South Africa: Proteas Netball Squad Announced As First Home World Cup Beckons

Bongiwe Msomi will lead an experienced Proteas squad at the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, starting on 26 July. Read more »

South Africa: A Proposal to Upskill the 81 Percent of Grade 4 Children in South Africa Who Can't Read

We propose that the Treasury provides an additional conditional grant to enable provincial education departments to ensure that improving reading skills is adequately and equitably… Read more »

South Africa: SA's Light Bulb Moment - Eskom Syndicates - Same Names, Different Sectors, Same Failures

It has become overwhelmingly clear that criminal syndicates thrive because they have deep ties to influential political figures, and they do not have to fear the members of a… Read more »

South Africa: Journey Into the Hearts of Darkness - the ANC, Eskom and the Past

This week DM168 delves into the politics of the power struggle, both past and present, that have led us to Stage 7 and 8 blackouts. And as a teaser for Daily Maverick's Earth… Read more »

South Africa: Washington Sours On the ANC, Threatening Trade & Aid

South Africa's ambassador to Washington, Nomaindia Mfeketo, has been missing in action for more than two months through this crisis. She is on sick leave. And the view in… Read more »

Kenya: Criminal Syndicates Launder Hundreds of Millions From Stolen U.S. Covid-19 Funds

The case exposes weaknesses in Kenya's investigation and prosecution of illicit financial flows, especially in the real estate sector. Read more »

South Africa: Public Enterprises Minister Lashes Former Eskom CEO for 'Messianic and Hero Figure' Tendencies

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan hit back at former Eskom boss André de Ruyter, who has claimed that senior politicians were involved in corruption at the state… Read more »

South Africa: Lady R Saga Reveals a Ship of State Foundering in a Sea of Uncertainty and Ineptitude

Wherever the truth lies in this sorry saga, what we have is a fundamental lack of transparency and trust between a government and its citizenry. We simply cannot believe what… Read more »

South Africa: 'There Is No Zuma Law,' Says Judge Warning Mpofu Over Wasting Time

A high court judge has cautioned former president Jacob Zuma and his legal team against accusing the court of treating him differently by applying 'Zuma law'. Judge Lebogang Modiba… Read more »

South Africa: South African Consumers Hit the Brakes On Retail Expenditure

Stats SA's latest retail sales data show a 6.6% reduction in spending on food, beverages and tobacco. Read more »

Namibia: LGBTIQ+ Victory in Namibia a Reminder That Africa Is Not a Country

Earlier this week the Namibian Supreme Court ruled that the government's refusal to recognise the validity of same-sex marriages concluded outside Namibia for the purpose of… Read more »

Africa: Russia-Ukraine Conflict 'Far From Being Ripe for Mediation' As African Delegation Heads to Europe, Say Experts

Mediation experts say the Russia-Ukraine war is 'far from being ripe for mediation', as President Cyril Ramaphosa and five other African leaders prepare to undertake a peace… Read more »

South Africa: Ever-Closer Ties With Russia Jeopardise Annual Exports to U.S. Under AGOA Deal

South Africa exports an enormous amount of goods to the US annually - including vehicles, aluminium, chemicals, fruit, wine, ferroalloys, and even ice cream and edible ice. But now… Read more »

South Africa: NPA Won't Get Involved in Ramaphosa and Zuma Legal Squabble, High Court Hears

The two-day hearing to listen to arguments between lawyers for President Cyril Ramaphosa and former president Jacob Zuma began in court on Wednesday. Read more »

Africa: Climate Disaster Is Reshaping the World - Africa Must Respond Decisively to Make Its Mark

As global economic, security and climate crises coalesce, will Africa fall deeper into victimhood or turn the continent around? Read more »

South Africa: Extreme Weather Warnings Renewed for Eastern Cape As Efforts to Help Flood Victims Continue

As dam levels rise in the drought-stricken Eastern Cape, the South African Weather Office has issued a second warning for disruptive rain this week for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro… Read more »

South Africa: PIRLS Findings Point to a Lame-Duck Minister of Education and a Generational Catastrophe

The Pirls results from 2016 showed that 78% of Grade 4 children couldn't read in any language. This week we learnt that that number had escalated to 81% in 2021, wiping out a… Read more »

South Africa: Judges Tell Laywer to Watch His Language in Heated Ramaphosa Vs Zuma Courtroom Exchange

Arguing in the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Johannesburg, Mpofu vociferously criticised the National Prosecuting Authority's support of prosecutor Billy Downer, calling it… Read more »

South Africa: Beijing's Offer of Help in Power Crisis Was Why Eskom Chief Tagged Along to China - Gordhan

Eskom acting CEO Calib Cassim, and two others, went along to China to assess an offer of assistance, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told MPs on Wednesday regarding the… Read more »

Lesotho: Country Under Nationwide Curfew After Murder of Investigative Journalist

'There were a lot of political figures who didn't approve of his conduct while he was conducting his political party [radio] programmes,' said a spokesperson for the Media… Read more »

South Africa: International Study Shows Most Grade 4s in South Africa Cannot Read for Meaning

The results of the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study show that 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa are unable to read for meaning in any language. Education… Read more »

South Africa: Unemployment Rate Rises to 32.9%, With 85,000 Domestic Worker and Gardener Jobs Shed

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2023 from 32.7% in the last quarter of 2022. One worrying trend is that 85,000 jobs were lost in private… Read more »

South Africa: New Reading Study Shows South African Grade 4 Pupils Perform Worst of All Participating Countries

The new Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study (Pirls) 2021 reading results show that South African kids perform the worst of all participating countries, with the… Read more »

South Africa: De Ruyter - Gordhan and National Security Adviser Knew About Top Politicians' Links to Eskom Rent-Seeking

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan emerges as a scared and immobilised man in André de Ruyter's tell-all memoir. Read more »

South Africa: UN Proposes Market Shifts to Dramatically Decrease Plastic Pollution in Three Easy Steps

As countries seek to secure a legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution, a report outlining the path to do so has been released by the United Nations Environment… Read more »