South Africa: Lamola's Exit Exposes SAA's Shaky Foundations and Questionable Profits

There seemed to be no surprise that SAA group chief Prof John Lamola had resigned, but the timing -- a Friday -- was telling. The national carrier needs serious help. Read more »

South Africa: Minister Sisisi Tolashe to Appear Before ANC's Integrity Commission Over Suv Scandal

Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe will have to account for two luxury SUVs intended for the ANC Women's League which she allegedly gave to her children instead. Read more »

South Sudan: Fuel Supply Woes Persist As Government Reassurances Fail to Ease Motorists' Fears

While industry associations and government (the President included) are trying to reassure the public that there is no national fuel shortage, their reassurances are disconnected… Read more »

South Africa: Yellow Angels - Table Mountain's Firefighting Helicopters

In Cape Town you know there's a fire before you see or smell it. The thud thud of the big old Huey helicopters trailing buckets is a sure sign that somewhere the mountain's… Read more »

South Africa: From Thriving to Idle - A Fishing Family's Tale of Change in Kalk Bay

A conversation about fishing boats that can't go to sea, reading the ocean and the changing nature of fishing. Read more »

South Africa: Cruise Ship Tourism Bringing Life Back to Gqeberha's Oldest Library

Tourists stepping off cruise ships in Nelson Mandela Bay are being treated to a rare glimpse of the area's history, visiting the historic Main Library, which has been closed to the… Read more »

South Africa: Sandton Traffic Jams, Strand Sewage Spills, Tshwane's Unlawful Billing - - Your Questions Answered

In this edition of Your Questions Answered, we dig into what's been frustrating commuters and residents alike: the standstill into Sandton, the half-finished N3 near… Read more »

South Africa: Design Lift's Birthday Tail / See It Fly - Win Flights for a Year!

Five years ago, in the middle of a global pandemic, a bold new airline asked South Africans to do something extraordinary: help name it. Read more »

South Africa: Survivors of Horrific Limpopo Crash That Left 42 Dead Claim Bus Was Overloaded

Families of passengers killed in a horrific bus crash near Makhado say the operator of the cross-border bus from Gqeberha to Zimbabwe and Malawi failed to provide information or a… Read more »

South Africa: Take Two for Nelson Mandela Bay's Controversial New Acting City Manager

Former Bitou Municipality city manager Lonwabo Ngoqo was appointed as the Nelson Mandela Bay metro's 18th acting city manager on Tuesday. Read more »

South Africa: Car Finance Cartel Dismantled With R30m Settlement

The Competition Tribunal has approved a R30m settlement with Toyota after findings of collusive conduct in the vehicle finance market. Read more »

South Africa: SA Finally Opens Its Rails to Private Competition to Move Freight

South Africa's rail reform has finally reached the tracks. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says private operators will soon move millions of tons of freight on Transnet's… Read more »

South Africa: Union Leader Says He Would Take Jail Over Forced End to Air Canada Strike

A leader of the union on strike against Air Canada AC.TO said on Monday he would risk jail time rather than allow cabin crews to be forced back to work by a federal labor board,… Read more »

South Africa: School Bus Driver Suspended for Failing to Intervene in Bullying Incident

The driver of a school bus who failed to intervene while a learner was bullied and humiliated was suspended on Sunday. Read more »

South Africa: Uncertainty and Fear Haunt Automotive Industry in Wake of Tariff Increases

Workers and executives in the Eastern Cape automotive industry have expressed concern and anxiety after the Trump administration imposed a 30% tariff on imports from South Africa. Read more »

South Africa: Where People Defy the Numbers - The Paradox of SA's Automotive Industry

Detractors point out that automotive manufacturing accounts for just 3,2% of South Africa's gross domestic product, and argue that the incentives given to the sector could be… Read more »

South Africa: Wheels Up, Morale Down - Inside Flysafair's Pilot Revolt

Some FlySafair passengers started receiving notifications last Friday of flights cancelled this week on the back of a pilot strike. More than 200 pilots have launched a two-week… Read more »

South Africa: Road Ahead Is Steep but Not Insurmountable

The global economy has slowed and become less supportive of developing countries. African countries may be forced to resort to international capital markets to fill the gap in… Read more »

South Africa: Mercedes' East London Production Pause Highlights Urgent Need to Transform Automotive Industry

Mercedes-Benz has the red light on at its East London plant for July. If we don't start making electric cars soon, temporary closures could become permanent along with thousands of… Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Metrobus Commuters Say New Payment System Is Unaffordable

Some Johannesburg Metrobus commuters have come out strongly against the bus company's new payment system. However, Metrobus says it is going ahead with the system's implementation,… Read more »

South Africa: Why South Africa's Ev Ambitions Are Still Stuck in Low Gear

Naamsa is rolling out a nationwide electric vehicle network but South Africa's road to electric vehicle adoption is still filled with red lights. Read more »

South Africa: Parliament Launches Rare Inquiry Into Road Accident Fund

Months of missed audits, vanishing executives and R340bn in liabilities have finally triggered action -- Parliament is launching only its fourth full public accounts inquiry since… Read more »