March 19
South Africa: Soweto Residents Scrounge for Water Amid Continuing City of Joburg Crisis
The City of Johannesburg's water catastrophe has dragged on for almost three weeks, and Soweto residents say the situation is dire. Read more »
South Africa: How Eastern Cape Women Collect Water
Twenty years ago, the hope for potable water in villages near Port St Johns was sky-high after the municipality provided communal taps -- but for the past seven years, the taps… Read more »
March 21
South Africa: Bill That Calls for Full Review of US Relations With SA Crosses First Hurdle in US Congress
A bill that would call on the US government to comprehensively review US relations with South Africa crossed its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday when it passed the House of… Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Pride in Prejudice - On Human Rights Day, Be Mindful of Extremist Views Heading for SA's Parliament
As South Africa marks Human Rights Day on 21 March, it is important to remember that several parties that espouse immoral and unconstitutional views based on sometimes extreme… Read more »
South Africa: Human Rights Day 2024 Is an Opportunity to Remember, Reflect and Rethink
As South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy, it is crucial to assess the ongoing challenges to the current state of human rights and explore the extent to which they are… Read more »
South Africa: We Have a Magnificent Constitution, but the Struggle for Universal Human Rights Continues
When our leaders take the stage on Human Rights Day, one wishes that they would be honourable and honest enough to acknowledge that while strides have been made, the harsh reality… Read more »
South Africa: SAA-Takatso Deal Should Be Probed By Special Investigating Unit, MPs Say, but Gordhan Disagrees
'We would be failing in our duties as MPs if we did not ask Minister Gordhan to explain how SAA will sustain itself after 18 months.' Read more »
South Africa: Court Orders FNB to Freeze Payments From Jacob Zuma's Account - and Recover R2.9-Million Plus Interest
In a statement issued on Wednesday morning, First National Bank noted that it was instructed by the High Court to place a hold on outgoing payments from former president Jacob… Read more »
South Africa: South African Consumer Inflation Accelerates in February, Trajectory Bodes Ill for Rate Cuts
South African consumer inflation picked up pace in February, accelerating year-on-year to 5.6% from 5.3% in January. One silver lining was a slowdown in food inflation, but that… Read more »
March 19
South Africa: South Africans Less Likely to Trust Government and Media According to 2024 Barometer
In an age of corruption and misinformation, it is perhaps unsurprising that South Africans are more likely to trust their peers, online resources and businesses rather than the… Read more »
March 20
South Africa: MK Doesn't Belong to ANC, Says Zuma, Vows to Win Polls and 'Remove the Evil Ones' From Government
Addressing supporters of the MK party following arguments in the Electoral Court about the party's registration, Jacob Zuma said its name did not belong to the ANC and that the… Read more »
South Africa: MK Party Argues ANC Failed to Oppose Its Registration Before Jacob Zuma Joined
Arguing in the Electoral Court on Tuesday, lawyers representing former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto Wesizwe party tore into the ANC's application to have the party's… Read more »
March 19
South Africa: Ramaphosa Sidesteps Questions On State Capture Inaction After Raid on Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula's Home
Any action against ministers and deputy ministers implicated in State Capture would be informed by 'outcomes of the processes undertaken by the relevant entities' with… Read more »
March 18
South Africa: 'Much to Be Done' - Ramaphosa Acknowledges Challenges to Human Rights in SA
As Human Rights Day draws nearer, President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that though the government had made great strides in advancing human rights, more work was needed. Read more »
South Africa: MK Party in Parliament? It's All About Zuma - Nothing More, Nothing Less
With many a poll predicting that Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto Wesizwe party could win a not insignificant share of the vote on 29 May, there is a strong possibility of a new Parliament… Read more »
March 17
South Africa: ANC Has Perhaps Confused 'Clean Up the Party' With 'Launder Reputations of Criminals'
So much of what we see around us is surreal. How on Earth can we be voting in an election where the governing party itself has pointed out that almost 100 of its own candidates are… Read more »
March 14
South Africa: After the Bell - Gordhan's Blunders On the Runway to the Failed SAA Privatisation Deal
All of the government's future attempts at dumping its hot potatoes in private sector laps will rely on the government keeping its word, being able to execute sensibly and quickly,… Read more »
South Africa: Eben Etzebeth Crowned SA Rugby's Best for Second Consecutive Year
Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth became only the second player to win back-to-back SA Rugby Player of the Year awards. Read more »
South Africa: Mixed Bag - SA's January Mining Output Slumps, but Manufacturing Grows
The first big data bite of the industrial arms of South Africa's economy for 2024 showed a melange, with mining production falling in January while manufacturing output gained… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Failure to Deal With Corruption in the ANC May Come Back to Haunt Him
Jacob Zuma's return to politics shakes up the country's political dynamics and may lead to the fall of Cyril Ramaphosa while the ANC seeks ways to stay in power. Read more »
South Africa: SA Gets a Glimpse of a Multi-Party Charter Coalition Post the May Elections and It's Not Pretty
The opposition Multi-Party Charter is not about trust or friendship, but the means to ensure the ANC is voted out of power on 29 May, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba told the big… Read more »
South Africa: Searching for Creative Solutions Beyond Coalitions After 29 May Elections
With national unity (and the much-vaunted social compact) somewhat dead in the water, a collective approach to rescuing the country could provide a game-changing sentiment shift in… Read more »
South Africa: IFP Trounces ANC Again in KZN, Sweeping Three Newcastle Wards, While Ruling Party Defies Gauteng Naysayers
The IFP took three wards off the ANC in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, to become the largest party in the Newcastle council. The ANC had dominant wins in two rural by-elections and… Read more »
South Africa: 'Our Revolution Was Horribly Disrupted' - - Trevor Manuel On SA's Transition and Not Giving Up On Our Values
This is former finance minister Trevor Manuel's keynote address at The Gathering: Twenty Twenty-Four. Read more »
March 13
South Africa: Joshlin Smith Accused Bail Hearing Sees Violence Flare, Police Attacked Outside Court
The court proceedings for the accused, who face charges of human trafficking and kidnapping of six-year-old Joshlin Smith, were preceded by violent clashes between police and… Read more »