May 23, 2023
South Africa: National Reading Plan to Be Revised As SA Grapples With Poor Early Grade Learner Literacy
Efforts by the Department of Basic Education to revise its National Reading Plan are under way, with officials pushing a 'refined focus' on early childhood and African home… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Cholera Outbreak - What You Can Do to Ensure Your Water Is Safe
As health authorities scramble to combat the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal that has claimed 15 lives and infected dozens more, it's vital that communities ensure their water is… Read more »
South Africa: Casualties Pile Up in Devastating Rare Succulent Poaching Spree
Overwhelmed by the sheer number of bleeding soldiers at the Battle of Metz in 1793, a French military surgeon was forced to develop a rapid classification system to determine which… Read more »
May 22, 2023
South Africa: Cholera Death Toll in Hammanskraal Rises to 15 As Probe Yet to Find Source of Contaminated Water
The cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal has claimed 15 lives and 34 others have been admitted to the Jubilee District Hospital, where a command centre has been activated. Read more »
South Africa: Cradock Police Confirm Investigation Into Five-Year-Old's Icy Classroom Weekend
How a five-year-old boy from Cradock came to be locked in a freezing school classroom for three days earlier this month is under police scrutiny. Read more »
South Africa: What You Need to Know About Cholera and the Spread of Infectious Sicknesses
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is investigating the source of a 'diarrhoeal disease' outbreak in the City of Tshwane's Region 2, which includes Hammanskraal.… Read more »
South Africa: Behind UCT Council Chair Babalwa Ngonyama's Resignation
UCT Council Chair Babalwa Ngonyama announced in an email on Monday that she is resigning from her role, citing her concerns about a panel tasked by the council with investigating… Read more »
South Africa: SA Reserve Bank Set to Hike Rates Again to Contain Rand Meltdown and Fresh Inflation Pressures
The South African Reserve Bank looks set to hike rates for a 10th consecutive time when its Monetary Policy Committee wraps up its three-day meeting this week on Thursday. The… Read more »
May 21, 2023
South Africa: Cholera in Hammanskraal - SA Government Must Pay and Be Accountable
The South African government and the City of Tshwane must face a class action for the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal and surrounds, which is the result of a decade-long water… Read more »
South Africa: City of Tshwane Awaits Tests From NICD After Outbreak of Diarrhoeal Disease in Hammanskraal
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is said to be investigating the source of the 'diarrhoeal disease' outbreak in the City of Tshwane's Region 2, which… Read more »
South Africa: Is U.S. Ambassador Reuben Brigety a Loose Cannon - Or a Consummate Professional?
The loose cannon theory seems unlikely. For one thing, Brigety has not retracted anything he said last week. Or not publicly. If he apologised, it would seem he was doing so for… Read more »
South Africa: Proteas Netball Squad Announced As First Home World Cup Beckons
Bongiwe Msomi will lead an experienced Proteas squad at the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, starting on 26 July. Read more »
South Africa: Grain SA CEO - Poorly Regulated Coal Mining Is a Threat to Food Security
South Africa's coal mining sector, much of it opaque and shabbily regulated, is not just an environmental hazard. It is also a serious threat to food security as it mangles… Read more »
South Africa: Health Minister Calls for Vigilance After Two Cases of Contagious Diphtheria Confirmed
The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, has called for vigilance after two cases of an uncommon but highly contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection,… Read more »
South Africa: A Proposal to Upskill the 81 Percent of Grade 4 Children in South Africa Who Can't Read
We propose that the Treasury provides an additional conditional grant to enable provincial education departments to ensure that improving reading skills is adequately and equitably… Read more »
May 20, 2023
South Africa: SA's Light Bulb Moment - Eskom Syndicates - Same Names, Different Sectors, Same Failures
It has become overwhelmingly clear that criminal syndicates thrive because they have deep ties to influential political figures, and they do not have to fear the members of a… Read more »
South Africa: Journey Into the Hearts of Darkness - the ANC, Eskom and the Past
This week DM168 delves into the politics of the power struggle, both past and present, that have led us to Stage 7 and 8 blackouts. And as a teaser for Daily Maverick's Earth… Read more »
May 18, 2023
South Africa: Washington Sours On the ANC, Threatening Trade & Aid
South Africa's ambassador to Washington, Nomaindia Mfeketo, has been missing in action for more than two months through this crisis. She is on sick leave. And the view in… Read more »
South Africa: Lady R Saga Reveals a Ship of State Foundering in a Sea of Uncertainty and Ineptitude
Wherever the truth lies in this sorry saga, what we have is a fundamental lack of transparency and trust between a government and its citizenry. We simply cannot believe what… Read more »
South Africa: 'There Is No Zuma Law,' Says Judge Warning Mpofu Over Wasting Time
A high court judge has cautioned former president Jacob Zuma and his legal team against accusing the court of treating him differently by applying 'Zuma law'. Judge Lebogang Modiba… Read more »
South Africa: South African Consumers Hit the Brakes On Retail Expenditure
Stats SA's latest retail sales data show a 6.6% reduction in spending on food, beverages and tobacco. Read more »
Namibia: LGBTIQ+ Victory in Namibia a Reminder That Africa Is Not a Country
Earlier this week the Namibian Supreme Court ruled that the government's refusal to recognise the validity of same-sex marriages concluded outside Namibia for the purpose of… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Zimbabwe: 'Pathway to Hope' - It's Time to Give Zimbabwe Back to the People
Zanu-PF today is a ruling party steeped in patronage politics and captured by rogue capitalists and criminals of all stripes who are making millions out of a crooked system while… Read more »
May 18, 2023
South Africa: Public Enterprises Minister Lashes Former Eskom CEO for 'Messianic and Hero Figure' Tendencies
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan hit back at former Eskom boss André de Ruyter, who has claimed that senior politicians were involved in corruption at the state… Read more »
May 17, 2023
South Africa: Extreme Weather Warnings Renewed for Eastern Cape As Efforts to Help Flood Victims Continue
As dam levels rise in the drought-stricken Eastern Cape, the South African Weather Office has issued a second warning for disruptive rain this week for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro… Read more »