May 21
South Africa: Western Cape Government Says Legal Action Unnecessary, All Learners Finally Placed in Schools
Equal Education and the Equal Education Law Centre are celebrating after the Western Cape High Court ordered education authorities to find spaces for unplaced learners. Read more »
South Africa: Let's Be Pragmatic - The NHI Has Constructive and Contentious Aspects
Professor Susan Cleary argues that the NHI is a wide-ranging reform with both positive and controversial aspects. The key will be to find a middle ground in order to continue the… Read more »
South Africa: Early Childhood Development - Moving Beyond Departmental Silos
In anticipation of the 29 May elections, the early childhood development sector has introduced the People's Manifesto for Early Childhood Development, calling for the delivery of… Read more »
South Africa: Disgraced Financial Adviser Craig Warriner Debarred for 30 Years By Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Craig Warriner has been banned for 30 years by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for running a Ponzi scam worth billions. Read more »
South Africa: Hospital Admissions Expected to Increase As Flu Season Gets Into Full Swing
Flu season officially started on 22 April and there is a general expectation that up to 40% of South Africans will get the virus, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases… Read more »
South Africa: SA's New White Paper On Migration Doesn't Quite Hold Up Against International Human Rights
The Equal Education Law Centre is concerned about the impact that the final White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection will have on migrant and undocumented… Read more »
South Africa: After Five Blustering Years, the Post-Election Parliament Could Turn Over a New Leaf
The incoming Parliament has to navigate away from the sometimes exceptional but more often box-ticking, mediocre, kowtowing-to-ministers that was the track record of a turbulent… Read more »
South Africa: European Farmer Revolts Hold Critical Lessons for Just Transition in SA's Food System
The transition towards a food system that is resilient to the impacts of climate change will require drastic changes from production to consumption, and may require short-term… Read more »
May 20
South Africa: South Africa Welcomes War Crimes Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders
Pretoria has welcomed the decision by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to request arrest warrants for Hamas' and Israel's leaders -- a request that has enraged both… Read more »
South Africa: MK Party Trades On Identity Politics As Zuma Invokes Zulu Nationalism, Traditional Leadership
Identity politics has been an ongoing theme when it comes to how political parties in SA position themselves, and Jacob Zuma's MK party is a textbook example. Zuma's strong show of… Read more »
South Africa: Security Forces 'Ready' to Deal With Any Unrest Following Concourt Zuma Judgment, Says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa says that while he is sure former president Jacob Zuma will 'respect the rule of law', any violence after the Constitutional Court ruling to uphold the… Read more »
South Africa: Load Shedding Continues to Top South African Consumers' Big Five List of Concerns
With the general election just around the corner, South Africans' top five concerns are the same as they have been for the last four years -- rolling blackouts, rising… Read more »
South Africa: Party to the Plunder? Transparency Is Needed On ANC's Tender-Linked Fundraising Machinery
Scorpio's latest investigations raise fresh questions over the ANC's financial gains from government contracts. Read more »
South Africa: Party to the Plunder? Tshwane Bus Project, Prasa Trains Deal Behind R10m ANC Donation
Does the ANC in effect feed off government contracts? The first of two new Scorpio investigations links a corrupt trains deal and a lucrative Tshwane transport project to a hefty… Read more »
South Africa: Comic Con Cape Town 2024 - a Big Level Up From Previous One
A look back at the pros and cons of Comic Con Cape Town 2024, the Mother City's second Comic Con pop culture celebration. Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Not Eligible to Stand for Parliament, Concourt Rules
The Constitutional Court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to stand for office in the National Assembly, just a day after he led the uMkhonto Wesizwe… Read more »
May 19
South Africa: Truckloads of Hope Arrive in KZN As 40 Rhinos Are Dropped Off At Munywana Conservancy
A convoy of trucks carrying 40 'semi-wild' rhinos has rolled into KwaZulu-Natal, delivering a welcome ray of hope to a province under brutal siege by horn poachers. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Ponders Giving Private Sector More Say in NHI Roll-Out - Presidency Spokesperson
President Cyril Ramaphosa had 'noted the concerns expressed by some business leaders about his signing into law of the NHI Bill', and was considering how to give the private sector… Read more »
May 17
South Africa: Fields of Dreams - Breaking Barriers, Empowering Farmers Through Mentorship and Innovation
Agro-entrepreneur Andile Siphesihle Ngcobo has become the mentor and business strategist he wished he had. Read more »
South Africa: How Alleged Ret 'Guptabots' Migrated Overnight to Zuma's Mk Party
A report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change has described how the online RET community deserted the EFF and migrated en masse to the MK party. Read more »
South Africa: Confirmed - Secretary to Parliament Xolile George Receives an Annual Salary of R5m
Scorpio cuts through Parliament's obfuscation around Secretary to Parliament Xolile George's exorbitant salary and allegedly questionable contract negotiations - R5-million is the… Read more »
May 16
South Africa: Why the Concourt Is Not the Appropriate Body to Address Challenges to the NHI Act
The Constitution does not and should not prevent the democratically elected government from passing laws merely because an economically powerful minority opposes it. Read more »
Africa: AU Ban On Cruel Donkey Skin Trade a Game-Changer but Enforcement Challenges Linger
Donkeys are an important part of life across Africa -- it's now up to countries to ensure the ban is implemented. Read more »
South Africa: NHI Fund Will Take Decades to Roll Out - - We Answer Your Burning Questions
Daily Maverick readers have sent us many questions -- some excited, some anxious about the National Health Insurance fund plans announced on 15 May. Read more »
South Africa: With Election Day a Fortnight Away, the ANC May Be Reclaiming Its Place in Voters' Hearts
With less than two weeks until the 29 May polls, there is more evidence that the electoral fortunes of the ANC will be under far less severe stress than was initially thought. New… Read more »