February 05
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Youngsters Take Back Their Streets Amid Crime and Municipal Neglect
In crime-hit Bloemendal, Gqeberha, a youth-led grassroots movement is cleaning streets, creating opportunities and challenging gang dominance in a community where many feel… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Integrity Commission to Quiz NMB Mayor Over 'Unauthorised Lease' of R25m Transformer
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe must explain to the ANC's Integrity Commission why a municipal transformer was leased to a private company for R250,000 monthly without a… Read more »
South Africa: Turning Bloemfontein's Vacant Restaurants Into Vibrant Public Assets for Tourism and Employment
Bloemfontein's public assets are underused due to administrative inefficiencies, resulting in lost opportunities for tourism and employment. The city urgently needs action to… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay's Collapsing Pylons - - Will This One Be Next?
A corroded 132kV transmission tower in Nelson Mandela Bay is at risk of collapse, raising urgent concerns about ageing infrastructure and recent failures that left residents in… Read more »
February 04
South Africa: 'I Have Loved Leading the DA,' Says Steenhuisen, Exiting Leadership Race Under Party Pressure
John Steenhuisen trumpeted his success as DA leader while announcing he wouldn't stand for re-election in April. Read more »
South Africa: Rising Food Prices Leave Low-Income Families Struggling to Meet Basic Nutritional Needs
Basic food prices continue to rise, pushing essential items beyond the reach of those relying on the R370 Social Relief of Distress grant. Read more »
South Africa: DA Edges PA, ANC in Western Cape Ward Polls, ActionSA Delivers More Scares in Gauteng
The DA picked up two seats in the Western Cape, edging the Patriotic Alliance in a Cederberg by-election and beating the ANC in the town of Bonnievale in the Langeberg… Read more »
South Africa: Amapanyaza - - Peace Officers or Apartheid-Era Kitskonstabels On an Uneasy Legal Footing?
The declaration of Gauteng's Crime Prevention Wardens (AmaPanyaza) as peace officers primarily makes them traffic wardens with very limited powers. The move fails to rectify their… Read more »
South Africa: Communities Caught Between Necessity and Neglect As Struggle to Regulate Spaza Shops Continues
More than a year after illegal pesticide terbufos claimed the lives of six children in Naledi, the community remains a flashpoint of grief and xenophobic tension. While government… Read more »
South Africa: In Full - Read John Steenhuisen's 'Moonshot Mission Accomplished' Speech
Here is the speech delivered by John Steenhuisen on 4 February 2026 in eThekwini, in which he announced that he will not seek re-election for a third term as DA federal leader at… Read more »
February 03
South Africa: The Anti-HIV Jab That Buhle Sikade Trusts - Free Soon for 456,000 South Africans
Buhle Sikade has been using an HIV-prevention injection that gives her almost foolproof protection against contracting HIV through sex - medicine that other HIV-negative people in… Read more »
South Africa: Gabrielle Goliath and the Enduring Struggle Between Art, Power and the Policing of Meaning
Gabrielle Goliath's legal challenge over the cancellation of Elegy at the Venice Biennale revives an old story: the uneasy, enduring struggle between artists and the powers that… Read more »
South Africa: The Coega Steel Dilemma - When Governance Rules Collide With Jobs
Before rushing to judgment over the controversial Coega Steel transformer lease, we need to consider whether bending rules in urgent economic crises can sometimes serve the public… Read more »
South Africa: Nan Rice - A South African Household Name in the Fight to Protect the Ocean's Mammals
Over about five decades, Dolphin Action and Protection Group founder Nan Rice worked tirelessly to protect dolphins, whales and porpoises, and many other marine creatures, driven… Read more »
South Africa: Eroding Democracy - Scapegoating Foreigners Is a Sign of Institutional Exhaustion
From Donald Trump's US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids to Operation New Broom and South Africa's Revised Draft White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee… Read more »
South Africa: Leon Louw - Ditch the Government Meddling, NMB Can Be an Economic Powerhouse
Local business development is being stifled by government regulations. Economic advisor Leon Louw believes the time is right for the Bay to bring about policy changes to stimulate… Read more »
South Africa: Is Sugar Tax a Crucial Public Health Tool or an Industry Scapegoat?
SA Canegrowers seeks to abolish South Africa's sugar tax, blaming it and cheap imports for industry job losses. However, health advocates argue the levy is vital for reducing… Read more »
South Africa: Conflating B-Bbee With Anti-Poverty Measures Is Disingenuous - While Both Need an Overhaul
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment is all about creating a new economic landscape by supporting entrepreneurs through investment in enterprise skills. The DA's focus on… Read more »
South Africa: Legal Battles Complicate Tongaat Hulett's Rescue As Statutory Obligations Loom Large
The Supreme Court of Appeal has confirmed that the sugar giant cannot pause its industry obligations, adding financial pressure just as the Vision Group races to refinance IDC… Read more »
South Africa: Endangered Penguins and Gannets Threatened As Tar Balls Wash Up Along SA Coastline
Toxic tar balls threaten endangered seabirds along South Africa's coast, revealing significant gaps in the country's pollution monitoring and response capabilities. Read more »
South Sudan: Students Moved to Temporary Housing As Cput Faces Ongoing Accommodation Crisis
In what has become a grimly familiar start to the academic year, Cape Peninsula University of Technology continues to struggle to place students in accommodation. Many have slept… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Faces 4,700km Water-Pipe Crisis As Losses Hit Over 60 Percent
Due to the shortage of plumbers in the water services unit, the metro takes between seven and 10 days to address water leaks, instead of the ideal three days. Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town ANC Councillor Lazola Gungxe Gunned Down After Community Meeting
The ANC described Councillor Lazola Gungxe as 'not only a colleague, but a comrade and a friend', while the police say the motive for his murder is yet to be determined. Read more »
South Africa: Restorative Constitutionalism and the Poor - When Equality Requires Repair, Not Neutrality
South Africa's legal framework often symbolises equality, yet fails to address ongoing harm to the poor, emphasising the need for restorative constitutionalism that repairs, rather… Read more »
South Africa: The Grand Illusion of the 88 Percent Senior Certificate Pass Rate and SA's Literacy Crisis - Connect the Dots
Without an urgent pivot toward Grade R-3 literacy and parental empowerment, the South African educational system remains a 'certificate factory' rather than a centre of human… Read more »
