June 11
South Africa: South African Schools Battle Growing Culture of Bullying
Bullying in schools can lead to long-term consequences relating to social adjustment and leave victims with low self-confidence and decreased motivation to study. While some… Read more »
June 10
South Africa: Venomous Sea Snakes Suffering From 'Cold Shock' Wash Up On SA Beaches
Rare venomous yellow-bellied sea snakes have been washing up on Eastern Cape and Garden Route beaches, prompting marine experts to caution against touching these deadly creatures… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Political Impasse Threatens Progress and Unity As Parties Look to Form Gnu
South Africa stands at a crossroads. While forming a government of national unity or coalition government may seem like a solution, the potential for inefficiency and internal… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia's Insistence On GMO-Free Maize Imports Will Hurt Consumers' Pockets
With Africa struggling to meet its annual food needs, using technology and genetically modified seeds should be explored to boost production. Read more »
South Africa: Now the Election Dust Is Settling, Let's Get Back to Critical Basics of Equal Education
The progress in transforming our education system has been stifled for too long at the expense of our children. It is time to press incoming leaders to eradicate pit latrines and… Read more »
South Africa: ANC in Minority - Trying to Understand the Path(s) Ahead for South Africa
Why have the ANC and its allies fallen apart or become a shadow of themselves, hardly able to put a coherent idea across? What has it been in post-apartheid South Africa, possibly… Read more »
South Africa: Look Left, Look Right - What Does 'Progressive' Mean in the Coalition Talks?
Why are the MK party and the Patriotic Alliance being described as 'progressive' or 'left' -- when many of their policies are far right? Read more »
South Africa: First National Assembly Sitting Is On Friday - With or Without MK Party MPs
Amid boycott talk from the MK party, Parliament is not blinking -- and preparations for the first sitting of the National Assembly on Friday are going ahead. Read more »
South Africa: Abysmal Ranking of Transnet Ports Underscores Long Haul to Fix Key Logistics Operations and Infrastructure
The ports in Cape Town and Ngqura (in the Eastern Cape) were the world's worst performing and least competitive in 2023, ranking 405th and 404th, respectively. A total of 405 ports… Read more »
South Africa: Sorry, Comrades, the South African Electorate Doesn't Particularly Like Communists
Populist rhetoric by revolutionary Marxist-Leninists can get you bums on seats in a stadium, but not very many on the seats of Parliament, as the electorate has shown. Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Why the MK Party's Political Plans Have a Low Probability of Legal Success
Last week, I wrote about some of the legal and political aspects of SA's election impasse that were not being considered. I got some really interesting responses, many from legal… Read more »
South Africa: NGO Lodges South Africa's First 'Greenwashing' Advertising Complaint With Watchdog Against TotalEnergies
Greenpeace defines greenwashing as 'a PR tactic used to make a company or product appear environmentally friendly, without meaningfully reducing its environmental impact'. Read more »
South Africa: SONA Disruptions - Parliament Had Every Right to Eject EFF MPs, Court Finds
The Western Cape High Court has found that the Economic Freedom Fighters has no right to reject the authority of parliamentary rules nor disrupt parliamentary proceedings. Read more »
South Africa: Load Reduction Hits Joburg to Prevent 'Total Grid Collapse'
It's not load shedding, but it has the same effect. Load reduction is back in Johannesburg, with City Power saying it's critical to prevent dire consequences for its power systems… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Will Attend Ukraine's Peace Summit This Weekend, but Not Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa is trying to form a government but National Security Adviser Sydney Mufumadi and director-general of international relations Zane Dangor will travel to… Read more »
South Africa: Police 'Hope for Quick Arrests' After Three Children Die in Khayelitsha Barber Shop Shooting
Four people, including three children, were killed in a shooting in Khayelitsha at the weekend. The police have yet to make any arrests. Read more »
South Africa: Democracy 2024 (Day Seven) - 12 Days to Reshape a Country*
The centre holds as enough parties give a national unity government the thumbs-up. Read more »
South Africa: Will Foreign Policy Differences Be a Deal-Breaker in South Africa's Coalition Negotiations?
The ANC has sharp differences over foreign policy with other political parties. The question is whether these differences will be deal breakers in ongoing negotiations to form a… Read more »
South Africa: Coalitions Complex & Complicated - - Let the Thousand Permutations Bloom
With less than a week before the National Assembly and the nine provincial legislatures have their first sittings after the elections, it is still unclear what will happen and… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Qualify for Super Eight Stage With Win Over Bangladesh
June 10 (Reuters) - South Africa became the first team to qualify for the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage as spinner Keshav Maharaj defended 11 runs off the final over to help… Read more »
South Africa: Proteas Scrape Past Bangladesh in a Low-Scoring T20 World Cup Thriller
South Africa beat Bangladesh by four runs to all but seal their place in the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup. Read more »
June 09
Africa: GNU Negotiations - SA's Constitution Provides a Framework for Political, Economic and Social Policies
If President Ramaphosa's requirements for the establishment of a government of national unity are taken seriously, the Constitution must be the starting point for a consensus… Read more »
June 07
South Africa: ANC Will Form a Govt of National Unity 'To Tackle Pressing Issues' - Ramaphosa
After failing to secure a majority in the recent elections, the ANC will start negotiations with other parties to form a government of national unity. Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Kicks Can Down the Road With 'Government of National Unity' Play
President Cyril Ramaphosa has for the moment dodged choosing a coalition partner by proposing a 'government of national unity' which conceivably could include parties that have… Read more »
South Africa: DA Sets Out Principles for Gnu Participation - Constitution First, SARB Independence
The party dropped its most contentious manifesto points, such as scrapping BEE and amending the minimum wage laws, in its statement of negotiating principles, but these can… Read more »