April 04
South Africa: Cape Fever - a Haunting New Novel From Award-Winning South African Writer Nadia Davids
There's a line in Cape Fever, the new book by award-winning South African novelist and playwright Nadia Davids, that doesn't just establish the story, it also makes a haunting… Read more »
April 02
Southern Africa: Pentecostal Churches Are a Place of Everyday Care, Not Just Bizarre Spectacle - Southern African Study
A growing brand of new Pentecostal churches in southern Africa is known to emphasise the prosperity gospel, deliverance, miracles and healing. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Push to Extend the President's Rule Could Deepen Elite Divisions and Weaken Democracy
Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, wants to amend the constitution through a bill in parliament. It won't be that simple, however. Under the constitution, voters must approve such… Read more »
March 31
South Africa: South Africa's Meerkat Telescope Is Mapping Previously Invisible Spaces Between Galaxies - and It's Found 60 New Cosmic Structures
Astronomers are uncovering previously hidden structures within some of the universe's largest objects, known as galaxy clusters. Using the powerful MeerKAT radio telescope in South… Read more »
March 30
South Africa: Economic Policy in South Africa Neglects Informal Traders - 5 Focus Areas to Support the Sector
The informal economy is responsible for a large share of economic output across the continent. Yet economic policy is almost always designed for the formal economy and overlooks… Read more »
South Africa: No Need to Sign Up for Gym - Even Small Movements Have Health Benefits - Research
South Africa is facing an alarming increase in non-communicable diseases and related mortality. According to Statistics South Africa, deaths due to non-communicable diseases such… Read more »
March 29
South Africa: South Africa's New Parental Leave Policy Is Designed for Equality - but It Could Do Better
South Africa introduced a new amendment to the parental leave policy in October 2025. The aim was to provide equitable rights for all parents. Noreth Muller-Kluits, a disability… Read more »
March 26
South Africa: South Africa's Power Utility Eskom Wants to Cut Electricity to Municipalities That Haven't Paid - Households May Pay the Price
South Africa's state-owned electricity provider, Eskom, announced in early March 2026 that it would cut off the power to 14 municipalities that collectively owe it more than R110… Read more »
South Africa: Ice Shock Is a Novel About Passionate Love in a Time of Climate Crisis
South-African born writer and world literature scholar Elleke Boehmer's sixth novel, Ice Shock, is a breathtaking story about two lovers who, soon after they meet, find themselves… Read more »
March 25
South Africa: Carbon Capture in Rural South Africa - Projects Show How Fighting Climate Change Can Create Rural Jobs - Research
Across the world, climate governance bodies are finding ways to capture greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere and store them in a place where they can't escape and warm up… Read more »
March 24
South Africa: South Africa Needs R250 Billion Just to Meet Basic Climate Adaptation Needs Over the Next Decade
South Africa needs investments worth R250 billion (US$15.64 billion) over the next 10 years to adapt to climate change. This amount would get the country to just a minimal level of… Read more »
March 23
South Africa: Striped Mice Survive Harsh Drought By Slowing Down and Not Getting Stressed
For decades, ecologists lumped everything bad for animals under one word: stress. But what if animals don't experience harsh environments as stressful at all? What if it is the… Read more »
South Africa: Bad Rural Roads in South Africa Aren't Just a Technical Problem - They Block People's Rights - Report
In many rural parts of South Africa, getting to a hospital, school or workplace depends on the condition of a gravel road. When that road collapses during rain or potholes make it… Read more »
March 22
South Africa: South Africa's Gig Economy Workers Set to Get More Protection Under Planned Labour Law Reforms
South Africa's minister of employment and labour has published a sweeping set of proposed amendments to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, the Employment Equity Act and the… Read more »
March 20
South Africa: Fink Haysom Fought Tirelessly for Justice and Reconciliation - in South Africa and On the Global Stage
The preamble of the South African constitution of 1996 starts as follows: Read more »
South Africa: Diana Ferrus - the South African Poet Whose Words Reclaimed History
South African poet, storyteller, publisher, editor and activist Diana Ferrus (1953-2026) received a provincial funeral when she passed on 30 January. Read more »
March 19
Namibia: Namibia - the History of a Country Shaped From a Rich and Traumatic Past
Namibia might not be well known in many parts of the world. But the arid southern African country has an extraordinary history. Read more »
South Africa: Zanele Muholi - Queer South African Visual Activist Cements Their Global Influence
South African visual activist Zanele Muholi's celebrated work centres the lives and experiences of Black lesbians and trans people. For more than two decades Muholi has used… Read more »
Lesotho: The Lesotho Highlands Water Project Is 40 Years Old and Going Strong - but History Weighs On Its Successes
Big projects bring big hopes and big dreams. They also bring big disappointment when they don't deliver on all the promises. Even when the projects work as they are supposed to. Read more »
South Africa: A Water Solution for Drought-Prone South Africa - We Designed Systems to Replenish Aquifers Simply and Cheaply in Five Towns
South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world. Over 400 towns, especially in the western and central parts of the country, rely on water from aquifers that they pump out of… Read more »
Africa: Oil Price Surge Is Hurting African Economies - Scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa Take Stock
The attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, which started on 28 February 2026, upended key supply chains, driving oil prices above US$100 a barrel. The spike followed Iran's closure… Read more »
March 18
Africa: Mining Companies and Land Rights in South Africa - How Environmentalists Have Used the Law to Defend Communities
Environmental activists in South Africa have been waging legal battles against the state and mining companies for years. This is often on the grounds that communities haven't been… Read more »
March 17
South Africa: South Africa Will Run Out of Industrial Gas By 2028 and 70,000 Jobs Could Be Lost - Why Government Fixes Are Lacking
South Africa is about to have a gas supply crisis. Read more »
March 15
South Africa: Memory Is Not to Be Trusted - a South African Memoir Traces the Search for a Family Secret
South African-born literary scholar Dennis Walder recently published an evocative life story called Amid the Alien Corn: A Son's Memoir. In it, he tracks how, even as a child, he… Read more »
March 10
Malawi: HIV in Malawi - Digital Filing System Saved Lives and Boosted Care - Research
In the global fight against HIV/Aids, one of the most exciting innovations is not a new drug, but a better filing system. Read more »
