence'
In one of several recent corruption-style cases, cops in Cape Town detained a suspect for selling liquor without a licence and confiscated crates of alcohol at the end of May. But… Read more »
South Africa: EFF's Marshall Dlamini Sentenced for Assaulting Constable in Parliament - He Remains an MP
Marshall Dlamini has been given an 18-month suspended sentence after hitting a constable in the face and breaking his glasses following the 2019 Sona event in parliament. He… Read more »
South Africa: Dry Taps, Insufficient Water Tankers and Confusion As Rand Water's Maintenance Project Hits Day 5
Less than a week into Rand Water's 37-day maintenance project, Gauteng residents face severe water shortages owing to a 'power failure' at the Zwartkopjes booster pump station.… Read more »
South Africa: Hawks Head Lauds Arrest of 33 Suspects in Vbs Heist, Updates On Critical Steinhoff Investigations
A total of 33 arrests have been made in connection with the great VBS heist, and three people have already been convicted. The Hawks are still working on the remaining 43 of 76… Read more »
June 21
South Africa: Fikile Mbalula's Brother Makes Free State Cabinet - Mxolisi Dukwana Left Out in the Cold
Following the recent elections, the ANC has kept a stronghold on its birth province, the Free State, securing 52% support. Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae has since announced her… Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa's Reminder of Sandile Dikeni's Love Poem Was Exactly What Our Country's New Union Needed
There were loud cheers when President Cyril Ramaphosa took the podium and spoke from the heart, acknowledging his and his party's failures and his acceptance of the results of the… Read more »
June 12
South Africa: Fact Check - - Could a Government of National Unity Include Two Deputy Presidents?
With just a few days to go before a government has to be formed after elections, speculation is rife that the new Cabinet could include two deputy presidents as a gesture of… Read more »
June 18
South Africa: Effective, Streamlined Government and Cabinet Needed to Drive Crucial Reforms
Cabinet would be greatly strengthened by a far more rigorous process of priority setting so that it focuses on doing fewer things well. The Cabinet needs a small number of clearly… Read more »
June 20
South Africa: Cabinet Announcement Expected On Sunday or Early Next Week As ANC, DA, PA Table First Wish Lists
The ANC and DA are far apart, but have agreed to stop public brawls to keep the GNU on track. Read more »