July 03
South Africa: Gupta-Linked Estina Dairy Grossly Inflated Equipment Import Prices, Court Hears
The Pretoria Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday that equipment imported for the Gupta-linked Estina dairy farm was grossly overpriced in an alleged money laundering attempt. A… Read more »
South Africa: Fact Check - Is SA's New Home Affairs Minister Zimbabwean?
The claim that new Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber is from Zimbabwe points to a xenophobic campaign waged on social media in recent years. Read more »
South Africa: Mamelodi Sundowns Confirm Coach Rulani Mokwena's Departure Despite DStv Premiership Success
Mamelodi Sundowns have begun the search for a new coach after confirming Rulani Mokwena's departure. Manqoba Mngqithi will temporarily take the reins. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Overall Agricultural Conditions Look Promising
The weather forecasters tell us that we have exited the El Niño drought period and are transitioning into a La Niña event, which typically brings rain. Such a weather… Read more »
South Africa: GNU Must Prioritise Empowering Whistle-Blowers and Strengthening Anti-Corruption Fight
In the aftermath of State Capture, which cost the country around R1.5-trillion during Jacob Zuma's second term in office, corruption continues to be a significant hurdle for South… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Sovereign Wealth Fund Paid 'Grossly Inflated' $1.6bn for Shares in Mining House
Authorities in Zimbabwe have refused to disclose who got the massive payout, an amount equivalent to 5% of the nation's GDP. Read more »
July 02
South Africa: Community Policing Forums Plead for Minister Mchunu to Counter Rampant Crime
Community policing forums, anti-crime activists and police unions want new Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to create an environment in which people can freely walk to church or the… Read more »
South Africa: Forging a Way Forward for South African Agriculture
To successfully achieve transformative outcomes in agriculture, state capacity should be reinforced. The various directorates in the government that run the land reform programmes… Read more »
South Africa: 'Blue Light Bullies' Case Drags On While Members of Mashatile's Vip Protection Unit Are Back At Work
A year ago, eight police officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile's protection unit allegedly assaulted military trainees on the N1 highway in Johannesburg. Justice is… Read more »
South Africa: 'NHI Is His Hammer' - Mixed Feelings As Aaron Motsoaledi Returns to the Health Ministry
While some members of South Africa's medical fraternity and civil society advocates were cautiously optimistic about the return of Dr Aaron Motsoaledi as Minister of Health, some… Read more »
South Africa: Will the New Eastern Cape Govt Give Back 24/7 Health Centre to the People of Ngcobo?
A rural Eastern Cape health centre has had to close its doors at night because of crime and dry taps. But neither the local municipality, police or provincial health department say… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Political Monopoly Has Been Broken - Could It Help the Economy?
Policies to ensure that economic power is not concentrated, and that outcomes are good even for those who lack power in market relationships, can't be designed where there is a… Read more »
South Africa: Achieving Quality Schooling for All South Africa's Learners Is Within Our Reach
Simple simulations show that by sustaining past improvements in the South African schooling system, reaching the relatively acceptable quality seen in Malaysia today is possible in… Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Barber Shop Murder Suspects Could Kill More People If Granted Bail, Court Told
In an affidavit, investigating officer Constable Sibusiso Manqndi said that releasing the two suspects on bail could endanger the public. Read more »
South Africa: Arcelormittal Grants Reprieve to Steel Operations, Thousands of Jobs Saved
The increased power generation by Eskom (there have been no blackouts for about three months) and improved rail volumes by Transnet have given ArcelorMittal breathing room to… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube's Poisoned Gnu Chalice
Just how unpleasant a poisoned chalice has the DA's Siviwe Gwarube - now the new Minister of Basic Education - been handed? Read more »
South Africa: Impasse - Gauteng Cabinet Talks Between ANC and DA Collapse Yet Again
Negotiations to form a government of provincial unity in Gauteng have once again collapsed, with the ANC insisting on having the upper hand and the DA seeking an arrangement that… Read more »
South Africa: UN Demands Release of South African Engineers Held in Equatorial Guinea
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention effectively rejected the drug charges against Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham as bogus. Read more »
South Africa: Pension Funds Amendment Bill - What's Cooking With the Two-Pot Retirement Reform?
With less than two months to the implementation date on 1 September, the two-pot retirement reforms hang in the balance as retirement fund administrators wait on the signing of the… Read more »
South Africa: Biden Congratulates Ramaphosa On Re-Election and Forming the GNU
The US president also confirmed he will visit SA for the 2025 G20 summit, but it's by no means certain that he'll still be president then. Read more »
South Africa: The Compensation the Financial Services Ombud Can Award You Has Increased to a Maximum of R3.5m
Just more than 20 years after the office of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services ombud was formed, the limits on the compensation it can award have finally been… Read more »
South Africa: ECD Bill Should Be a Priority for New Basic Education Minister - Our Children's Futures Depend On It
With Parliament set to start its new term, and a new administration at the helm, swift finalisation of the draft Children's Amendment Bill should be a clear priority. Read more »
South Africa: Intelligence Operation Nets 15 Cable Theft Suspects, Including City Power Workers
Six theft suspects, including three City Power security guards, appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrates' Court on Monday. Read more »
July 01
South Africa: Premier Lesufi Halts Gauteng Cabinet Announcement After Negotiations With DA Stall
It's back to the negotiating table for the ANC and DA in Gauteng after efforts to form a provincial government of unity again failed on Monday. Read more »
July 02
South Africa: What the New Cabinet Could Mean for SA's Energy and Environment Future
The government of national unity has brought about a new Cabinet and significant changes with it. What could some of these shifts hold for SA's energy and environmental policies? Read more »