May 29, 2023
South Africa: Scientist Debra Roberts Nominated to Head World Expert Body On Climate Crisis
If Roberts wins the majority vote in Nairobi, she will become the first woman and first person from Africa to lead the IPCC. Read more »
South Africa: Reserve Bank Warns of a Shock to the System Over SA's 'Neutral' Russia-Ukraine Stance
The South African Reserve Bank has warned that perceptions that South Africa's 'neutral' stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict is a Potemkin one could have devastating consequences… Read more »
South Africa: Govt Grants All Officials (Including Putin) Diplomatic Immunity for BRICS Summit
In preparation for the BRICS foreign ministers' meeting and summit, the South African government has granted diplomatic immunity to all officials involved. Read more »
South Africa: South African Flower Wins Plant of the Year At Chelsea Flower Show
A variety of the herbaceous perennial from Hartbeespoort has landed the Plant of the Year award at the UK's premier gardening event. Read more »
May 28, 2023
South Africa: ANC and Co Are Playing With Fire - - Populist Politicking Will Always End in Tears
With political parties finding it ever harder to attract trust from South Africans ahead of next year's polls, there's an emerging trend of the more panicky among them turning to… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Announces Panel to Investigate Allegations About Russian Ship
The President has given an independent panel six weeks to complete an investigation into arms allegations about the Russian cargo vessel, the Lady R. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Risks Becoming a Failed State, Business Leaders Warn
Big business supported Cyril Ramaphosa when he threw his hat in the ring for the ANC presidency in 2017. But the goodwill around him is fading fast. Read more »
South Africa: Court Castigates Energy Minister On Axing of Anti-Nuclear Activist, Denies Leave to Appeal
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the applications of Minister Gwede Mantashe and the National Nuclear Regulator for leave to appeal against its ruling that the axing of… Read more »
South Africa: DA-Led Coalition Government Loses Control of Nelson Mandela Bay Council in Chaotic Meeting
In a chaotic council meeting on Friday, the Democratic Alliance's Retief Odendaal was voted out as mayor of the biggest metro in the Eastern Cape. This brought one of the largest… Read more »
South Africa: 'Remove Your Bulldozers,' Judge Orders Tendele Coal Mining Company
Rural residents in KwaZulu-Natal have scored another legal victory against the Johannesburg-based Tendele coal mining company, winning an interim court interdict that compels the… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa 'Satisfied' With Govt Response to Cholera Outbreak, Vows to Visit Hammanskraal
A government investigation is yet to find the source of contaminated water, while 23 people have lost their lives and dozens have been hospitalised. Read more »
May 25, 2023
South Africa: Eskom Bailout Legislation Passes in the House, With Sharp Politicking and Gerrymandering
Eskom received parliamentary approval for its R254bn bailout after the House on Thursday passed the Eskom Debt Relief Bill -- but not before a bit of parliamentary sleight of hand. Read more »
South Africa: Rand Hits Record Low Despite Reserve Bank Hiking Interest Rates By 50 Basis Points
The rand sank to a record low on Thursday after the statement by the South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee and subsequent comments by the governor painted a bleak… Read more »
South Africa: Zondo Questions 'Pathetic Dereliction of Duty' After Home Affairs Ignores ConCourt Order for Three Years
Constitutional Court judges found themselves baffled by the conduct of the Department of Home Affairs after it ignored a 2017 court order to amend immigration legislation. The… Read more »
South Africa: Orlando Pirates Have One Last Underdog to Vanquish in Their Pursuit of Glory - Dogged Sekhukhune
Orlando Pirates will take on Sekhukhune United in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday. The former are an overwhelming favourite, while the latter will be out to derail the Soweto… Read more »
South Africa: Cholera Toll Rises Amid Calls for Swift Action and Less Finger-Pointing
The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in Gauteng has risen to 21, with another death being recorded in the Free State. The question now being asked is how does the government… Read more »
May 24, 2023
South Africa: The Meaning of Revolutionary or Emancipatory Consciousness and Action Before and After 1990/94
I would argue that South Africa's transition of 1994 was a revolutionary change, or in the words of the ANC and SACP of the time, a 'democratic breakthrough'. It was not a… Read more »
South Africa: Consumer Inflation Slows to 11-Month Low of 6.8%, But Reserve Bank Still Expected to Hike Rates
As winter sets in, the cost-of-living crisis is sweeping like a scythe across South African society and the harvest reaped will be bitter. Read more »
May 25, 2023
South Africa: Former Gauteng Premier Denies He Was Part of Decision to End Contract With Healthcare Provider
The much-anticipated testimony by former Gauteng premier David Makhura took place on Wednesday where he vehemently denied having been part of the decision to terminate the Life… Read more »
May 24, 2023
South Africa: Andries Tatane Died for Water - Hammanskraal Cholera Deaths Did Not Come Out of the Blue
Hammanskraal falls under the control of one of the biggest metros in the country -- and our capital city. Imagine what's happening to those in our far-flung rural areas? Read more »
Southern Africa: Ex-Mozambican Finance Minister Must Be Extradited to U.S., South African Court Rules
The Constitutional Court has dismissed Mozambique's leave to appeal against Chang's extradition to the US. Nothing now seems to stand in the way of the former finance minister… Read more »
May 25, 2023
South Africa: Tshwane Mayor Points Finger At 'Network of Corruption' As Cholera Death Toll Rises to 17
'We have failed to eradicate a network of corruption,' said Tshwane's executive mayor Cilliers Brink, while the capital scrambles to find the source of a deadly cholera outbreak… Read more »
May 23, 2023
South Africa: Tendele Coal Mining Sends in the Bulldozers in Rural KZN Before Crucial High Court Interdict Ruling
Residents allege Tendele is acting unlawfully and appears to be breaching the spirit of previous undertakings to hold off on any 'mining or related activities' until a court case… Read more »
May 24, 2023
South Africa: Why Splitting Eskom Into Three Separate Entities Is a Terrible Idea
In South Africa, with very rapid growth in renewables, one thing we do not need is an unreliable transmission network. If we do not focus closely on where new power sources are… Read more »
South Africa: A Spell of Spots Scattered Around the Karoo Veld
Our visit to a family farm just south of Gariep Dam happened when a truly Biblical drought had begun to bite deep. But despite it, life seemed unaccountably cheerful out here at… Read more »