October 31, 2023
South Africa: Presidential Powers in National State Enterprises Bill Flagged As a Threat to Reforms
Investment experts say the draft law creating a new company to manage state-owned enterprises is full of flaws. Read more »
South Africa: Music Awards Mired in More Controversy
The South African Music Awards (Samas) are mired in yet another controversy as a leaked document shows concerns over how now-cancelled KwaZulu-Natal funding worth R28-million was… Read more »
October 30, 2023
Africa: New Global Push to Protect Women From Health Hazards of 'Whiter Skin' Creams
Several African governments will submit proposals calling for more concerted global action to protect women - and a growing number of men - from suffering permanent skin damage and… Read more »
South Africa: Outcry As Rugby Trophy Tour Skips Captain Kolisi's Hometown Gqeberha
Anger has exploded in rugby-mad Nelson Mandela Bay over the metro's exclusion from the Springboks' World Cup Tour. Letters were flying thick and fast on Monday to remind SA Rugby… Read more »
Uganda: An Unyielding Judiciary Could Throw a Potential Lifeline to Uganda's LGBTQI+ Community
The question arises: can the Ugandan judiciary, once again, follow in the footsteps of its counterparts in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Kenya? The decolonisation of courts… Read more »
South Africa: Alleged 28s Boss Ralph Stanfield Denied Bail After Court Hears of 'Dishonesty' and 'A Clear Motive to Kill'
Alleged gang boss Ralph Stanfield and his wife, Nicole Johnson, who face various criminal charges, have been denied bail in the Cape Town Magistrates' Court. Read more »
South Africa: No Good Budgetary Choices in Troubled Times Ahead of a Crucial 2024 Election
Having assured the governing ANC's national executive committee that South Africa was not running out of money - and that fiscal discipline wasn't austerity - Finance Minister… Read more »
South Africa: Three Polls Show Election Support for Ruling ANC Is Falling Off a Cliff
The ANC would get 43% to 45% of the national vote if an election were held now, three polls show. Read more »
South Africa: 'Bogus Doctor' Matthew Lani Arrested, Due in Dock After Escape Bid Drama At Helen Joseph Hospital
TikTok 'doctor' Matthew Lani is expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrates' Court within 48 hours following his arrest as he entered Helen Joseph Hospital on Sunday… Read more »
South Africa: Boks Gear Up for Post-World Cup Festivities Back Home - Here's Your Guide to the Trophy Tour
The Springbok trophy tour will start on Thursday in Gauteng's cities, before moving to three other major cities in South Africa. Read more »
October 29, 2023
South Africa: Godongwana's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement Likely to Present a Gloomy Fiscal Outlook
Fiscal consolidation is no longer on the cards. Government expenditure has exceeded revenue by about R200-billion this year, raising jitters that Treasury will have to borrow more… Read more »
South Africa: Service Delivery Collapse - 'Gatvol' Eastern Cape Resident Reports Provincial-Wide Failures
A woman from a rural village got the ball rolling with complaints about a lack of service delivery. The Public Protector investigated and found an entire province in dereliction. Read more »
South Africa: Energy Sector Explores Strategies to Limit Bird and Bat Fatalities At Wind Farms
Fatal bird and bat collisions with rapidly spinning wind turbine blades in South Africa occur more frequently than previously thought and are one of the most significant ecological… Read more »
South Africa: Cocaine, Gold and Money Laundering - Irish Cartel's 'Fingerprints' Lifted in SA
The US views the Kinahan cartel, on which it imposed sanctions last year, as 'a murderous organisation involved in trafficking drugs and firearms'. The group has ties to South… Read more »
October 28, 2023
South Africa: ANC Hopes to Capitalise On Zuma's KZN Popularity to Turn Back the Political Tide and Win Over Voters
The ANC's declining support has alarmed its provincial leaders to such an extent that they have called in the party's disgraced former president, who remains popular despite the… Read more »
Africa: South Africa Delivers the Pièce De Résistance of Rugby World Cup in Historic Victory Over New Zealand
Belligerent Boks deliver back-to-back world titles in Paris nailbiter as Springboks won their fourth Rugby World Cup title by retaining the title they won in 2019 on a wet and cold… Read more »
South Africa: Proteas Sneak Past Pakistan to Charge to Top of Cricket World Cup Table
South Africa nearly threw the match away on several occasions, but cool, calm Keshav Maharaj ensured the Proteas beat Pakistan by one wicket on Friday. Read more »
October 27, 2023
Madagascar: Age-Old Foes Scuffle More On Streets Than in Hustings
President Andry Rajoelina, who first took power in a coup, is bashing aside opposition protesters in search of another term. Read more »
October 26, 2023
South Africa: Ahead of Crucial Agoa Forum, Pretoria Again Treads Fine Line With Stance On Israel, Palestine, Gaza
After engaging in energetic diplomacy with the US over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, South Africa is once again walking a tightrope, this time on the Israel-Palestine-Gaza crisis. Read more »
South Africa: Eight of SA's 26 Public Universities Fail to Get Clean Audits
The Auditor-General says four universities reported achieving their objectives in their annual reports without providing credible information, while audit outcomes for another four… Read more »
South Africa: Advocates Argue for Culpable Homicide Charges Against Top Health Officials for 2015 Tragedy
Lawyers from AfriForum's private prosecution unit and public interest law centre SECTION27 called for criminal charges against key witnesses in the Life Esidimeni inquest on… Read more »
South Africa: Opposition Rallies Against Basic Education Bill Adopted By National Assembly
The National Assembly on Thursday passed the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. According to the DA, the Bill is discriminatory as it gives the head of provincial education… Read more »
South Africa: Transnet's Turnaround Plan Is Premised On Securing a R100bn 'Capital Injection' From Government
The more than R100bn financial support package that Transnet has asked the National Treasury for includes a R47bn equity injection or loan, and for the government to take over… Read more »
South Africa: Zondo Concerned By No Sign of Public Procurement Anti-Corruption Agency 16 Months After State Capture Report
'If another group of people were to do exactly what the Guptas did to pursue State Capture, Parliament would still not be able to stop it - and that is simply because I have seen… Read more »
South Africa: 'It's Too Late' and 'Not Genuine' - Victims' Families Reject Tavern Owner's 'Apology'
Siyakhangela Ndevu, whose apology has been a long time coming, said in court that he 'sympathised' with the families who lost 21 children at his tavern in 2022. Read more »