January 27
South Africa: Mom Moves From From Grief to Advocacy As She Challenges Perceptions of Autism
What started as a mother sharing her lived experience online has grown into a platform for connection and awareness. Bongiwe Leepiloe's journey through autism and motherhood has… Read more »
South Africa: Chauke Probe's 'Collapsed' Witness List and Shamila Batohi's Controversial Exit
The inquiry into Gauteng NPA prosecutor Andrew Chauke has stalled after witnesses have either withdrawn or, in the case of outgoing NPA boss Shamila Batohi, won't testify without… Read more »
South Africa: Help Us Track Cape Town's Housing Crisis
Capetonians: Daily Maverick needs your help! Head to Daily Maverick Connect to help Rebecca Davis quantify the city's affordability crisis. We're looking for documentation from the… Read more »
Africa: Why People Believe Misinformation Even When They're Told the Facts
Factchecking is seen as a go-to method for tackling the spread of false information. But it is notoriously difficult to correct misinformation. Read more »
January 26
South Africa: Inside the Struggles of South Africa's Fisheries Enforcement and Science Teams
Meet the scientists, inspectors and regulators tasked with protecting South Africa's fisheries - often with outdated tools, shrinking budgets and little public sympathy. Read more »
South Africa: Interpol-Wanted Drug Trafficker Found Working At Constantia Virgin Active As a Personal Trainer
A man, originally from Bulgaria, is listed by the global police organisation Interpol as wanted by Romania for 'trafficking in drugs'. And he's been in Cape Town, offering personal… Read more »
South Africa: Here's How SA Can End Hunger and Malnutrition This Year
A 'bumper harvest' is predicted for South Africa in 2026. The rains across our country have been uneven (too little in some parts, harsh floods in others). But overall La… Read more »
South Africa: Madlanga Hears Crime Intelligence Members Were Complicit in the Murder of Sindiso Magaqa
Witness E testifies at the Madlanga Commission, implicating Crime Intelligence members in the murder of ANC politician Sindiso Magaqa and exposing potential political corruption. Read more »
South Africa: SA's Land Crisis Is Ongoing, Not Historical
The struggle for land in South Africa touches food security, identify and economic equality. For the Land and Accountability Research Centre (Larc), this reality is the driving… Read more »
South Africa: Matric Class of 2025 Signals SA Is On the Right Track to Opportunity and Equity
The record matric pass rate does not hide the shortcomings of the education system, but at least we are following the correct path. Read more »
South Africa: Beware of Bogus Colleges Preying On Desperate Young South Africans
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mimmy Gondwe is appealing to parents not to fall for bogus colleges that prey on desperate students seeking tertiary education… Read more »
South Africa: Defaulting Municipalities - Treasury Crackdown Is to Avert Water Sector Collapse
South Africa's water boards are drowning in R28bn of municipal debt, leading to deferred maintenance and the looming threat of bankruptcy. The National Treasury's decision to… Read more »
South Africa: Part 1 - The Sixth Extinction and the Anthropocene's Pleistocene Origins
This is part 1 of a three-part series that traces the origins of the Anthropocene - the current geological epoch that speaks bluntly to humanity's impact on the environment - and… Read more »
Africa: Africa Should Protect the Value of Its Pathogen Data
The continent needs legal guarantees that the pathogen data its member states collect will facilitate the development of pandemic products that are accessible, affordable and… Read more »
South Africa: The Unkindest Cut - Tail Docking Remains a Troubling Norm
A close look at what tail docking actually involves, why it persisted long after its rationale collapsed and how a recent conviction brings South African law back into focus. Read more »
January 25
South Africa: Inside the Joburg Vigilante Group Delivering 'Justice' and Posting It Online in the Absence of Police
Many residents of Orange Farm, Johannesburg, have lost faith in the police. A local group has stepped in to fill the vacuum, taking 'cases', dishing out 'discipline', returning… Read more »
South Africa: Hippo Meat Frenzy Ends in Tragedy At Lake St Lucia
Two men have died in the aftermath of the illegal snaring of a hippo in the Imfolozi River floodplain, near the mouth of Lake St Lucia in northern KwaZulu-Natal Read more »
South Africa: Combined Crises - - Ramphosa Decries 26 Murders, While Turmoil Rocks SA Law Enforcement
President Ramaphosa expresses 'sadness' over 26 murders while SA law enforcers battle over accountability in a nation gripped by crime, corruption and community despair. Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay to Spend R10m Restoring Power After Transmission Towers Collapse
Serious questions have been raised over maintenance failure after two transmission towers collapsed in Gqeberha on Thursday. While the municipality tries to restore power, small… Read more »
Africa: Global Nationalist Surge - South Africa's Looming Choice Between Populism and Democracy
South Africa must choose between democratic resilience and populist isolationism to navigate a rising global tide and define its standing in an increasingly fractured world. Read more »
South Africa: Could NERSA Remove Nelson Mandela Bay's Electricity Distribution Licence?
On 18 December, the National Energy Regulator of SA convened its inaugural Tribunal sitting, setting in motion accountability for municipalities failing to adhere to critical… Read more »
South Africa: Young People Must Move From Silent Students to Active Architects of Global Education
As we marked the International Day of Education on 24 January, there is a global shift in power as the traditional hierarchy of 'teacher teaches, student listens' is being… Read more »
South Africa: BRICS Members Are Moving Along On Trade Matters, Leaving SA Behind
South Africa lags in trade negotiations while BRICS peers advance. Urgent action is needed to secure its economic future amid shifting global markets. Read more »
South Africa: Crime, Cartels and Corruption - The Drug Policy Debate We Refuse to Have in SA
The Madlanga Commission didn't reveal anything new. Communities already know that the war on drugs protects power, not people. Read more »
South Africa: Sunrisers Eastern Cape Seal Third SA20 Title in Four Seasons With Newlands Victory
Sunrisers Eastern Cape 162 for 4 (Matthew Breetzke 68*, Tristan Stubbs 63*, Keshav Maharaj 1-23) beat Pretoria Capitals 158 for 7 (Dewald Brevis 101, Marco Jansen 3-10) by six… Read more »
