South Africa: Help Us Track Cape Town's Housing Crisis

Capetonians: Daily Maverick needs your help! Head to Daily Maverick Connect to help Rebecca Davis quantify the city's affordability crisis. We're looking for documentation from the… Read more »

South Africa: Metro Slides Backwards - Audit Finds Seven Serious Failings in Nelson Mandela Bay

Nelson Mandela Bay has received a qualified audit for the second consecutive year, with the Auditor-General flagging seven major financial and governance failings. Issues include… Read more »

South Africa: Joburg's 188 Hijacked Buildings - Nine Years, Seven Court Orders, Only One Eviction

Weeks of raids on hijacked buildings in the Joburg CBD by city departments and the JMPD followed the murder of DJ Warras, creating the impression that Joburg was finally moving… Read more »

South Africa: Municipal Electricity Failure Is Not Simply a Local Municipal Problem, but a Structural Economic Risk

South Africa's municipal electricity debt crisis is often reduced to a familiar story: failing councils, weak billing systems, political interference and a culture of non-payment.… Read more »

South Africa: Historic St Augustine's Cathedral Plunged Into Darkness Amid Ongoing Vandalism in Gqeberha

Gqeberha's St Augustine's Cathedral experienced prolonged power outages throughout December, caused by vandalism at a nearby substation. Read more »

South Africa: Humble, Hopeful Howick - The Town Powering Its Own Revival

Civic action, small-scale but important improvements and neighbourly warmth are reshaping this tiny place into a more optimistic community. Read more »

South Africa: Public Works Minister Macpherson Orders Probe After Three Killed in Soweto Building Collapse

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has directed the Council for the Built Environment to launch an immediate investigation after a structural collapse in… Read more »

South Africa: Brace Yourself for a Storm-Lashed December, With Extreme Weather Expected to Intensify

As thunderstorms rage across South Africa, December promises extreme weather -- hail, floods and relentless rain. Read more »

South Africa: Essential Lessons From Joburg's Guides to Move Beyond the Headlines and Understand the City's Complex Character

What Johannesburg's guides can teach us about curiosity, action, and understanding in a city too easily dismissed as broken. Read more »

South Africa: 'It's Like We're Powerless and Watching Criminals Take Over SA' - NPA Boss Shamila Batohi

National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has told Parliament there have been concerted attempts to compromise her and her colleagues. She also said South Africa is… Read more »

South Africa: 'We're Not Opposed to Social Housing,' Say Sandton Residents Against Housing Corridor Bridging Sandton, Alexandra

The divide between Sandton and Alexandra is marked by inequality. Two major developments are planned to bridge the gap, but residents in Sandton's Kelvin say local infrastructure… Read more »

South Africa: George Building Collapse - Grieving Families 'Spitting Snakes' At Labour Department's 'Excuses'

Families and relatives of those injured or who perished in May 2024 when a five-storey development in George collapsed are 'spitting snakes' at claims that South African Police… Read more »

South Africa: The Zambezi - Tracing the History of Communities That Have Lived Along This African Artery

The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and one of the continent's principal arteries of movement, migration, conquest and commerce. In this new book, historian Malyn… Read more »

South Africa: Meet Yumna Beukes- Guerrilla Gardener and Fearsome Joburg Aunty

Meet Mama Yumna Beukes, urban gardener and one of the champions of Jozi My Jozi's new creative campaign called Babize Bonke ('let them all come' in isiZulu) that invites people to… Read more »

South Africa: After the Bell / Joburg and Informal Traders - The Never-Ending Story

The City's sensible policy to regulate traders is stymied by pilfering police, but there is also no incentive for businesses to register with the government, creating an… Read more »

South Africa: Myciti Plots a Swipe-Free Future to Slash Barriers for Cape Town Commuters, Tourists

As the MyCiTi network expands through Cape Town's busiest corridors, the city is trading paper cards and diesel engines for digital payments and electric drives. Read more »

South Africa: Mchunu's Repeated Reference to Cape Flats Killings Underscores the Politics-Gangsterism Nexus

Sidelined Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has repeatedly cited extreme violence in Cape Town's apartheid dumping grounds - the Cape Flats - as one of the reasons he ordered a police… Read more »

South Africa: The Violence in SA's Minibus Taxi Industry Cannot and Must Not Continue

The minibus taxi industry, once a symbol of community resilience, is trapped in a destructive cycle of violence. The government must act decisively before the system collapses… Read more »

South Africa: Police Descend On Brown Mogotsi's Business As Mchunu Tells Parliament About Pktt Decision

The reasons that sidelined Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has given for controversially ordering the disbandment of the Political Killings Task Team contradict the testimony of other… Read more »

Egypt: Changing Historic Port Alfred and Alexandria Town Names Will Erase Hard-Earned Brand Equity, Hurt Tourism

The Eastern Cape Geographical Names Council says proposed new names for Port Alfred, Alexandria and the Kowie River are part of a global effort to restore indigenous identity and… Read more »

South Africa: 'Reckless' - Frustration, More Questions Over Proposed Sale of Iconic Camps Bay Library Land

There's frustration and questions in the 'village' of Camps Bay after the City of Cape Town tabled plans for the proposed sale of the local library and adjacent parking lot. Read more »

South Africa: Fortress Retains Favoured Property Share Status With Continued Strength in Results

Building on the strength of its strategic growth plan, Fortress Real Estate Investments has reaffirmed the confidence investors have in the property investment company and rewarded… Read more »

South Africa: 'No Proper Plan in Cape Town to Deal With Gang Violence,' Says Firoz Cachalia

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says enhanced policing is needed to combat gang-related crime, which is spiralling out of control. Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Man Disputes Public Protector's Findings Following Violent Boundary Wall Quarrel

Nearly four years after a not-so-neighbourly boundary wall spat left one man stabbed and two brothers convicted, the fight isn't over -- it's now back with the Public Protector. Read more »

South Africa: Cable Thieves or Sabotage - - Gqeberha Left in the Dark Again

A crucial power line in Gqeberha was damaged, leaving large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay in the dark on Sunday. The city will investigate whether this was simply copper theft or… Read more »