South Africa: SA-Israel Spat - Tit-for-Tat Envoy Expulsions Rooted in Much Bigger 'Ideological War' Over Gaza

South Africa's expulsion of the Israeli chargé d'affaires and Israel's reciprocal response emphasise a collapse in relations. These 'persona non grata' declarations are… Read more »

South Africa: Farmers Take Foot-and-Mouth Disease Fight to Steenhuisen As Vaccine Battle Escalates

Frustrated farmers are calling for the state to urgently allow foot-and-mouth disease vaccines to be acquired and administered privately. DA leader John Steenhuisen has hit back,… Read more »

South Africa: A Sealed Universe - South African Survivor Recalls Jeffrey Epstein's Desert Fortress

Not only did Zorro Ranch isolate his victims, it also hosted scientists and celebrities flown in to listen to his warped and grandiose ambitions. Now state senators are calling for… Read more »

South Africa: Revealed - Jacob Zuma's Intimate Dinner With Jeffrey Epstein

Hidden among the latest disclosures from the US Justice Department are emails relating to an intimate dinner organised by the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for Jacob Zuma in… Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town to Spend R115m On Wall to Protect Motorists On N2 'Hell Run'

The City of Cape Town has passed an adjustment budget that will see R115m spent on building a security wall on the N2 'Hell Run', as well as pedestrian crossings, improved… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Appoints Special Task Team to Probe 'Murder, Corruption' Against 14 Officials

President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola to establish a special investigations task team to urgently… Read more »

Mozambique: Severe Weather Affects Sasol's Mozambique Operations but Gas Supplies Remain Uninterrupted

Heavy rains in Mozambique have disrupted Sasol's condensate transport and forced a temporary reduction in gas production, but the company says supplies to customers remain… Read more »

South Africa: Has the DA Drifted to the Right?

A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence. Read more »

South Africa: EC Farmers Fear a Second Wave of FMD Amid Struggle to Contain Rapid Spread

A lack of vaccines, new strains of disease and the unopposed spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has Eastern Cape farmers on their knees, praying they do not see a second… Read more »

South Africa: Who Killed the SA Film and Television Industry? Spoiler Alert - - the Government

An industry that once employed almost 32,000 people and generated more than R7-billion per annum has been halted by inaction within the Department of Trade, Industry and… Read more »

South Africa: Humans of Joburg - Young Video Artists Tell the City's Stories of Resilience

A new generation of video journalists set out to find the people who make the City work despite the worst efforts of our local government. It's a window into the soul of… Read more »

South Africa: Julius Malema Can Push or Pull the ANC Back to Its Founding Principles

Julius Malema may bring the ANC back to the emancipatory impulse that inspired the liberation movement, but he flatters to deceive precisely at a point when black leadership is in… Read more »

South Africa: ANC Demands Answers From Their Own Mayor Over Nelson Mandela Bay's R25m Transformer Scandal

Mayor Babalwa Lobishe faces intense scrutiny over a controversial R25m transformer lease, raising questions about governance and accountability as two ANC figures confront mounting… Read more »

South Africa: Many Nets, One Ocean - What SA's Fishing Debate Has Taught Us

After months of conversations with people who live from the sea - or live with the consequences of how it's managed - one thing is clear: SA's fishing industry is not a single… Read more »

South Africa: Joburg to Appoint First Deputy Mayor As Dada Morero No-Confidence Motion Postponed

Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has survived another day after a no-confidence motion against him was deferred. City councillors were focused on debating whether to create a… Read more »

South Africa: Swimming SA Under Investigation Over Franschhoek High Performance Centre Debacle

A decade of talk, five years of building and nothing to show for it as Franschhoek High School, where Swimming SA's High Performance Centre was to have been built, is a decaying… Read more »

South Africa: 'Slap in the Face for Residents' - - NMB Council Rejects Motions Calling for Streetlight Tender Accountability

The Nelson Mandela Bay council has rejected two motions tabled by DA councillor Ondela Kepe, aimed at securing accountability for ongoing metro streetlight issues. Read more »

South Africa: Gayton Mckenzie's Abuse of Power Is Not an Aberration, It Is a Pattern

The minister of sport, arts and culture engages in bluster, dismissing evidence, disregarding accountability and substituting raw power for reason. Read more »

South Africa: KZN Hawks Boss Grilled for Sharing SAPS Officers' Personal Details With 'Cat' Matlala

Despite holding top-secret clearance, KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona allegedly shared a SAPS docket containing officers' sensitive personal details with… Read more »

South Africa: SANDF's Apparent Impunity Demands Immediate Action From Ramaphosa

Members of the SANDF appear to believe they are above the law, which raises questions about whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has proper control of our armed forces. Read more »

South Africa: Joburg On Track for 11th Mayor in 10 Years - - Here's What You Need to Know

The Joburg Council is due to decide the future of incumbent Mayor Dada Morero and the appointment of the very first deputy executive mayor which, if approved, will cost taxpayers… Read more »

South Africa: Civil Groups Slam Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Over Repeated Power Outages

Repeated electricity outages in Nelson Mandela Bay, caused by long-neglected infrastructure, are crippling businesses, disrupting water supply and threatening jobs, civil society… Read more »

South Africa: Virgin Active Alerts Authorities After Gym Trainer Exposed As Drug Trafficking Fugitive

Virgin Active's legal team is now involved in the saga involving a personal trainer who was suspended earlier this week after Daily Maverick asked whether the health club was aware… Read more »

South Africa: Cruelty Exposed - Inside South Africa's Cub-Petting Industry

We speak to anti-cruelty nonprofit founder Nina Jackel about an undercover investigation exposing how lion and tiger cub petting feeds a global industry built on cruelty, profit… Read more »

South Africa: The Battle Over Cape Town's Oude Molen and the Meaning of Heritage in SA

The ongoing redevelopment proposals for the Oude Molen Precinct in Cape Town reveal a deeper fault line in South Africa's heritage governance: the uneasy relationship between… Read more »