June 13
South Africa: Families of Two South Africans Jailed in Equatorial Guinea Launch 'Free Frik and Peter' Campaign
The two engineers were arrested on what they say are trumped-up drug charges days after assets of Equatorial Guinea's vice-president were seized in South Africa. Read more »
June 12
South Africa: Gift of the Givers' Imtiaz Sooliman Calls On ANC to Consider Palestine Cause in Coalition Decisions
The ongoing court case against the Israeli state cannot be stopped, thus the ANC needs to consider this when making coalition decisions, says Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz… Read more »
South Africa: Transnet Says World Bank Report Giving South Africa Abysmal Ports Ranking Marred By 'Factual Errors'
State-run logistics company Transnet has come out swinging after a World Bank report ranked the South African ports it runs the worst-performing in the world. Read more »
South Africa: Electoral Court Dismisses Expelled MK Party Founder Jabulani Khumalo's Bid for Leadership
Jabulani Khumalo has lost yet another bid to secure his political future. Read more »
South Africa: Trim South Africa's Cabinet to Build Capacity and Boost Productivity, Urges Think-Tank
The Centre for Development and Enterprise, a think-tank, believes that a smaller Cabinet of 20 ministers would be 'more agile, more collegial, and more able to maintain a degree of… Read more »
South Africa: First Endangered Cape Vulture Chick Hatches in Captivity in the Eastern Cape
Staff at vulture conservation organisation Vulpro at Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape were celebrating the hatching of an endangered Cape Vulture chick this week - the… Read more »
South Africa: The Inaugural National Assembly Sitting - MK May Be Missing in Action, but the Show Goes On
All that's needed on Friday when the National Assembly meets for the first time is that a Speaker and a President are elected. That's it. And so, politicians can buy some more time… Read more »
South Africa: Inkatha to Join Government of National Unity - It's 'The Will of the People'
The latest breakthrough in talks between political parties sees the IFP confirming it will be part of the government of national unity. Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Legislature Set to Convene, Premier Winde to Announce New Cabinet
The Western Cape legislature will kick off the post-election process to swear in new leaders on Thursday, 13 June 2024. The next few days will see all nine provincial legislatures… Read more »
South Africa: KZN Tornado and Severe Weather Events in Eastern Cape and Free State Classified As a National Disaster
In KwaZulu-Natal alone, 12 people lost their lives, more than 7,000 homes were damaged and 1,200 homeless families are receiving humanitarian aid. The tornado also destroyed or… Read more »
South Africa: 'It's Almost Criminal' - Minister Mchunu Lambasts Municipalities for Water Mismanagement
National Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has roasted 'idle' municipal officials for their failure to manage South Africa's water supplies. Read more »
South Africa: Inkatha Says It Will Form KZN Govt of Provincial Unity With ANC, DA and NFP
The proposed government of provincial unity will put forward the IFP's Thami Ntuli as premier, shutting out Jacob Zuma's MK party. Read more »
South Africa: High Court Grants Russian Orthodox Church Permission to Seize Google South Africa's Assets
South African courts can enforce foreign civil judgments -- even from Russia, which has been sanctioned by the West for its war on Ukraine -- if a court in this country grants… Read more »
South Africa: Ace Magashule Running Out of Wiggle Room After U.S. Court Approves Extradition of His Personal Assistant
In 2019, Moroadi Cholota, personal assistant to former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule, spilled the beans before the State Capture Commission on a shady R225m asbestos… Read more »
June 10
South Africa: Coalitions Complex & Complicated - - Let the Thousand Permutations Bloom
With less than a week before the National Assembly and the nine provincial legislatures have their first sittings after the elections, it is still unclear what will happen and… Read more »
June 12
South Africa/Zimbabwe: Bafana Beat Zimbabwe Before Buzzing Bloemfontein Crowd to Strengthen World Cup Hopes
The three points that Bafana Bafana earned by beating Zimbabwe 3-1 in their World Cup qualification fixture on Tuesday ensures that the team's destiny remains in its own hands. Read more »
South Africa: ANC Cements Control of Limpopo Ward, Widens Gap With EFF in Wake of National Poll Shock
With coalition negotiations ongoing and the dust of the national elections yet to settle, election officials and party agents converged in Lebowakgomo for the first by-election… Read more »
June 11
South Africa: Swing Towards Right-Wing Populism - It's Up to the People to Take a Stand
The 2024 elections saw a rise in popularity of parties like uMkhonto Wesizwe and the Patriotic Alliance. The growing influence of right-wing movements in South Africa could… Read more »
South Africa: French President Emmanuel Macron's Election Gamble Holds Lessons for Ramaphosa
In much the same way as Macron, President Cyril Ramaphosa must realise that whoever he decides to invite to join the ANC in a governing coalition will have to endure two years of… Read more »
South Africa: Government of National Unity Talks At Teething Stage in Gauteng As Premier Lesufi Wins Early Support
Political parties in SA's economic heartland are under pressure to form a provincial government, but there has been no clear agreement between the key players ahead of the first… Read more »
South Africa: Lifelong Victim With Murderous Instinct - Jacob Zuma Is an Unkillable Zombie Stalking South Africa
Like a reanimated corpse bursting from a crypt in a cheesy late-night horror movie, South Africa's wildly corrupt former president, Jacob Zuma, has returned. Read more »
South Africa: The Mixed Forces Behind Zuma's MK Party - Fed Up ANC Members, Taxi Industry, Tenderpreneurs, Ex-Fighters
Jacob Zuma's MK party emerged from virtually nowhere and in a short time managed to convince a sizeable proportion of South Africans to support them. Nationally, the renegade party… Read more »
South Africa: While Politicians Edge Towards a Power-Sharing Deal, Mining Activists Demand a Voice
In the wake of post-election negotiations for a government of national unity, civil society groups are asserting their right to be heard. 'Nothing about us without us,' declared a… Read more »
South Africa: Garden Route Ratepayers Up in Arms Over Controversial DA Appointment of Ex-Mayor to Provincial Legislature
New members of the Western Cape legislature will be sworn into office on Thursday. Among them will be the Democratic Alliance's Memory Booysen, the controversial former Garden… Read more »
South Africa: Why Can't South Africa Grow? Perhaps Because We No Longer See Value in Making Things
South Africa needs to create a manufacturing-for-export base. We are not Australia, the Lucky Country, which annually exports over three times the value of commodities we do -… Read more »