July 24
South Africa: 'It's Humbling,' Says Pitso Mosimane After University of Johannesburg Honorary Doctorate Award
South African soccer coach Pitso Mosimane has been a pioneer for much of his career. His contribution to South African soccer was recognised when he was awarded an honorary… Read more »
South Africa: Judge Rules Health Legislation Unconstitutional in 'Major Blow to NHI Idea'
Health legislation that would require doctors and health practitioners to obtain a 'certificate of need' before being allowed to practise in a particular area has been declared… Read more »
July 23
South Africa: GNU Gives SA a Honeymoon Period for Keeping Its Agoa Status, Say Analysts
New Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau is fighting for SA's continued participation in Agoa at the Agoa Forum in Washington this week. Read more »
South Africa: Concerns Raised After China Offers to Fast-Track SA Fishing Harbour Plans
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure spokesperson Thami Mchunu confirmed that the department was aware that three KZN candidate sites were in the iSimangaliso World… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Rapporteur Calls for Zuma's Expulsion After Disgruntled Ex-President Fails to Attend Disciplinary Hearing
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula presented the case against Jacob Zuma during the former president's ANC disciplinary proceedings. After joining the MK party, Zuma faces… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Disciplinary - - MK Supporters Ignore Memo About Virtual Hearing, Descend On Luthuli House
Despite former president Jacob Zuma's hearing before the ANC's National Disciplinary Committee being held virtually, about 100 supporters gathered at the party's headquarters,… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - In Defence of SOEs - but Without Reckless Borrowing From Banks
National Treasury is working with state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to reform their financial and operational situations. As a start, Treasury is not prepared to give SOEs more… Read more »
South Africa: Landmark August 12 Verdict Expected Over Illegal Fishing Inside Marine Protected Areas
The State is for the first time trying to prove that by illegally fishing inside a Marine Protected Area, a large-scale fishing operation is not only liable for fishing illegally… Read more »
South Africa: 'Bloated Super Presidency' Needs Dedicated, Accountable Oversight, MPs Tell Ramaphosa in Robust Debate
When President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the Presidency Budget Vote on Tuesday, MPs hammered home the need for dedicated oversight of the Presidency. Read more »
South Africa: National Research Foundation's Postdoctoral Funding Model Is Based On Government Guidelines
The equity targets for the NRF Postdoctoral Fellowships are 80% South African citizens and permanent residents; and 20% citizens from other countries including the Southern African… Read more »
Rwanda: The West Is Turning a Blind Eye to a Rogue, Illegal Rwanda
As the impact of this illiberal autocracy extends beyond Rwanda's borders, its president knows he is a vital African chess piece in the global geopolitical circus. Read more »
South Africa: Getting People Onto Arvs - - Tracking SA's Progress Is Tricky, So We Broke Down the Data
The world has 18 months left - until the end of 2025 - to reach targets countries like South Africa signed up to in 2021. So where is South Africa at? That's tricky to answer,… Read more »
South Africa: Collaborative Research Project Explores Links Between Placental Events and Adverse Birth Outcomes
Does ill health start in the placenta? This question lies at the heart of a new research project to find a simple blood test that can predict premature birth. Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Mother's Harrowing Wait for Son (11) Who Went Missing After Being Kicked Off Bus
Lifalethu Mbasana went missing after he had to make his own way home from Simon's Town School in Cape Town's Deep South to Khayelitsha, over 50km, after a driver kicked him off the… Read more »
South Africa: New Minister of Land Reform Mzwanele Nyhontso Has a Mammoth Policy Task Ahead
It is the state's responsibility to protect the most vulnerable. And it is in the interests of developers to work around given policies to create wealth. It is as simple as that. Read more »
South Africa: Battleground Joburg - Actionsa and ANC Work in Mysterious Ways
It appears that the political breeze in Joburg is about to change and that Al Jama-ah's mayor there, Kabelo Gwamanda, is about to lose office. But the wind may change in an even… Read more »
South Africa: From Finance to Forestry and Fisheries - South Africa's New Environment Minister Takes a Pragmatic Approach
'I realised that I am the custodian of the air that we breathe, and that's a big responsibility,' new Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George told Daily… Read more »
July 22
South Africa: Ramaphosa Offers to Educate Malema On Apartheid-Era Politics
In his response to the Opening of Parliament Address debate, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday shut down allegations made by EFF leader Julius Malema. He said Malema lacked… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Faces Tricky Balancing Act After National Assembly Criticism of Opening of Parliament Address
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday respond to issues raised in the National Assembly debate on his Opening of Parliament Address. The President's speech was sharply… Read more »
Africa: The America S*** Show Vs the South Africa S*** Show
I've spent a lot of time in introspection, almost a full minute, reflecting and asking myself the tough questions: am I an Ass-man or Sass-man? Read more »
South Africa: Press Council Case Against Independent Media Will Have Implications for All Opinion Writers
The antics of Dr Iqbal Survé's Independent Media will come under further scrutiny at the Press Council this week. Read more »
Africa: Kamala vs Very, Very Old Trump - With Biden Gone, It Is Now a Real Race
Joe Biden's withdrawal from the US presidential race on Sunday ended a weeks-long agonising struggle by Democrats to convince him to take one for the team after his disastrous… Read more »
South Africa: High Court Declares South African Arms Exports to War-Torn Myanmar Unlawful
The ruling could have direct implications for South Africa's arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which are accused of committing war crimes in Yemen. Read more »
South Africa: Why Is Mr Ramaphosa Like Mr Godot?
When I was at university, one of my third-year English literature set works was Irish playwright Samuel Beckett's most well-known play, Waiting for Godot. For reasons both obvious… Read more »
July 21
South Africa: Despair After Kidnap of Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber Deputy President
A week after the launch of an ambitious plan to turn around the Nelson Mandela Bay economy through collaborative interventions with government and other roleplayers, organised… Read more »