May 29
South Africa: While the ANC Is in Decline, It Still Has Multiple Paths to Power
The ANC could lose its national majority in the general elections, but South Africa's largest political party still has a significant range of options for forming a government. Read more »
May 28
South Africa: How Party Manifestos Tackle the Plight of Children and Where Activists Say They Fall Short
A national election year could be a time for political parties to address the crisis facing children by offering the nation a new path towards ending child poverty. Here's a look… Read more »
South Africa: Elections Will Reveal SA's Exposure to Social Media Digital Influence As Service for Manipulation
Without access to social media data, ensuring voters have verifiable information rather than manipulated content is difficult. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Is Positioning Itself As the U.S. Ally South Africa Once Was
President William Ruto's visit to Washington symbolises a strategic realignment in Africa, with Kenya emerging as a key economic and geopolitical partner for the US while South… Read more »
South Africa: Budget Blues - Beleaguered Eastern Cape Health Department Staff Asked to Donate to CFO's Farewell
The Eastern Cape Department of Health's chief financial officer resigned and will leave the Department on Friday. But in a heartfelt memorandum, his staff members have asked… Read more »
South Africa: The Corruption Pandemic in South Africa Is Killing Off Our State Institutions
The post-1994 South African democratic State, which had emerged as a hope of a new dawn, has turned out to be a disappointment to many African civil society institutions and… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Has an Early Childhood Development Crisis - This Is What Political Parties Promise to Do About It
The Centre for Early Childhood Development looked at 11 political party manifestos in the run-up to Wednesday's poll, to learn how they aim to tackle the many problems in South… Read more »
South Africa: Seven Post-Election Crisis Points That May Face South Africa
What happens if there is a hung election, with no clear winner - and the various political parties are unable to reach an agreement on a coalition or a government of national… Read more »
South Africa: Coal Mining Company Sends Bulldozers Into KZN Village Before Impact Studies Are Finalised
Residents of a village in northern KwaZulu-Natal fear being permanently removed from their homes and ancestral land as the mining company Tendele has already started laying the… Read more »
South Africa: SA Trims Maize Output Forecast As Outlook Worsens North of Limpopo in El Niño's Wake
South Africa's Crop Estimates Committee slightly lowered its forecast for maize production for this season, but the country should have enough to meet domestic demand. Worryingly,… Read more »
South Africa: No Jobs and No Services in Former Mining Towns of Springs and Carletonville
Daily Maverick visited two once-thriving mining towns in Gauteng -- Carletonville and Springs -- to get a perspective of how people are making ends meet amid the decline of mining… Read more »
South Africa: All Systems Go - High Special Vote Turnout Bodes Well for V-Day Polls, Says IEC
As special voting concluded on Tuesday ahead of Election Day on Wednesday, the IEC said it wanted to surpass the voter turnout achieved during the 2019 national and provincial… Read more »
South Africa: Baboon Activists Launch Legal Action Seeking Better Management of Troops in the Cape
In recent years, activists and concerned residents in the Cape Peninsula have sounded the alarm about the escalating problem of human-baboon conflict in the region. Now, legal… Read more »
South Africa: Beneath Politicking - '31 Murders' in Western Cape Over a Day Ahead of SA's Biggest Elections
The number of murders in the Western Cape over a day recently just about exceeds the number of years South Africa has been a democracy. Read more »
South Africa: Sunny and Cool Weather Predicted for SA Voters Ahead of Seventh Democratic National Poll
Voters across most parts of the country can expect sunny and cool conditions as they line up to cast their vote in the seventh general elections. It will be warm in the northern… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Government Officials in KZN Fear Losing Their Jobs After Fiercely Contested May 29 Polls
The ANC has led KwaZulu-Natal for 20 years. Now, as it faces the possibility of losing the province in the elections, some government officials worry they may be out of work under… Read more »
South Africa: Hlaudi Motsoeneng Loses SCA Bid to Keep Multimillion-Rand 'Success Fee'
On the hook for more than R25-million, Motsoeneng is now in the sights of the Special Investigating Unit, which is ready to institute civil proceedings and refer any criminal… Read more »
South Africa: Nonprofit Sounds Alarm Over Rising Child Hunger Fuelling 'Perpetual Cycle of Poverty' in SA
As we mark World Hunger Day (28 May) - which is dedicated to raising awareness of the global hunger crisis and malnutrition - South African NPO workers warn the hunger crisis is… Read more »
South Africa: Political Football - It's Either the Road Less Travelled for Mzansi, or Another Own Goal
Political parties are like football clubs and their fans behave similarly, especially in terms of blind loyalty. Read more »
May 27
South Africa: Mandisa Maya's Qualifications, Experience Make Her an Exemplary Candidate for Chief Justice
The narrative suggesting that Justice Maya's appointment is merely to fulfil gender diversity requirements rather than being based on merit is both unfortunate and unfounded. Read more »
South Africa: Under the Gun - Can We Prevent Mass School Shootings in South Africa?
Violence is pervasive in our society and schools need to offer an alternative way to deal with conflict to prevent Columbine-type tragedies. Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Premier Breaks Promise to Pay Nonprofit Organisations By 24 May
The Gauteng Department of Social Development has not yet paid all the organisations it has signed agreements with in spite of promising to do so by Friday, 24 May. Organisations… Read more »
South Africa: Future Looks Sunny for Expanding Renewable Energy Sector in South Africa
The passing of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill by Parliament earlier this month takes the energy sector a step closer towards the unbundling of Eskom and a more… Read more »
South Africa: Pick N Pay Shakes Up Model, Focuses On Future to Counter R3.2bn Loss
The retailer, which also posted an interim loss last year, is on track to achieve profitability with its new plan over the medium term, says CEO Sean Summers - and the market seems… Read more »
South Africa: Political Funding Transparency in Limbo Until At Least 12 August
The Western Cape High Court on Monday had sharp words for Parliament and the Presidency over their role in the fudging of political funding transparency, but stopped short of an… Read more »