South Africa: Twenty-Nine Pregnant Women Evacuated From Overwhelmed Hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay

The women had to be evacuated from Nelson Mandela Bay's specialist maternity unit at Dora Nginza Hospital as medical teams battled severe overcrowding and rolling blackouts. Read more »

Africa: The Revolution of Breaking Down Stereotypes of Women Playing Sports Will Be Televised

Change and inclusivity are sweeping through sports codes - and fans are packing stadiums and tuning in on their televisions. Even on-field camera people are under pressure to… Read more »

South Africa: Being Homeless Is Not a Crime - - Conflating Criminality and Homelessness Is a Dangerous Stereotype

Treating the life-sustaining activities of street-based people as a criminal nuisance, in the manner that the City of Cape Town's by-laws do, will perpetuate the stereotype that… Read more »

South Africa: City of Joburg's Attempt to Elect Mayor Stalls Again

Tuesday's sitting of the turbulent City of Johannesburg Council, in which a new mayor was supposed to be voted in, was marred by delays, leading to an adjournment until Friday. Read more »

South Africa: Former Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer to Stay On At the Utility

Former Eskom chief operating officer Jan Oberholzer will remain at the utility in a new role to oversee projects aimed at pulling South Africa out of a power crisis which is set to… Read more »

South Africa: Former Minister Fails to Appear in House to Apologise for State Capture Malfeasance

ANC MP Mosebenzi Zwane, the former mineral resources minister of the Jacob Zuma administration, cocked a snook at Parliament on Tuesday and skipped the sitting where his apology… Read more »

South Africa: May Day - President Touts Importance of Tripartite Alliance, Deputy Faces Tough Crowd in Pretoria

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he believes a strengthened Tripartite Alliance is key to addressing workers' grievances and the socioeconomic challenges that South Africa is… Read more »

South Africa: Refugees Evicted From UNHCR Offices Granted Shelter in Old Bronkhorstpruit School

The building does not have toilets or electricity. But the refugees say it is better than Lindela Repatriation Centre Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Announces Country's Withdrawal From ICC, Then Presidency Says He Was Mistaken

After the announcement, the Helen Suzman Foundation's Nicole Fritz tweeted: 'Hope whoever briefed the President gives him a fulsome apology. Diplomatic crises resulting from… Read more »

South Africa: We Must Question How Govt's Promised Financial Hike for TB Programmes Will Be Managed

South Africa's new National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB, and STIs 2023-2028 and the country's TB Recovery Plan necessitate a sharp increase in TB testing and increased enrolment… Read more »

South Africa: Struggle for Migrant Health Rights Still Far From Over After Landmark Judgment

In a landmark decision the Gauteng High Court recently confirmed the rights of all pregnant and lactating women and children under six to access services for free at all levels of… Read more »

South Africa: Trapped South Africans Embark On Precarious Rescue Mission From Sudan Conflict Zone

A 'multi-SA government department' effort has assisted 41 trapped South Africans to be bussed out of Sudan, said Gift of the Givers Imtiaz Sooliman. A further 29 South Africans are… Read more »

South Africa: Thabo Bester Saga - Bheki Cele Needed to Show Empathy, Not Glib Defensiveness

In a country with soaring gender-based violence statistics, I find it very concerning that the police minister would show such disregard for the potential impact on Thabo Bester's… Read more »

Africa: Evidence of Iron Starvation in Sea Food Chain Worries Climate and Ocean Scientists

Something very odd seems to be happening in the Southern Ocean, that vast body of cold sea water surrounding Antarctica which absorbs heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Read more »

South Africa: 'Gold Mafia' Whistle-Blower Places Wanted Terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in Gupta, Zuma Circles

Dawood Ibrahim is one of India's most wanted terror suspects and is accused of working with the Taliban. An Al Jazeera exposé places him in this country during Jacob Zuma's… Read more »

South Africa: Embarrassing Puzzle - Why SA Should Be Breaking Up With BRICS

Given the relative sizes of the BRICS economies, it seems clear that South Africa is destined to merely toe the line without any meaningful influence in key decisions - hence the… Read more »

South Africa: The Emerging Food Barons - What's Up With the Soaring Prices in SA and the UK?

Food inflation remains on a worrying upward trajectory, with SA and UK food inflation running at about double the rate of their headline inflation rates. That's completely at odds… Read more »

South Africa: Let's Fight Again, Like We Did Last Summer - SA Government's Favourite Song

As the lives of almost everyone in our country gets dramatically worse, there is a stream of evidence that indicates that many parts of our society are uncontrollable by those who… Read more »

Uganda: What It's Like to Be Ugandan and Queer When Your Country Turns Against Your Identity

The Ugandan Parliament has passed an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that would criminalise even identifying as queer. Daily Maverick spoke to Ugandans about how this might affect their lives and… Read more »

South Africa: How Provincial Govt Fixed Up Dilapidated Airport for UAE Royals

Once the hub of the short-lived and grandly named Ciskei International Airways, the Bulembu Airport near Qonce -- despite a multi-million rand facelift in 2007 -- had become a… Read more »

South Africa: Refugee Families Camped Outside UNHCR Offices in Pretoria on Brink of Eviction

The refugees say they do not want to return to their homes in South Africa or to their countries of origin -- they want to be sent to a third country. Read more »

South Africa: High Court Upholds Right of Pregnant Women, Young Children to Free Health Services - Regardless of Documentation Status

Nationality and documentation status have no bearing on the right of pregnant and lactating women, and children under six years of age, to free health services. The Gauteng high… Read more »

South Africa: Former CEO to Appear Before Parliament Next Week to Testify On His Claims of Corruption At Eskom

Former Eskom chief executive André De Ruyter will appear before Parliament next week - but while the committee will meet in person, De Ruyter will participate virtually. Read more »

South Africa: KZN Schools Send Hungry Pupils Home As National School Nutrition Programme Fails to Deliver

KwaZulu-Natal schools resorted to sending learners home ahead of time, with many children having had nothing to eat. Read more »

South Africa: Appeal Court Frontrunner and Woman Judge Accused of Being 'Abrasive' At Judicial Service Commission

Judge Mahube Molemela is President Cyril Ramaphosa's preferred candidate to be the next head of the Supreme Court of Appeal, and her appointment looks secure after a largely… Read more »