September 02
South Africa: South Africa's New Climate Law Under Scrutiny in Hilarious Gnu Comedy Sketch
Politically Aweh, South Africa's cheekiest online news show, is back with a fresh offering of political shenanigans made funny. This time comedic duo KG Mogadi and Céline… Read more »
August 29
South Africa: Kumba to Invest Additional R7.6bn in Technology to Triple Output of High-Quality Iron Ore
Anglo American unit Kumba Iron Ore said on Thursday that it planned to invest an additional R7.6-billion in a processing technology that it says will treble the proportion of… Read more »
South Africa: Government of National Unity a Major Boon for South Africa and the ANC
The ANC does not have systems in place to cleanse itself. The opposition parties will compel the ANC to cleanse itself as an existential matter or else it will be voted out in… Read more »
South Africa: A Just South Africa Will Not Be Possible Until the Voices of the Ghosts, Both Living and Dead, Are Heard
Overwhelmingly, it is black South Africans and black migrants who are being ghosted in democratic South Africa. Our country is haunted by too many ghosts. Living ghosts. Read more »
August 27
South Africa: Steenhuisen's Podcast Bro Appointment of Roman Cabanac Is a Low for the DA
John Steenhuisen's choice of chief of staff is nothing more than cadre deployment - and enemies of the GNU will leap on it. Read more »
August 23
South Africa: Marikana - Another Year, Another Roll Call for Those Who Were Killed, Another Year of Broken Promises
A promise was made in 2017; Lonmin said that it would build a Green Blanket Memorial Park on this now sacred site, which would consist of a park, a soccer field, a museum and a… Read more »
August 28
South Africa: Life Still a Struggle for Residents of Cape Town's Hidden Informal Settlement With a Difference
Flamingo Heights, in the heart of Lansdowne, is home to 400 people. Read more »
August 27
South Africa: Some Relief in Store for Consumers As Fuel Price Set to Drop
Koketso Mano, a senior economist at FNB, said softer oil prices alongside a stronger rand had contributed to the expected fuel price drop. Read more »
August 25
South Africa: Keep These Three Principles in Mind to Secure Optimal Investment Returns
Sound financial advice for those investors worried about market volatility. Read more »
South Africa: Disgraced Mkhwebane Should Pay Back Money, Not Expect to Get More
The fact that the state has had to allocate resources that could have been used more constructively to the betterment of all South Africans should shame Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her… Read more »
August 26
South Africa: This Week - Discussions On Nsfas Failures, Women's Land Struggles, and the Impact of Court Decisions On Human Rights
The true cost of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme failures, a webinar on women's land struggles in post-apartheid South Africa, and a musical event raising funds for… Read more »
South Africa: Municipalities Cannot Contribute to SA's Just Energy Transition Without the Necessary Resources - Salga President
Bheke Stofile, the president of the South African Local Government Association, says a 'vicious cycle' of contradictory policies that introduce new energy players will undermine… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - The Logic of SOEs Forming Part of Line Departments
Successive varieties of the ANC all had one thing in common: they refused to allow any of the major corporations to enter the private sector. Read more »
South Africa: Court Dismisses Magashule's Former Pa Moroadi Cholota's Bid to Have Charges Dropped
The Free State High Court has dismissed an urgent application by Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant of Ace Magashule, to have fraud and corruption charges dropped in… Read more »
South Africa: Human Settlements to Give 'Missing Middle' a Helping Hand for Access to Housing
Many South Africans don't earn enough to qualify for a home loan, but earn too much to obtain government housing. Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said plans were under… Read more »
August 25
South Africa: Dummy Move - 'Stupid' Rugby Player Name Gives Up the Game for Meth Smugglers Between SA, New Zealand
A parcel containing methamphetamine that was sent from South Africa is one of the triggers that led to the arrest of a crime gang in New Zealand. Whoever sent it chose the wrong… Read more »
August 26
South Africa: Thembi Simelane's Date With Destiny Will Ripple Through GNU, EFF, MK and the Entire Justice System
The revelation that Thembi Simelane appears to have received money from someone intimately involved with the VBS scandal is likely to lead to questions about the motives behind… Read more »
South Africa: Two Men Arrested in Connection With Theft of Lottery Money Meant for GBV Victims
Hawks finally appear to be taking action against some of the fraudsters who ripped off the National Lotteries Commission. Read more »
August 25
South Africa: No Elon, DEI Must Not Die, and Here's How We Can Make It Stick
We know that diversity wins in business as in life, but why is it such a struggle to create truly diverse and inclusive workplaces? New research digs deep to explore how leaders in… Read more »
South Africa: SIU Saves Health Departments R3bn in Medico-Legal Claims, but Hawks Yet to Act
The SIU has saved provincial health departments more than R3-billion in medical malpractice claims, but the Hawks say that so far they are only 'investigating and sharing notes as… Read more »
August 26
South Africa: Exclusive - Justice Minister Took Half a Million Rand 'Loan' From Accused Vbs Investment Broker in 2016
Justice Minister Thembi Simelane took a loan of more than half a million rand from a company that brokered unlawful investments of R349-million into VBS Mutual Bank by the… Read more »
August 22
South Africa: Nsfas Battles Backlogs, Staff and Tech Woes As MPs Criticise R2m Rent for Swish Cape Town Offices
'It is better that we decentralise NSFAS and take it down to provinces, so that each and every province is able to deal and resolve its own issues especially around the appeals,'… Read more »
South Africa: Proteas Look to Overcome World Cup Final Hangover With T20 Series Victory in the Caribbean
South Africa take on the West Indies with a fresh-look side from the one that fell at the final hurdle at the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean two months ago. Read more »
South Africa: Iconic Yellow Trains Make Way for New Blue People's Train, Enhancing Commuter Convenience and Safety
In a welcome shift, the iconic yellow trains in Gauteng have now been replaced by their blue counterparts, promising both convenience and increased safety. Read more »
August 19
South Africa: Unlocking the True Value of Women's Work in School Nutrition
This Women's Month -- 30 years since the end of apartheid -- demands meaningful change. We need to shift from words to action. Recognising the work of the women who feed the… Read more »