June 12
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 11
Malawi: Malawian Soldiers Search Forest for Missing Aircraft Carrying Vice-President Saulos Chilima
President Chakwera was clinging to the hope of finding survivors after a plane carrying 10 people went missing during bad weather. 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 »
Southern Africa: It's Now Sleepy Time for Southern Africa's Cute Spiky Snufflers
The crickets and earthworms can be reliably informed that, given the advancing cold, the hedgehogs have gone to sleep. They can now chirp and chew in peace. 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 »
South Africa: Speaker First of Key Choices in Any National Unity Govt - Cooperation Talks Continue
When the National Assembly elects the Speaker at its first sitting on Friday, South Africans will have their first insight into how far negotiations for a government of national… Read more »
South Africa: A Short History Lesson On the 'Independence' of the National Prosecuting Authority
The NPA is run as a programme within the Department of Justice and the director general of that department, who is not even a member of the NPA, is its official accounting officer.… Read more »
South Africa: Wild Baboons On the South Peninsula - How Not to Manage Urban Wildlife Conflicts
Cape Town's urban baboon management programme, once a conservation and community success story, has the potential to once again be a world-class example of how to manage wildlife… Read more »
Eswatini: Mining With Royal Approval Causes Devastating Damage to Fragile Eswatini Nature Reserve
The mine has the king's blessing but no environmental authorisation. Read more »
South Africa: South African Schools Battle Growing Culture of Bullying
Bullying in schools can lead to long-term consequences relating to social adjustment and leave victims with low self-confidence and decreased motivation to study. While some… Read more »
South Africa: Clock Ticking As Big SA Parties Scramble to Meet Deadline for First Parliament Sitting
Political parties are moving with haste to expedite the terms of the government of national unity ahead of the National Assembly sitting on Friday. There has been no clear… Read more »
June 10
South Africa: South Africa's Political Impasse Threatens Progress and Unity As Parties Look to Form Gnu
South Africa stands at a crossroads. While forming a government of national unity or coalition government may seem like a solution, the potential for inefficiency and internal… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia's Insistence On GMO-Free Maize Imports Will Hurt Consumers' Pockets
With Africa struggling to meet its annual food needs, using technology and genetically modified seeds should be explored to boost production. Read more »
South Africa: Now the Election Dust Is Settling, Let's Get Back to Critical Basics of Equal Education
The progress in transforming our education system has been stifled for too long at the expense of our children. It is time to press incoming leaders to eradicate pit latrines and… Read more »