May 20
South Africa: MK Party Trades On Identity Politics As Zuma Invokes Zulu Nationalism, Traditional Leadership
Identity politics has been an ongoing theme when it comes to how political parties in SA position themselves, and Jacob Zuma's MK party is a textbook example. Zuma's strong show of… Read more »
South Africa: Security Forces 'Ready' to Deal With Any Unrest Following Concourt Zuma Judgment, Says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that while he is sure former president Jacob Zuma will 'respect the rule of law', any violence after the Constitutional Court ruling to uphold the… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Welcomes War Crimes Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders
Pretoria has welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to request arrest warrants for Hamas' and Israel's leaders -- a request that has enraged both… Read more »
South Africa: Load Shedding Continues to Top South African Consumers' Big Five List of Concerns
With the general election just around the corner, South Africans' top five concerns are the same as they have been for the last four years -- rolling blackouts, rising… Read more »
South Africa: Party to the Plunder? Transparency Is Needed On ANC's Tender-Linked Fundraising Machinery
Scorpio's latest investigations raise fresh questions over the ANC's financial gains from government contracts. Read more »
South Africa: Party to the Plunder? Tshwane Bus Project, Prasa Trains Deal Behind R10m ANC Donation
Does the ANC in effect feed off government contracts? The first of two new Scorpio investigations links a corrupt trains deal and a lucrative Tshwane transport project to a hefty… Read more »
May 21
South Africa: ConCourt Stamps Zuma's Ticket to Political Wilderness, Throws MK Into Uncharted Waters
The decision by the Constitutional Court upholding the Electoral Commission's decision to bar former president Jacob Zuma from being an MP has major consequences for Zuma, uMkhonto… Read more »
May 20
South Africa: Comic Con Cape Town 2024 - a Big Level Up From Previous One
A look back at the pros and cons of Comic Con Cape Town 2024, the Mother City's second Comic Con pop culture celebration. Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Not Eligible to Stand for Parliament, Concourt Rules
The Constitutional Court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to stand for office in the National Assembly, just a day after he led the uMkhonto Wesizwe… Read more »
May 19
South Africa: Truckloads of Hope Arrive in KZN As 40 Rhinos Are Dropped Off At Munywana Conservancy
A convoy of trucks carrying 40 'semi-wild' rhinos has rolled into KwaZulu-Natal, delivering a welcome ray of hope to a province under brutal siege by horn poachers. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Ponders Giving Private Sector More Say in NHI Roll-Out - Presidency Spokesperson
President Cyril Ramaphosa had 'noted the concerns expressed by some business leaders about his signing into law of the NHI Bill', and was considering how to give the private sector… Read more »
May 16
South Africa: Escaping to the Karoo for Remarkable Back Road Adventures in a Trusty Double-Cab
It's not the years you clocked, it's the road you took to get here. And maybe the books you wrote along the way, writes 'Karoo Space's Chris Marais. Read more »
South Africa: Starmer Echoes Blair in 1997 As Labour Kicks Off Bid for Power
Keir Starmer will fire the starting gun on his bid to be Labour's first leader since Tony Blair to win a UK general election by borrowing from the totemic premier's campaign play… Read more »
South Africa: Integrating Circular Economy Principles Can Help Boost SA's Long-Term Economic Growth
Small businesses that adopt circularity principles have been shown to grow at twice the rate of their competitors. Experience across a wide range of businesses indicates that it is… Read more »
South Africa: Election Day Reverberations Will Be Felt in Days and Weeks to Follow
There is little to suggest that the election will be a stable affair with blue-blazer middle-class behaviour, and that the days after the poll will return South Africa to its… Read more »
South Africa: Vandals and Thieves Are Stripping Gauteng's Infrastructure At an Alarming Rate
Law enforcement authorities are fighting a losing battle against the theft and destruction of critical infrastructure in Gauteng. Read more »
South Africa: We Live in a Democracy That Was Born Out of Pain and Struggle - - Let's Not Squander It
The opportunity of this election is that South Africans are once again being reminded that South Africa is not defined by ineffective political leaders, but rather by the spirit… Read more »
May 17
South Africa: Fields of Dreams - Breaking Barriers, Empowering Farmers Through Mentorship and Innovation
Agro-entrepreneur Andile Siphesihle Ngcobo has become the mentor and business strategist he wished he had. Read more »
South Africa: How Alleged Ret 'Guptabots' Migrated Overnight to Zuma's Mk Party
A report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change has described how the online RET community deserted the EFF and migrated en masse to the MK party. Read more »
South Africa: Confirmed - Secretary to Parliament Xolile George Receives an Annual Salary of R5m
Scorpio cuts through Parliament's obfuscation around Secretary to Parliament Xolile George's exorbitant salary and allegedly questionable contract negotiations - R5-million is the… Read more »
May 16
South Africa: Why the Concourt Is Not the Appropriate Body to Address Challenges to the NHI Act
The Constitution does not and should not prevent the democratically elected government from passing laws merely because an economically powerful minority opposes it. Read more »
May 15
South Africa: Greater Cradle Nature Reserve - A Surprising Origin Safari to the Roots of Humankind
A trip to the Greater Cradle Nature Reserve in the Cradle of Humankind reveals the precariousness of our ancestral past and reminds us that herein lies our future. Read more »
May 16
South Africa: NHI Fund Will Take Decades to Roll Out - - We Answer Your Burning Questions
Daily Maverick readers have sent us many questions -- some excited, some anxious about the National Health Insurance fund plans announced on 15 May. Read more »
May 14
South Africa: Kinnear Murder Trial State Witness Explains How 'Pinging' Can Track a Cellphone User's Location
A US citizen whose company designed a system to track cellphones testified in the Western Cape Division of the High Court that the LAD platform could accurately determine a… Read more »
May 15
South Africa: SA Poultry Industry Warns of Imminent Breakout of Avian Flu
State vets call for a coordinated approach between farmers and the government to effectively manage future animal disease outbreaks. Read more »