June 17
South Africa: 'Go Back to SA' - UK and U.S. Tell Eskom and Asbestos Corruption Accused They're Extraditable
Michael Lomas is wanted in South Africa for a case involving R745-million Eskom fraud, while Moroadi Cholota is wanted for a R255-million Free State asbestos corruption matter.… Read more »
South Africa: Jozi Turns On the Lights On the Nelson Mandela Bridge for a Brighter Future
The lighting on the iconic Nelson Mandela Bridge has been upgraded as part of a city cleanup initiative. Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Streaming Himself Playing Roblox Is No Way to Engage the Youth
Did anyone see that pre-election TikTok video of Juju with the kittens? What about the one with Mmusi singing in the shower? No? Me neither. When it comes to social media, I think… Read more »
South Africa: DA Leader Steenhuisen Has Nothing to Lose in a Country Set Back Three Decades
Over the past week, again, the minority-white people, descendants and legatees of European colonialism and settler colonialism, were presented as indispensable and claimed that… Read more »
Africa: Newspapers in South Africa - - Chronicle of a Death Foretold
With reports of the likely closure of a number of print newspapers in South Africa, what does it say about the state of our crumbling news industry and shrinking newsrooms? Read more »
June 14
South Africa: Father's Rights - - the Complex Web Many Are Forced to Navigate to Access Their Children
Beyond the deadbeat and absent father phenomenon are some fathers who want to contribute effectively and be present in their children's lives. Read more »
June 16
Africa: 16 June Uprising - How a Massacre in South Africa Led to Africa's Boycott of the 1976 Olympics
African states won new power when they demanded New Zealand withdraw because of their rugby tour of apartheid South Africa. Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Slams GNU As 'White-Led Unholy Alliance', Joins Progressive Caucus
The uMkhonto Wesizwe party has criticised the formation of a government of national unity while announcing that the party would be joining the Progressive Caucus in Parliament. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Rejects Outcome of Zelensky's Global Peace Summit
Pretoria objects to Israel's presence, among other issues. Read more »
South Africa: Coach Hugo Broos Is Rebuilding the Bafana Bafana Squad's Fighting Spirit
They might not be the Springboks or Real Madrid on the 'mentality monsters' scale, but Bafana Bafana have regained their resilience. Read more »
South Africa: The Spirit of SA's 1976 Soweto Youth Uprising Lives On in Today's Generation
The specific issues they have to tackle may differ quite substantially, but make no mistake, the young people of South Africa still want to fight injustice on many levels and… Read more »
South Africa: Power to the People - an SA Political Masterclass in Where the Real Power Lies
Politics and power can be seductive to the point where those elected to political office are susceptible to drifting further and further away from the people and mandate they're… Read more »
South Africa: What the Legacy of the June 16 Soweto Uprising Means Today
The 48th anniversary of the June 16 Soweto uprising allows us to contemplate its larger meaning - through the eyes of some of those who were there back then. Read more »
June 14
South Africa: Here's Hoping That the Government of National Unity Will Put SA Before Individual Egos
I am hopeful that the ANC, who earned the most votes at 40.18%, has come to its senses and is putting the needs of South Africans before the greed of individual party members. Read more »
South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa Elected as President Again
Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected President of South Africa. The election of the president went to the vote after the United Democratic Movement nominated EFF leader Julius… Read more »
South Africa: Inkatha Freedom Party's Thami Ntuli Is Voted in As Kwazulu-Natal's New Premier
A jubilant coalition conquered Jacob Zuma's MK party in the KZN legislature today, but the province is in for a rocky ride as uncomfortable bedfellows seek consensus to thwart MK… Read more »
South Africa: Government of National Unity Will See Parties Consulted On Ministerial Appointments, According to Signed Agreement
A copy of the final government of national unity agreement signed by the DA and the ANC confirms that the Deputy Speaker role will go to the DA, and that membership of the… Read more »
South Africa: Acid Spillage and Gas Cloud Forces Closure of Busy N3 Near Durban
At least five people are reported to have been treated in hospital and by emergency workers after hydrochloric acid spilt from a truck, generating a cloud of noxious gas fumes on… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa to Be President, DA's Annelie Lotriet to Be Deputy Speaker After Parties Reach Agreement
Live coverage of the inaugural sitting of the National Assembly after the 2024 general elections, as well as the provincial legislatures of eight provinces. Read more »
South Africa: GNU Pie Will Be Divided By Vote Share - No Cadre Deployment, Says Draft ANC Document
The ANC has formulated a draft document which outlines the key principles of the Government of National Unity, which includes sharing positions according to the proportionality of… Read more »
June 13
South Africa: Alan Winde Cements Second Term As Western Cape Premier, Saying 'I Don't Take This Lightly'
Alan Winde was elected Premier of the Western Cape on Thursday. Daylin Mitchell was re-elected as Speaker. Read more »
South Africa: Despite Rumours to the Contrary, Naledi Pandor Wants to Remain Foreign Minister, Insiders Say
Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has not made it back into Parliament -- so will President Cyril Ramaphosa expend precious political capital to keep her in the job? Read more »
South Africa: EFF's Nkululeko Dunga Gets Chop As Finance Mmc in Budget-Battered Ekurhuleni
EFF regional leader Nkululeko Dunga has been axed as finance MMC in Ekurhuleni. This could signal an end to the ANC-EFF marriage which has succeeded in removing DA mayors in… Read more »
South Africa: Controversial Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba Tipped to Be Sworn in As Premier
Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba is poised to ascend to the position of Premier of Limpopo, succeeding Stanley Mathabatha, amid a cloud of controversy and speculation, with the ANC… Read more »
South Africa: Civil Society and Eskom At Odds Over Proposal to Extend Koeberg's Life By 20 Years
Civil society organisations have cried foul over Eskom's application to have Koeberg's operating licence extended for another 20 years - but the power utility insists that the… Read more »