June 04
South Africa: Divergent Policy Positions May Hinder Potential ANC-DA Coalition Talks to Form a National Govt
With coalition talks officially in full swing, the ANC will have to find a suitable partner with which to form a national government. However, the possibility of the party working… Read more »
South Africa: Hail, Flooding, Snow, a Possible Tornado, Heavy Rainfall and High Winds Hit SA
In the past 24 hours, South Africa has witnessed a possible tornado north of Durban, hail in Umhlanga, snow in the Northern Cape and heavy rains and strong winds in the Western and… Read more »
June 03
South Africa: A Disturbing Journey Into the Human Psyche and Trophy Hunting
Photographer and artist Roger Ballen's latest exhibition The End of the Game is an immensely disturbing and provocative examination of the subjugation and commodification of wild… Read more »
June 02
South Africa: IEC Declares SA's Watershed May 29 Polls 'Free and Fair' As No Outright Winner Emerges
The African National Congress, which has held the majority rule since 1994 and is Africa's oldest liberation movement, has faced a historic defeat in South Africa's 2024 general… Read more »
South Africa: More Than 100 Cases of Electoral Act Violations Reported Over Voting Days - National Police Commissioner
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says it is not yet alarmed by the MK party's calls for a revote, but said it would be 'very interested' if anyone puts… Read more »
South Africa: Seven Confirmed Dead After Nelson Mandela Bay Downpours, With More Rain Expected
Seven people are confirmed to have died during a devastating flood in the Kariega (Uitenhage) area following heavy rains in Nelson Mandela Bay on Saturday. About 1,100 people were… Read more »
South Africa: Elections & Crises - Political Twists Abound in a Year of Destiny for Many Nations
The US political free-for-all includes court trials and political battles; South Africa wrestles with a new political reality; and in several other nations, citizens judge the… Read more »
South Africa: Coalition Governments At Provincial Level Set to Provide Another Challenge for NHI Takeoff
The National Health Insurance Act takes away the autonomy of provincial governments to execute healthcare service delivery initiatives and shifts it to the national government.… Read more »
May 30
South Africa: It's Now Time for South Africa to Take Zuma's Mk Party Seriously
At time of writing it is simply too early for concrete election predictions, but one outcome emerging pretty clearly is that Jacob Zuma's MK party is a political player that cannot… Read more »
South Africa: Hey Politicians, It's Time to Pack Away the Election Playbook and Get to Work
The election discourse about unemployment revolved around which party can create the most new jobs. This narrow focus glossed over the structural nature of South Africa's… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Discusses Cooperation With Other Parties
By noon on Thursday, the ANC privately acknowledged it had lost its dominance in KwaZulu-Natal. At 6pm, it reached out to political parties for a chat about cooperation. Read more »
May 31
South Africa: ANC Gags NEC Members As Mk Party Rages Over Mantashe 'Tribalism' Comment
While the Electoral Commission of South Africa continues to count ballots, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula turns the screw on ANC National Executive Committee members… Read more »
May 30
South Africa: Early Surge By Zuma's MK Party in Rural KZN Shows Potential to Lead Provincial Legislature As ANC Falters
Although key metropolitan results are still not in, so far Jacob Zuma's new MK party is a shoo-in to lead the KwaZulu-Natal legislature. While the MK Party was upbeat, other… Read more »
South Africa: Five Things We Know About the Elections Right Now
As of Thursday evening, it was still far too early to get a clear picture of the final election results. But some details are starting to come into focus out of the general… Read more »
May 29
South Africa: South Africa Must Mitigate Both High Debt and Low Growth Risks
South Africa has both a rapidly rising sovereign debt and near-zero GDP growth compounded by the limited fiscal space to deal with both. Read more »
South Africa: Thrice-Thwarted BHP Throws in the Towel On Anglo Bid, Capping a Month of High Drama
Thwarted thrice by Anglo American in what ended up as a $49bn all-share bid for the rival mining group, BHP said on Wednesday it would not make a revised firm offer after the… Read more »
South Africa: Angie Motshekga Offers Condolences After 10 Teachers Die in Head-On Collision
The crash, which claimed 13 lives, occurred in misty conditions on the R521 between Polokwane and Dendron early on Tuesday morning. Read more »
May 28
South Africa: Elections Will Reveal SA's Exposure to Social Media Digital Influence As Service for Manipulation
Without access to social media data, ensuring voters have verifiable information rather than manipulated content is difficult. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Is Positioning Itself As the U.S. Ally South Africa Once Was
President William Ruto's visit to Washington symbolises a strategic realignment in Africa, with Kenya emerging as a key economic and geopolitical partner for the US while South… Read more »
South Africa: Budget Blues - Beleaguered Eastern Cape Health Department Staff Asked to Donate to CFO's Farewell
The Eastern Cape Department of Health's chief financial officer resigned and will leave the Department on Friday. But in a heartfelt memorandum, his staff members have asked… Read more »
South Africa: Political Football - It's Either the Road Less Travelled for Mzansi, or Another Own Goal
Political parties are like football clubs and their fans behave similarly, especially in terms of blind loyalty. Read more »
South Africa: The Corruption Pandemic in South Africa Is Killing Off Our State Institutions
The post-1994 South African democratic State, which had emerged as a hope of a new dawn, has turned out to be a disappointment to many African civil society institutions and… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Has an Early Childhood Development Crisis - This Is What Political Parties Promise to Do About It
The Centre for Early Childhood Development looked at 11 political party manifestos in the run-up to Wednesday's poll, to learn how they aim to tackle the many problems in South… Read more »
South Africa: Seven Post-Election Crisis Points That May Face South Africa
What happens if there is a hung election, with no clear winner - and the various political parties are unable to reach an agreement on a coalition or a government of national… Read more »
South Africa: Coal Mining Company Sends Bulldozers Into KZN Village Before Impact Studies Are Finalised
Residents of a village in northern KwaZulu-Natal fear being permanently removed from their homes and ancestral land as the mining company Tendele has already started laying the… Read more »