June 10
South Africa: ANC in Minority - Trying to Understand the Path(s) Ahead for South Africa
Why have the ANC and its allies fallen apart or become a shadow of themselves, hardly able to put a coherent idea across? What has it been in post-apartheid South Africa, possibly… Read more »
South Africa: Look Left, Look Right - What Does 'Progressive' Mean in the Coalition Talks?
Why are the MK party and the Patriotic Alliance being described as 'progressive' or 'left' -- when many of their policies are far right? Read more »
South Africa: First National Assembly Sitting Is On Friday - With or Without MK Party MPs
Amid boycott talk from the MK party, Parliament is not blinking -- and preparations for the first sitting of the National Assembly on Friday are going ahead. Read more »
South Africa: Abysmal Ranking of Transnet Ports Underscores Long Haul to Fix Key Logistics Operations and Infrastructure
The ports in Cape Town and Ngqura (in the Eastern Cape) were the world's worst performing and least competitive in 2023, ranking 405th and 404th, respectively. A total of 405 ports… Read more »
South Africa: Sorry, Comrades, the South African Electorate Doesn't Particularly Like Communists
Populist rhetoric by revolutionary Marxist-Leninists can get you bums on seats in a stadium, but not very many on the seats of Parliament, as the electorate has shown. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Qualify for Super Eight Stage With Win Over Bangladesh
June 10 (Reuters) - South Africa became the first team to qualify for the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage as spinner Keshav Maharaj defended 11 runs off the final over to help… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Why the MK Party's Political Plans Have a Low Probability of Legal Success
Last week, I wrote about some of the legal and political aspects of SA's election impasse that were not being considered. I got some really interesting responses, many from legal… Read more »
South Africa: NGO Lodges South Africa's First 'Greenwashing' Advertising Complaint With Watchdog Against TotalEnergies
Greenpeace defines greenwashing as 'a PR tactic used to make a company or product appear environmentally friendly, without meaningfully reducing its environmental impact'. Read more »
South Africa: SONA Disruptions - Parliament Had Every Right to Eject EFF MPs, Court Finds
The Western Cape High Court has found that the Economic Freedom Fighters has no right to reject the authority of parliamentary rules nor disrupt parliamentary proceedings. Read more »
South Africa: Load Reduction Hits Joburg to Prevent 'Total Grid Collapse'
It's not load shedding, but it has the same effect. Load reduction is back in Johannesburg, with City Power saying it's critical to prevent dire consequences for its power systems… Read more »
South Africa: Proteas Scrape Past Bangladesh in a Low-Scoring T20 World Cup Thriller
South Africa beat Bangladesh by four runs to all but seal their place in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Will Attend Ukraine's Peace Summit This Weekend, but Not Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa is trying to form a government but National Security Adviser Sydney Mufumadi and director-general of international relations Zane Dangor will travel to… Read more »
South Africa: Police 'Hope for Quick Arrests' After Three Children Die in Khayelitsha Barber Shop Shooting
Four people, including three children, were killed in a shooting in Khayelitsha at the weekend. The police have yet to make any arrests. Read more »
South Africa: Democracy 2024 (Day Seven) - 12 Days to Reshape a Country*
The centre holds as enough parties give a national unity government the thumbs-up. Read more »
South Africa: Venomous Sea Snakes Suffering From 'Cold Shock' Wash Up On SA Beaches
Rare venomous yellow-bellied sea snakes have been washing up on Eastern Cape and Garden Route beaches, prompting marine experts to caution against touching these deadly creatures… Read more »
South Africa: Will Foreign Policy Differences Be a Deal-Breaker in South Africa's Coalition Negotiations?
The ANC has sharp differences over foreign policy with other political parties. The question is whether these differences will be deal breakers in ongoing negotiations to form a… Read more »
June 05
South Africa: Fact Check - Was Jacob Zuma's Presidency One of '9 Amazing Years' As His Daughter Claims?
In a video circulating on social media, former president Jacob Zuma's daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is shown being interviewed at the national elections results centre (ROC)… Read more »
June 07
South Africa: DA Sets Out Principles for Gnu Participation - Constitution First, SARB Independence
The party dropped its most contentious manifesto points, such as scrapping BEE and amending the minimum wage laws, in its statement of negotiating principles, but these can… Read more »
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 »