June 07
South Africa: ANC Will Form a Govt of National Unity 'To Tackle Pressing Issues' - Ramaphosa
After failing to secure a majority in the recent elections, the ANC will start negotiations with other parties to form a government of national unity. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Kicks Can Down the Road With 'Government of National Unity' Play
President Cyril Ramaphosa has for the moment dodged choosing a coalition partner by proposing a 'government of national unity' which conceivably could include parties that have… Read more »
June 06
South Africa: Jozi My Jozi Spearheads Critical Change and Rise of Johannesburg Urban Rehabilitation
The movement has embarked on cleaning up Joburg's sight-for-sore-eyes gateways. Read more »
June 05
South Africa: Further Delay in Thabo Bester Trial As Court Hears Complaints of 'Inhumane' Treatment
Bester complains that his rights to a fair trial are being infringed. Read more »
South Africa: ANC in Talks With Political Parties - but Claims Zuma's MK Party Unresponsive
The ANC says it is meeting with every political party, regardless of political ideology, in an attempt to secure a coalition partner. Read more »
South Africa: The Real ANC of Tambo and Mandela Must Stand Up Against the Destructive Force Led By Zuma
The ANC liberation party is carrying a begging bowl, scrambling for coalition partners after getting just over 40% of the country's vote. Had it acted resolutely against Jacob… Read more »
South Africa: The ANC Haemorrhaging Continues - Cele, Modise, Zulu and Pandor Won't Return As MPs
The realities of the ANC's 17 percentage points plummet to 40.1% national electoral support means many familiar and senior faces disappear from the parliamentary benches. Read more »
South Africa: Zizi Kodwa Resigns As Minister After Appearing in Court On State Capture Corruption Charges
Sports, Arts, and Culture minister Zizi Kodwa has resigned amidst corruption charges involving alleged bribes and luxury perks totalling over R1.6-million. Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Says DA, MK and EFF All 'Hard Sells' As Coalition Partners for ANC
A hat trick of hard sells - This is the response from the ANC's alliance partner, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, to the idea of the African National Congress forming a… Read more »
June 04
South Africa: Fatalities Rise As Hail, Flooding, Snow, Two Tornadoes, Heavy Rainfall and High Winds Hit SA
In the past 24 hours, South Africa has witnessed at least two tornadoes north of Durban, hail in Umhlanga, snow in the Northern Cape and heavy rains and strong winds in the Western… Read more »
South Africa: More Than 450 Employees At Sibanye's Kroondal Pgm Mine On Second Day of Wildcat Underground Strike
More than 450 employees at Sibanye-Stillwater's Kroondal platinum mine in North West embarked on a wildcat strike on Monday, with more than 200 underground at the Kwezi shaft and… Read more »
South Africa: Fast-Tracking Clean Technologies Lowers Energy Prices - International Energy Agency
A new analysis by the International Energy Agency has dispelled as a misconception that an accelerated energy transition will make energy more expensive. It has found affordable… Read more »
South Africa: Court Orders Gayton Mckenzie to Hand Over Documents for Corruption Probe
A court has ordered Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie to submit documents for an investigation into aspects of his Central Karoo Municipality mayorship, including the… Read more »
South Africa: Fuel Price Decrease Comes Just in Time for School Holidays
Petrol, diesel, paraffin and LP gas are all cheaper this month as winter sets in. Read more »
South Africa: In the Best Interest of South Africa, the ANC Should Form a Government of National Unity With the DA and IFP
A constitutionalist entity like the ANC can hardly get into bed with an entity like the MK party, which is a constitutional wrecking ball. Read more »
South Africa: Bring On an ANC-DA-IFP Coalition - Keep Out the Right-Wing Ranting of EFF and Mk
South Africa desperately needs infrastructure delivery. The DA's proven ability to deliver -- at least for their own constituency -- might inspire them to do so in the poorest… Read more »
South Africa: If We Want to Recover South Africa, We Need to Study the Western Cape and the City of Cape Town
The ANC in its malgovernance has put the future of the South African state under stress. We are faced with a situation where the state itself may collapse. And while the DA, the… Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma and MK's Trumpian Playbook Vs the Institutions of SA's Constitutional Democracy
On Thursday, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will hand over political parties' lists of MPs to the Secretary to Parliament, and those of MPLs to the provincial judge presidents. It's… Read more »
South Africa: Minister Ebrahim Patel Was Right About Some Things, If Not All
While his ideas were sound, it can be argued that his way of applying economic principles -- through dogged negotiations and a tendency towards micromanagement -- could have been… Read more »
South Africa: Two Men Criminally Charged for Trying to Violently Force the Closure of Mthatha Airport
Two men who were part of a group trying to forcefully close the Mthatha Airport during last week's violent taxi strike appeared in court on Monday. They were charged with attempted… Read more »
South Africa: KZN Tornado Death Toll Rises to 11 As Relief Efforts Continue
Communities and relief organisations are providing hot meals, shelter and medical assistance to hundreds of people displaced by the two tornados that tore through KwaZulu-Natal on… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Fiscal Dysfunctionality, Not Austerity, Got the ANC Into This Jam
One of the many problems with SA's political crisis is that it is generating a false narrative about the relationship between economics and politics. Clearly, SA's economy is in… Read more »
South Africa: KZN Tornado Terror - the Day a 'Snake in the Sky' Smashed Into Tongaat
Residents of Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal, have described the terror they felt as a tornado tore through the area on Monday, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Read more »
South Africa: City of Tshwane Tables R50bn Budget Aimed At Improving Finances - Amid EFF Disruption
The indebted City of Tshwane has tabled its R50.6-billion budget aimed at turning its financial position around and improving the lives of its more than four million residents. Read more »
South Africa: Steinhoff and Access to Information - What's At Stake?
Do Steinhoff's private interests trump the public interest in knowing exactly what happened in South Africa's biggest corporate fraud? That's the question at the heart of our case… Read more »