November 17, 2022
South Africa: Mine Blasting Damaging Homes Across the Country
In communities across three provinces, the walls of homes are being cracked and their floors are collapsing as houses are being damaged by unabated mine blasting. Read more »
South Africa: More Dark Days Ahead As Eskom's Diesel Budget Runs Dry
Eskom's finances paint a gloomy picture as the ailing power utility's budget to buy diesel is running on empty. Read more »
South Africa: Car Rental Company Confiscates 2,500 Cars From Joburg City Council
Johannesburg's crime-busting campaign for the festive season could be derailed after more than 2,500 City of Joburg vehicles were confiscated by car rental company Avis. Read more »
November 16, 2022
South Africa: Power Utility's Head of Generation Quits Amid Warnings of More Loadshedding
South Africans should expect more blackouts during the festive season and beyond. Read more »
November 15, 2022
South Africa: I Don't Want to Miss Out' - Trans Teen to Be the First to Attend Initiation School
Cwenga Titi, who was born male but has lived as a girl since the age of four, hopes to go down in history as the first transgender woman to undertake a traditional rite of passage… Read more »
South Africa: North West Province Pushes On With Dodgy Donkey Cart Deal
The North West, which is governed by the ANC, is forging on with its donkey cart project, despite evidence of wrongdoing in the tender process that led to the purchase of 20 donkey… Read more »
November 14, 2022
South Africa: Amazulu King Misuzulu Ropes in Headmen to Tackle GBV
Amazulu King Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini is roping in government and traditional leaders as he steps up his campaign to combat gender-based violence (GBV). Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Emerges Unscathed From ANC Executive Committee Meeting
President Cyril Ramaphosa came out of the heated ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting over the weekend unscathed. Read more »
November 13, 2022
South Africa: Wayne Barnes Does His Best to Wreck What Should Have Been a Great Match
The roar of the 60,000 spectators at Stade Vélodrome as they sing the La Marseillaise is such a strong reminder of how big the challenge is for the 15 Springboks on the… Read more »
November 08, 2022
South Africa: Inquest Into Struggle Hero's Death Opened After Half a Century
An inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron got underway at the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town on Monday - over 53 years since his death. Read more »
November 10, 2022
South Africa: Shenanigans Abound Ahead of ANC Conference
ANC bosses have resigned themselves to the very real possibility that the party's 55th National Conference could be litigated. Read more »
November 12, 2022
South Africa: Julius Malema - the King Maker Who Would Be King
For years now Julius Malema and the EFF have been working on a strategy of becoming the tail that wags the dog - to weaken the ANC to such an extent that it is unable to govern… Read more »
November 11, 2022
South Africa: King Misuzulu Rolls Up His Sleeves to Fight Rural Poverty and Unemployment
There are already clues of how King Misuzulu kaZwelithini plans to wield the enormous power that comes with his massive popularity. Read more »
South Africa: EFF Celebrates the Theft of De Klerk's Nobel Prize
The EFF in the Western Cape says although they condemn any form of stealing, they welcome with joy the theft of the Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to SA's last apartheid president… Read more »
Southern Africa: Fugitive Zimbabwean Businessman Arrested in Sandton
A Zimbabwean businessman who evaded arrest for two years is finally behind bars. Read more »
November 09, 2022
South Africa: Historic Boxing Gym Closes Its Doors
To the sadness of boxing enthusiasts across the nation, the famous Eyethu boxing gym in the mecca of boxing, the Eastern Cape, has closed its doors for the last time. Read more »
South Africa: ANC Launches Motions of No Confidence Triple-Whammy
The ANC has filed a motion of no confidence against the three political heads of Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality in an attempt to regain control of the Metro. Read more »
November 10, 2022
South Africa: City of Joburg Fights to Save Its Security Cameras
The City of Johannesburg is battling to save its CCTV cameras, which have been instrumental in preventing crime in the city centre. Read more »
South Africa: Rights Commission Says Opposition Politician Malema Did Commit Hate Speech
The clock is ticking for Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to backtrack and apologise for making anti-white statements that may constitute hate speech. Read more »
November 09, 2022
South Africa: Flash Floods Hit Gauteng Province
Heavy downpours have caused chaos in many communities across the country. Read more »
November 08, 2022
South Africa: Learners Finally Get Off the Bus to Nowhere
An unsteady old bus has been serving as a classroom at Sindawonye Primary School at Elandhoring farm on the outskirts of Kariega in the Eastern Cape. Read more »
November 07, 2022
South Africa: Solar Lights Fight Crime in Limpopo Village
When the rural village of Tshilapfene outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo is cast into darkness, its residents become vulnerable to criminals who can prowl the streets without fear of… Read more »
South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Province Hit By Double Earthquakes
Some parts of KwaZulu-Natal are still picking up the pieces following two earthquakes: a 4.6 magnitude quake on Saturday and another estimated to be 5.1 on Sunday. Read more »
November 05, 2022
South Africa: Who Will Wield Power in the New ANC?
It is a foregone conclusion to many in the ANC that President Cyril Ramaphosa will get a second term. Read more »
November 04, 2022
Zimbabwe: Electoral Commission Demands R3.3 Million From Election Watchdog
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is not making it easy for the independent election watchdog Election Resource Centre (ERC) to do its job. Read more »