South Africa: Former Gauteng Premier Denies He Was Part of Decision to End Contract With Healthcare Provider

The much-anticipated testimony by former Gauteng premier David Makhura took place on Wednesday where he vehemently denied having been part of the decision to terminate the Life… Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Bailout Legislation Passes in the House, With Sharp Politicking and Gerrymandering

Eskom received parliamentary approval for its R254bn bailout after the House on Thursday passed the Eskom Debt Relief Bill -- but not before a bit of parliamentary sleight of hand. Read more »

South Africa: Zondo Questions 'Pathetic Dereliction of Duty' After Home Affairs Ignores ConCourt Order for Three Years

Constitutional Court judges found themselves baffled by the conduct of the Department of Home Affairs after it ignored a 2017 court order to amend immigration legislation. The… Read more »

South Africa: Orlando Pirates Have One Last Underdog to Vanquish in Their Pursuit of Glory - Dogged Sekhukhune

Orlando Pirates will take on Sekhukhune United in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday. The former are an overwhelming favourite, while the latter will be out to derail the Soweto… Read more »

South Africa: Cholera Toll Rises Amid Calls for Swift Action and Less Finger-Pointing

The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in Gauteng has risen to 21, with another death being recorded in the Free State. The question now being asked is how does the government… Read more »

Southern Africa: Ex-Mozambican Finance Minister Must Be Extradited to U.S., South African Court Rules

The Constitutional Court has dismissed Mozambique's leave to appeal against Chang's extradition to the US. Nothing now seems to stand in the way of the former finance minister… Read more »

South Africa: Consumer Inflation Slows to 11-Month Low of 6.8%, But Reserve Bank Still Expected to Hike Rates

As winter sets in, the cost-of-living crisis is sweeping like a scythe across South African society and the harvest reaped will be bitter. Read more »

South Africa: Why Splitting Eskom Into Three Separate Entities Is a Terrible Idea

In South Africa, with very rapid growth in renewables, one thing we do not need is an unreliable transmission network. If we do not focus closely on where new power sources are… Read more »

South Africa: The Meaning of Revolutionary or Emancipatory Consciousness and Action Before and After 1990/94

I would argue that South Africa's transition of 1994 was a revolutionary change, or in the words of the ANC and SACP of the time, a 'democratic breakthrough'. It was not a… Read more »

South Africa: Andries Tatane Died for Water - Hammanskraal Cholera Deaths Did Not Come Out of the Blue

Hammanskraal falls under the control of one of the biggest metros in the country -- and our capital city. Imagine what's happening to those in our far-flung rural areas? Read more »

South Africa: A Spell of Spots Scattered Around the Karoo Veld

Our visit to a family farm just south of Gariep Dam happened when a truly Biblical drought had begun to bite deep. But despite it, life seemed unaccountably cheerful out here at… Read more »

South Africa: Tendele Coal Mining Sends in the Bulldozers in Rural KZN Before Crucial High Court Interdict Ruling

Residents allege Tendele is acting unlawfully and appears to be breaching the spirit of previous undertakings to hold off on any 'mining or related activities' until a court case… Read more »

South Africa: National Reading Plan to Be Revised As SA Grapples With Poor Early Grade Learner Literacy

Efforts by the Department of Basic Education to revise its National Reading Plan are under way, with officials pushing a 'refined focus' on early childhood and African home… Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng Cholera Outbreak - What You Can Do to Ensure Your Water Is Safe

As health authorities scramble to combat the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal that has claimed 15 lives and infected dozens more, it's vital that communities ensure their water is… Read more »

South Africa: Casualties Pile Up in Devastating Rare Succulent Poaching Spree

Overwhelmed by the sheer number of bleeding soldiers at the Battle of Metz in 1793, a French military surgeon was forced to develop a rapid classification system to determine which… Read more »

South Africa: Cradock Police Confirm Investigation Into Five-Year-Old's Icy Classroom Weekend

How a five-year-old boy from Cradock came to be locked in a freezing school classroom for three days earlier this month is under police scrutiny. Read more »

South Africa: Cholera Death Toll in Hammanskraal Rises to 15 As Probe Yet to Find Source of Contaminated Water

The cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal has claimed 15 lives and 34 others have been admitted to the Jubilee District Hospital, where a command centre has been activated. Read more »

South Africa: What You Need to Know About Cholera and the Spread of Infectious Sicknesses

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is investigating the source of a 'diarrhoeal disease' outbreak in the City of Tshwane's Region 2, which includes Hammanskraal.… Read more »

South Africa: Behind UCT Council Chair Babalwa Ngonyama's Resignation

UCT Council Chair Babalwa Ngonyama announced in an email on Monday that she is resigning from her role, citing her concerns about a panel tasked by the council with investigating… Read more »

South Africa: SA Reserve Bank Set to Hike Rates Again to Contain Rand Meltdown and Fresh Inflation Pressures

The South African Reserve Bank looks set to hike rates for a 10th consecutive time when its Monetary Policy Committee wraps up its three-day meeting this week on Thursday. The… Read more »

South Africa: Grain SA CEO - Poorly Regulated Coal Mining Is a Threat to Food Security

South Africa's coal mining sector, much of it opaque and shabbily regulated, is not just an environmental hazard. It is also a serious threat to food security as it mangles… Read more »

South Africa: Health Minister Calls for Vigilance After Two Cases of Contagious Diphtheria Confirmed

The Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, has called for vigilance after two cases of an uncommon but highly contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection,… Read more »

South Africa: Cholera in Hammanskraal - SA Government Must Pay and Be Accountable

The South African government and the City of Tshwane must face a class action for the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal and surrounds, which is the result of a decade-long water… Read more »

South Africa: City of Tshwane Awaits Tests From NICD After Outbreak of Diarrhoeal Disease in Hammanskraal

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is said to be investigating the source of the 'diarrhoeal disease' outbreak in the City of Tshwane's Region 2, which… Read more »

South Africa: Is U.S. Ambassador Reuben Brigety a Loose Cannon - Or a Consummate Professional?

The loose cannon theory seems unlikely. For one thing, Brigety has not retracted anything he said last week. Or not publicly. If he apologised, it would seem he was doing so for… Read more »