June 06
South Africa: Richards Bay Minerals' $460m Expansion Project Revived As Security Improves
Richards Bay Minerals, which mines the key industrial mineral titanium from mineral sands, said on Thursday that its long-delayed $460m Zuthi South expansion project was being… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Non-Profits Face Closure After Province Cuts Funding
Gauteng non-profit organisations voice urgent concerns after funding cuts and bureaucratic hurdles push essential services to the brink of closure. Read more »
South Africa: Patriotic Alliance Has Big Ambitions After Surprise Showing At the Polls
The Patriotic Alliance, with its controversial leaders and hardline on illegal immigrants, has become the sixth-biggest party in the National Assembly. As the party stakes its… Read more »
South Africa: Forensic Investigator's Challenge to NPA Could Rock Critical KZN Cases
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the bill establishing the Investigating Directorate against Corruption, but a row is brewing that raises new questions about the capacity of… Read more »
South Africa: When the Election Dust Has Settled, What's Left Is Hope for a Better Future
Democracy may feed envy but it is inspired by hope. And hope is surely stronger than all the other visceral emotions that accompany it. Read more »
South Africa: This Election Has Laid Bare South Africa's Democratic Deficiencies
What we have learnt again over the past week is that democracy is a marathon, not a sprint. Ours is imperfect, but without it, we lose all hope of a more equal and just society. Read more »
South Africa: The 7th Parliament - Meet Your New (And Returning) MPs
On Thursday, the Secretary to Parliament received the list of the 400 members of the National Assembly elected through 18 political parties who will become the MPs of the seventh… Read more »
June 07
South Africa: ANC Will Form a Govt of National Unity 'To Tackle Pressing Issues' - Ramaphosa
After failing to secure a majority in the recent elections, the ANC will start negotiations with other parties to form a government of national unity. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Kicks Can Down the Road With 'Government of National Unity' Play
President Cyril Ramaphosa has for the moment dodged choosing a coalition partner by proposing a 'government of national unity' which conceivably could include parties that have… Read more »
June 06
South Africa: Jozi My Jozi Spearheads Critical Change and Rise of Johannesburg Urban Rehabilitation
The movement has embarked on cleaning up Joburg's sight-for-sore-eyes gateways. Read more »
June 05
South Africa: Further Delay in Thabo Bester Trial As Court Hears Complaints of 'Inhumane' Treatment
Bester complains that his rights to a fair trial are being infringed. Read more »
South Africa: ANC in Talks With Political Parties - but Claims Zuma's MK Party Unresponsive
The ANC says it is meeting with every political party, regardless of political ideology, in an attempt to secure a coalition partner. Read more »
South Africa: The Real ANC of Tambo and Mandela Must Stand Up Against the Destructive Force Led By Zuma
The ANC liberation party is carrying a begging bowl, scrambling for coalition partners after getting just over 40% of the country's vote. Had it acted resolutely against Jacob… Read more »
South Africa: The ANC Haemorrhaging Continues - Cele, Modise, Zulu and Pandor Won't Return As MPs
The realities of the ANC's 17 percentage points plummet to 40.1% national electoral support means many familiar and senior faces disappear from the parliamentary benches. Read more »
South Africa: Zizi Kodwa Resigns As Minister After Appearing in Court On State Capture Corruption Charges
Sports, Arts, and Culture minister Zizi Kodwa has resigned amidst corruption charges involving alleged bribes and luxury perks totalling over R1.6-million. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Says DA, MK and EFF All 'Hard Sells' As Coalition Partners for ANC
A hat trick of hard sells - This is the response from the ANC's alliance partner, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, to the idea of the African National Congress forming a… Read more »
June 04
South Africa: Fatalities Rise As Hail, Flooding, Snow, Two Tornadoes, Heavy Rainfall and High Winds Hit SA
In the past 24 hours, South Africa has witnessed at least two tornadoes north of Durban, hail in Umhlanga, snow in the Northern Cape and heavy rains and strong winds in the Western… Read more »
South Africa: More Than 450 Employees At Sibanye's Kroondal Pgm Mine On Second Day of Wildcat Underground Strike
More than 450 employees at Sibanye-Stillwater's Kroondal platinum mine in North West embarked on a wildcat strike on Monday, with more than 200 underground at the Kwezi shaft and… Read more »
South Africa: Fast-Tracking Clean Technologies Lowers Energy Prices - International Energy Agency
A new analysis by the International Energy Agency has dispelled as a misconception that an accelerated energy transition will make energy more expensive. It has found affordable… Read more »
South Africa: Court Orders Gayton Mckenzie to Hand Over Documents for Corruption Probe
A court has ordered Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie to submit documents for an investigation into aspects of his Central Karoo Municipality mayorship, including the… Read more »
South Africa: Fuel Price Decrease Comes Just in Time for School Holidays
Petrol, diesel, paraffin and LP gas are all cheaper this month as winter sets in. Read more »
South Africa: In the Best Interest of South Africa, the ANC Should Form a Government of National Unity With the DA and IFP
A constitutionalist entity like the ANC can hardly get into bed with an entity like the MK party, which is a constitutional wrecking ball. Read more »
South Africa: Bring On an ANC-DA-IFP Coalition - Keep Out the Right-Wing Ranting of EFF and Mk
South Africa desperately needs infrastructure delivery. The DA's proven ability to deliver -- at least for their own constituency -- might inspire them to do so in the poorest… Read more »
South Africa: If We Want to Recover South Africa, We Need to Study the Western Cape and the City of Cape Town
The ANC in its malgovernance has put the future of the South African state under stress. We are faced with a situation where the state itself may collapse. And while the DA, the… Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma and MK's Trumpian Playbook Vs the Institutions of SA's Constitutional Democracy
On Thursday, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will hand over political parties' lists of MPs to the Secretary to Parliament, and those of MPLs to the provincial judge presidents. It's… Read more »