May 21
South Africa: DMRE Says Cadastre On Track, With 2,800 Mining Applications Finally Approved in 2023
A senior official at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy told a mining conference on Tuesday that the final agreement to implement a functioning mining cadastre was… Read more »
South Africa: JSE Investment Challenge 2024 - The Early Bird Gets the Worm!
Four Grade 11 pupils at Kingfisher Private School in Limpopo are diving headfirst into the world of finance, with Team Wall Street Wizards gearing up to conquer the JSE Investment… Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Government Says Legal Action Unnecessary, All Learners Finally Placed in Schools
Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre are celebrating after the Western Cape High Court ordered education authorities to find spaces for unplaced learners. Read more »
South Africa: Let's Be Pragmatic - The NHI Has Constructive and Contentious Aspects
Professor Susan Cleary argues that the NHI is a wide-ranging reform with both positive and controversial aspects. The key will be to find a middle ground in order to continue the… Read more »
South Africa: Early Childhood Development - Moving Beyond Departmental Silos
In anticipation of the 29 May elections, the early childhood development sector has introduced the People's Manifesto for Early Childhood Development, calling for the delivery of… Read more »
South Africa: Disgraced Financial Adviser Craig Warriner Debarred for 30 Years By Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Craig Warriner has been banned for 30 years by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for running a Ponzi scam worth billions. Read more »
South Africa: Documents Reveal How Pfizer and Moderna 'Profiteered' in Covid-19 Vaccine Negotiations
Analysts studying the contracts South Africa concluded for the Pfizer vaccine and negotiations with Moderna for the Spikevax vaccine have found many instances of corporate bullying… Read more »
South Africa: Hospital Admissions Expected to Increase As Flu Season Gets Into Full Swing
Flu season officially started on 22 April and there is a general expectation that up to 40% of South Africans will get the virus, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases… Read more »
South Africa: SA's New White Paper On Migration Doesn't Quite Hold Up Against International Human Rights
The Equal Education Law Centre is concerned about the impact that the final White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection will have on migrant and undocumented… Read more »
South Africa: After Five Blustering Years, the Post-Election Parliament Could Turn Over a New Leaf
The incoming Parliament has to navigate away from the sometimes exceptional but more often box-ticking, mediocre, kowtowing-to-ministers that was the track record of a turbulent… Read more »
South Africa: European Farmer Revolts Hold Critical Lessons for Just Transition in SA's Food System
The transition towards a food system that is resilient to the impacts of climate change will require drastic changes from production to consumption, and may require short-term… Read more »
May 22
South Africa: Nine-Year-Old Girl Fighting for Her Life After Being Shot in EFF-ANC Fight
The distraught parents of a nine-year-old girl who was hit in the head by a bullet during a clash between EFF and ANC supporters in Juju Valley settlement in Seshego, Limpopo, say… Read more »
May 21
South Africa: Mpumalanga Has Become a Coveted Coal Black Hole for SA Mining Applications
Mpumalanga remains the mysterious black hole which keeps expanding South Africa's backlog in mining applications. Tseliso Maqubela, deputy director-general for petroleum and… Read more »
South Africa: Party Manifestos Lack a Clear, Coherent and Inspiring Roadmap for a Just Transition
Given its potential for addressing climate change impacts and the unemployment crisis, it is surprising that none of the manifestos outlines a clear, coherent plan for the… Read more »
South Africa: NHI - Why You Shouldn't Quit Your Medical Scheme Just Yet
Medical scheme members around the country are worried about how they will access healthcare after the President signed the National Health Insurance Bill into law last week. Read more »
South Africa: Tension Still High in Trucking Industry Despite Cancellation of 'National Shutdown'
South African truck drivers' associations this week called off a planned 'national shutdown', but simmering tension over the employment of so-called non-South African drivers could… Read more »
South Africa: Judge Mandisa Maya Will Be SA's First Female Chief Justice - but Is Anyone Paying Attention?
Judge Mandisa Maya is set to lead South Africa's judiciary for the next 10 years after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday 21 May recommended her appointment to… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - the Critical Reasons Why South Africa Is Good At Tourism
South Africa may have messed up many parts of its economy, but somehow the tourism industry has escaped the destruction and it ranks extremely well internationally. Read more »
May 20
South Africa: MK Party Trades On Identity Politics As Zuma Invokes Zulu Nationalism, Traditional Leadership
Identity politics has been an ongoing theme when it comes to how political parties in SA position themselves, and Jacob Zuma's MK party is a textbook example. Zuma's strong show of… Read more »
South Africa: Security Forces 'Ready' to Deal With Any Unrest Following Concourt Zuma Judgment, Says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that while he is sure former president Jacob Zuma will 'respect the rule of law', any violence after the Constitutional Court ruling to uphold the… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Welcomes War Crimes Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders
Pretoria has welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to request arrest warrants for Hamas' and Israel's leaders -- a request that has enraged both… Read more »
South Africa: Load Shedding Continues to Top South African Consumers' Big Five List of Concerns
With the general election just around the corner, South Africans' top five concerns are the same as they have been for the last four years -- rolling blackouts, rising… Read more »
South Africa: Party to the Plunder? Transparency Is Needed On ANC's Tender-Linked Fundraising Machinery
Scorpio's latest investigations raise fresh questions over the ANC's financial gains from government contracts. Read more »
South Africa: Party to the Plunder? Tshwane Bus Project, Prasa Trains Deal Behind R10m ANC Donation
Does the ANC in effect feed off government contracts? The first of two new Scorpio investigations links a corrupt trains deal and a lucrative Tshwane transport project to a hefty… Read more »
May 21
South Africa: ConCourt Stamps Zuma's Ticket to Political Wilderness, Throws MK Into Uncharted Waters
The decision by the Constitutional Court upholding the Electoral Commission's decision to bar former president Jacob Zuma from being an MP has major consequences for Zuma, uMkhonto… Read more »