Southern Africa: Masisi's Shock Defeat in Botswana Heralds Big Changes, Difficult Turnaround

Botswana has a new boss in President Duma Boko after an election victory over a party that has been in power since independence 58 years ago. A lot is set to change, including the… Read more »

South Africa: KZN Coalition Government On Shaky Ground As MK Looks to Muscle in

The MK party has reportedly started coalition negotiations in KwaZulu-Natal and is making a bid to take the province from the Government of Provincial Unity. Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Signs Petroleum Bill As SA Lags Behind Neighbours in Hydrocarbon Race

The bottom line is that there is now at least some of the regulatory clarity that investors need for the upstream sector. How all of this is administered under Gwede Mantashe, who… Read more »

South Africa: How Far Can the ANC Go in Trashing the Constitution Before the GNU Collapses?

Cadre deployment is in many ways at the root of the trashing of the Constitution by the ANC. It is intent on continuing this malpractice under the Government of National Unity. Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town's Cop-Gang Collusion Case Is Still With Police Watchdog As Mass Shootings Persist

Two years after a high court judge warned that the 28s gang may have infiltrated police structures in the Western Cape, investigations are yet to be finalised. Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds of Illegal Miners Arrested After Underground Food and Water Supplies Cut

The zama zamas who surfaced at Orkney over the weekend are the small fish in this big pond of criminality. The big fish have yet to be landed in the net. Read more »

Africa: Amerikkka On Full Electoral-Historical Display

Perhaps the most consequential election in US history will be taking place on 5 November, and its outcome is anyone's guess. Although, if we are being honest, we already know what… Read more »

South Africa: Fatoumata Diawara - A Psychedelic Journey Through Sound and Spirit At Joy of Jazz

Although the Joy of Jazz spaceship landed and departed Johannesburg a fortnight ago, looking at Vuyo Giba's photographs of Mali's Wassoulou punk-rock dervish left Bongani Madondo… Read more »

South Africa: Batohi to Review Chauke's Decision to Drop Corruption Charges Against Kodwa

The withdrawal of corruption charges against former sports, arts and culture minister Zizi Kodwa does not mean the automatic resumption of his duties as a member of the ANC's… Read more »

South Africa: Quo Vadis, EFF? Finding a New Leadership Style and Niche in a Crowded and Lethal Playing Field

The EFF is at a crossroads. Following a bruising election and high-profile defections, the path it chooses at its December elective conference will determine whether it makes… Read more »

South Africa: The Proteas Test Team Is Maturing Into a Formidable Outfit With Bat and Ball

South Africa's 2-0 series win over Bangladesh has shown the growth the Proteas side has made in the Test arena. Read more »

South Africa: Campaign Builds to Block 'Undesirable' R&B Star Chris Brown's Johannesburg Gigs

Controversy has surrounded US R&B singer Chris Brown's upcoming Johannesburg shows amid calls to declare him an 'undesirable person' due to his history of aggression. Read more »

Africa: Balancing Act - Will South Africa's Sugar Tax Survive Amid Industry Pressure and Health Concerns?

The next time the industry laments the sugar tax, pay attention to what it doesn't say. Read more »

South Africa: Inequality in Parental Leave - Concourt to Hear Case for Fathers, Adoptive Parents to Get More Leave

A couple have taken their two year challenge for equity in parental leave to the Constitutional Court. The landmark case has implications for same-sex, adoptive and surrogate… Read more »

South Africa: Minister Siviwe Gwarube Looks to February Budget to Avert Basic Education Funding Crisis

Enoch Godongwana allocated basic education an extra R376m on Wednesday, but offered nothing to save teacher posts, leaving a R78bn budget shortfall and provincial departments in a… Read more »

South Africa: SA's Electric Fences Kill 2,000 Pangolins a Year - Meet the Heroes Trying to Save Them

A section ranger at Sabi Sand Nature Reserve says he knows exactly what to do about this conservation ordeal. Elsewhere, scientists are also trialling designs. Read more »

South Africa: Competition Commission Rubber-Stamps Media24 Sale to Novus

The focus will now be on enhancing the content of Media24's digital news brands, News24 and Netwerk24. Read more »

South Africa: Legal Rulings - Nutriwomen and Bliss Brands Challenged Over Copycat Packaging

Bliss Brands has been found in contempt of court for copying Colgate-Palmolive's Protex packaging, which the Advertising Regulatory Board had previously ruled against. The board's… Read more »

South Africa: IEJ Legal Action Targets Flaws in Social Relief of Distress Grant Distribution

The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria is set to make a ruling in a Social Relief of Distress grant exclusion case brought by the Institute for Economic Justice and… Read more »

Africa: The US and Russia Are in a New Nuclear Race to Power African Economies

Russia is keen to boost its clout in Africa -- for reasons that are frankly nefarious given the odious nature of Vladimir Putin's regime -- and nuclear power is one of the paths it… Read more »

South Africa: 'Mastermind Planned Lusikisiki Massacre From Prison' - Investigators Turn Attention to Money Trail

A man serving a life sentence for murder and robbery appeared in the Luskisiki Magistrates' Court on Thursday as the prosecution alleges that he was the one who planned the… Read more »

Namibia: Signs of Slowdown in Namibia's Promised Green Hydrogen Initiatives As Swapo Turns to Fossil Fuels

Oxpeckers tracked 14 GH2 projects in Namibia, finding implementation had been slow and the only real growth had been in bureaucracy. Read more »

South Africa: 'Proud Moment' As Proteas Record Resounding Test Series Victory Over Bangladesh

South Africa's 575 for 6 declared (De Zorzi 177, Stubbs 106, Mulder 105*, Islam 5-198) beat Bangladesh's 143 (Mahmud 38, Maharaj 5-59, Muthusamy 4-45) and 159 (Mominul 82, Rabada… Read more »

South Africa: Tiger Brands in Talks With Listeriosis Class Action Attorneys to Pay for Victims' Urgent Medical Needs

While food producer Tiger Brands' liability for the listeriosis outbreak in 2017/18 has yet to be determined in court, the company is engaging with the legal team behind the class… Read more »

South Africa: A Lifeline Denied - South Africa's Social Grant System Fails the Most Vulnerable

In South Africa, the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, now faces a critical legal challenge as calls grow for fairer and more… Read more »