January 15
Senegal/Morocco: Afcon Showcases Local Coaching Quality As Regragui and Thiaw Set for All-African Final Showdown
A rare all-African final in the 2025 Afcon will see Morocco's Walid Regragui and Senegalese tactician Pape Thiaw tussle for the overall prize. Whoever wins, African coaches will… Read more »
South Africa: Dairy and Beef Industry Scepticism Grows Over Steenhuisen's Plans for Foot and Mouth Disease Management
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen held a media briefing outlining plans to eradicate foot and mouth disease in SA, including proposing it be declared a national state of… Read more »
South Africa: British American Tobacco Stops Cigarette Manufacturing in South Africa
After half a century of production, British American Tobacco (BAT) will stop making cigarettes in South Africa by the end of this year, blaming policy failures and the illicit… Read more »
South Africa: 'Almost Entire Gauteng SAPS Works for Cartel' Claims Crime Intelligence Boss Khumalo
Proximity to politicians, law enforcement officers and business leaders ensures criminal cartels thrive, according to South Africa's Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo, who… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Flushes Drain Contract, Leaving Questions About Sewage Response Times
Sewage spill response times in Nelson Mandela Bay are expected to worsen after a key drain-cleaning contract expired, nearly two years after the metro began the process to replace… Read more »
South Africa: How Policy Failures Cripple Mossel Bay's Fishing Industry
Deon van Zyl's account is a window into the fragile balancing act of South Africa's small pelagic fishing sector - a sector buffeted by climate, politics and patchy surveys. For… Read more »
South Africa: Lavender Hill High School in Cape Town Boosts Matric Pass Rate By 20 Percent in Two Years
Three years ago, Daily Maverick visited Lavender Hill High School in Cape Town, which had a matric pass rate just under 70%, to explore the stories of success and adversity behind… Read more »
South Africa: Bumper Harvests Boost Tractor Sales As SA Farmers Bet Big On 2026
Positive correlation between South Africa's thriving agricultural sector, and the rise in tractor and agricultural machinery sales, which saw a significant increase in 2025 due to… Read more »
South Africa: Celebrating Limpopo's Top Matric Achievers - - a Tale of Resilience and Hard Work
Limpopo has celebrated a record-breaking 2025 matric pass rate of 86.15%, continuing a steady upward trend despite historical resource challenges. Education MEC Mavhungu… Read more »
South Africa: All Blacks Coach Scott Robertson Sacked After Player Unhappiness and Mediocre Performances
Robertson was effectively sacked, in the early hours of Thursday South African time, after an internal review left his position untenable. Read more »
South Africa: Antarctic Experience Transforms SA Teens' View of Climate and Innovation
A week on Antarctica's frozen frontier has reshaped how a Gqeberha school pupil thinks about engineering, climate change and his future. Seventeen-year-old Luke Boswell was one of… Read more »
South Africa: Kouga Municipality's Firefighter Mayor - 'I Just Tried to Help Where I Could'
Over the past week, Kouga Municipality's executive mayor Hattingh Bornman was at the forefront of fighting devastating fires that tore through thousands of hectares of land. A… Read more »
South Africa: Remember When the Bay Municipality Said It Had a Fully Functional Pound? We Decided to Check
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality's claims of a 'fully functional pound' have been called into question, as it currently operates with limited resources, and officials resort to… Read more »
January 14
South Africa: SANDF Apparently Defied Presidential Orders to Remove Iran From a Joint Naval Exercise
Three Iranian navy ships remain in False Bay -- and one participated in exercise Will for Peace, according to the SANDF. Read more »
South Africa: We Obsess Over Matric Results, but SA's Education Crisis Begins Long Before Grade 12
The first five years of life lay the foundations for learning, behaviour and health. Yet the latest Thrive by Five Index reveals a deep and worrying truth: in 2024, only 42% of… Read more »
South Africa: A Removed Sensibility - in Conversation With Artist Nava Derakhshani
In this conversation, Nava Derakhshani speaks to David Mann about her evolving practice, and how different cities - along with their particular socioeconomic and political… Read more »
January 13
Uganda: On the Campaign Trail - the Tactics Shaping Uganda's 2026 Elections
Uganda's campaign season highlights a shift toward hybrid campaigning where traditional methods coexist with digital innovation and symbolic experimentation. Read more »
Africa: South Africa's 2025 Matric Pass Rate Hits Record 88 Percent, but Maths Woes and Late Dropouts Temper Celebrations
Minister Siviwe Gwarube hailed the Class of 2025's NSC pass rate for climbing to 88%, the highest ever for more than 900,000 candidates, with KZN topping the provinces. Yet experts… Read more »
January 12
South Africa: Iran Pulls Out of Joint Naval Exercise Amid Political Tensions
Iran has three warships waiting in False Bay, but they will not join South Africa, China, Russia and the UAE in the naval exercise Will for Peace. Read more »
South Africa: Eskom's 'Stayed' Court Case Shows Double Game Duplicity On Electricity Trading
For months, South Africans have been told that Eskom has "paused" or "stayed" its legal challenge against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) over the granting of… Read more »
Africa: The High Cost of Politics Enables Corruption and Fiscal Indiscipline in Africa
The escalating costs of elections in Africa foster corruption and fiscal irresponsibility, undermining democracy and enabling elite control over politics, with dire consequences… Read more »
Africa: CES 2026 - - a Human-Centric Shift in Tech Amid AI Overload
For a brief moment, the big PC brands turned away from shoving needless AI into everything and remembered that people use computers to do and build things. Read more »
South Africa: Chief Executives' 2026 Outlook - AI, Rate Cuts and Cautious Optimism
South Africa enters the new year with hints of a firmer footing, along with reminders of how fragile the recovery remains. Business Maverick chatted to a few of the minds at the… Read more »
South Africa: Regulator Probe, Public Uproar Spare 16,507 Discovery Health Members From R125m Billing Error
Discovery Health's systems hiccup turned routine claims into nasty 'you owe us' notices for 16,507 members, with some demands climbing toward R80,000. After MediCheck lit the fuse… Read more »
South Africa: Meet the Joburg Councillor Who Turned His Car Into a Tool for Accountability
Carlos Da Rocha, the DA councillor for Bez Valley, has transformed a graffiti-covered van into a mobile protest advocating for accountability in Johannesburg. Through this… Read more »
