October 10, 2023
South Africa: Fikile Mbalula's Attack On Ace Magashule, AKA It's Still Cold Outside the ANC Tent
Public comments by the ANC secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, claiming his predecessor Ace Magashule 'ruined everything and the ANC in the Free State', symbolise how the party is… Read more »
South Africa: After 54 Years, Activist's Family Hears the Truth Behind His Death At Hands of Apartheid Police
Fifty-four years after his death in detention, a judge has confirmed what the family of Imam Abdullah Haron always knew -- Haron was tortured and murdered by members of the… Read more »
October 09, 2023
South Africa: Springboks Will Focus on Winning Whether or Not They Are Allowed to Fly the Flag
The Boks will focus on playing for 60 million South Africans regardless of whether or not they are allowed to fly the flag. Read more »
South Africa: Suspected 28s Gang Boss Ralph Stanfield's Legal Woes Intensify After Attempted Murder Charge Heard in Court
Alleged 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield faces escalating legal problems, from which he is trying to distance himself. Together with his wife, Nicole Johnson, and three others, he… Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Needs R3.8bn a Year to Fix Potholes and Maintain Roads
MEC for Transport and Community Safety in the Eastern Cape Xolile Nqatha has told the provincial legislature that R3.8-billion a year is needed for road maintenance. Potholes have… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Heads to Court After City Manager Declares His Seat Vacant
The Nelson Mandela Bay metro was plunged into political chaos on Monday night as the city manager declared the seats of Executive Mayor Gary van Niekerk and his MMC for Safety and… Read more »
Mozambique: Protecting Election Observers to Bolster Peace and Democratic Resilience in Mozambique
This week, on 11 October, Mozambicans will vote to choose their representatives in 65 municipalities across the country in the sixth municipal elections. Ensuring the protection of… Read more »
South Africa: Poultry Association Says Nation's Eggs and Chicken - When Properly Cooked - Are Safe
There's no reason to worry about contracting bird flu from consuming local poultry products. Read more »
South Africa: Crime, Corruption, Power Crisis and Logistical Deficits Mean Deep Trouble for SA's Mining Sector
Tipping over the edge will affect not only the South African, but the global economy, given the country's resources riches. And SA's metals and minerals are crucial to addressing… Read more »
South Africa: KZN ANC Rejects Poll Suggesting Loss to IFP-DA Coalition Next Year
Despite the release of a poll suggesting that an IFP-DA coalition will win more votes than the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal in next year's general election, the party's provincial leader… Read more »
South Africa: Subsidising These 10 Essential Products Could Help Stave Off Malnutrition in SA, Say Civil Society Groups
With millions of children not getting enough nutrition, the DG Murray Trust's Grow Great project has intensified its call for the government and food industry to waive mark-ups on… Read more »
October 05, 2023
South Africa: Ramaphosa and Mnangagwa in Cross-Border Inspection At Beitbridge's New Zim Customs Post
President Cyril Ramaphosa was joined by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday when the pair toured Zimbabwe's new customs office at the Beitbridge border. Read more »
October 06, 2023
South Africa: Appeals for Calm in Soweto After Child Deaths Allegedly Linked to Toxic Spaza Biscuits
Two children died in Naledi, Soweto, after allegedly eating food from a spaza shop, and some in the community now want what they refer to as foreign-owned stores, to close. Read more »
October 05, 2023
South Africa: From Johannesburg to Jail - Bobi Wine Pleads for Action Against Museveni As He Is Arrested At Airport
Silence over abuses of human rights and democracy such as those experienced in Uganda and Zimbabwe amounts to consent. Read more »
South Africa: Motorist Slain in Cape Town Reportedly Related to Gunman Killed Outside City Restaurant Last Year
In October 2022 a shootout occurred outside a Cape Town restaurant that previously cropped up in an organised crime court case - the violence left a gunman dead. It now turns out… Read more »
South Africa: Crucial Cellphone Evidence Expected in Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial
On the stand in the Pretoria High Court this week, Constable Sizwe Skhumbuzo Zungu claimed to have seen the five accused on the night of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa's murder. He kept… Read more »
South Africa: To Save Our Game Reserves, South Africa Needs to Look to Fellow African States for Solutions
Joining famed conservationists Jane Goodall and Carl Jones at the 12th Oppenheimer Research Conference, a former SANParks conservation boss warns that - thanks to a lack of funds… Read more »
South Africa: More Than Half of the Survivors of Johannesburg Fire Are South Africans, Action Group Reveals
A coalition of NGOs and activists - the Johannesburg Fire Response Action Group - has revealed crucial data 35 days after the devastating Marshalltown fire at 80 Albert St in… Read more »
South Africa: State-Owned Transport Group Leadership Exodus Continues As Another Executive Resigns
Mzimela has been facing enormous pressure to resign because under her watch, Transnet's rail network, which she manages, has become inefficient and unreliable for big industry. Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Gets R1.2 Billion Boost From Cruise Industry
The docking of cruise ship Vasco da Gama in Cape Town is not a re-enactment of the Portuguese colonialist's 1497 arrival, but the opening of the cruise liner tourism season on 2… Read more »
October 04, 2023
South Africa: Judicial Service Commission Fills Just Half of Supreme Court of Appeal Posts - But Why?
South Africa's most stressful public job interviews, the Judicial Service Commission hearings to fill judge posts, have been taking place this week. Yet despite interviewing 10… Read more »
South Africa: Parliament's Sanctioning Over 'Shut Up' Outburst Laughable - Police Minister
Police Minister Bheki Cele says he will challenge a recommendation from Parliament that he apologise for telling anti-crime activist lobbyist Ian Cameron to 'shut up'. Read more »
South Africa: Zuma's Bid to Set Aside Raymond Zondo's Appointment As Chief Justice Is a Legal Nonsense
What kind of lawyer would be brazen enough to advance such mendacious legal arguments on behalf of their equally mendacious client, knowing there is zero chance that the challenge… Read more »
South Africa: Two Nelson Mandela Bay Supply Dams Are Overflowing But Crucial Reservoir Is Only 24% Full
Two of the dams on which the Nelson Mandela Bay metro depends for its reticulated water were still overflowing on Wednesday as forecasters predicted more heavy rain for the area… Read more »
South Africa: Postbank Insists Mthatha Social Grant Payments Went Smoothly, Despite Pensioners' Complaints of Delays
While Postbank denied any problems with pension payouts, some elderly people had to spend days queueing for their money as yet another payout point in Mthatha ran out of cash this… Read more »