October 14, 2025
South Africa: Design Lift's Birthday Tail / See It Fly - Win Flights for a Year!
Five years ago, in the middle of a global pandemic, a bold new airline asked South Africans to do something extraordinary: help name it. Read more »
October 13, 2025
South Africa: Survivors of Horrific Limpopo Crash That Left 42 Dead Claim Bus Was Overloaded
Families of passengers killed in a horrific bus crash near Makhado say the operator of the cross-border bus from Gqeberha to Zimbabwe and Malawi failed to provide information or a… Read more »
South Africa: Condemn Those Who Corrupted BEE, Not the Policy Itself
Calling for BEE's abandonment and deracialising transformation deliberately obfuscates the fact that economic exclusion was race-based and the impact of this continues to… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Slate Politics - - From Mangaung to Polokwane and Nasrec, SAPS Crime Intelligence Always Showed Up
The fetid boil of police corruption that has been lanced in the wake of General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's bombshells-that-have-been-public-for-years is nearing the source of its cause. Read more »
Africa: A Booming Longevity Industry Wants to Sell Us 'Immortality' but There Could Be Hidden Costs
If you could, would you pay to live forever? Some Silicon Valley billionaires aren't just making tech products - they've set their sights on immortality. Read more »
October 12, 2025
South Africa: 'This Thing Was Sponsored' - - Violent Protests At Fort Hare Were Politically Orchestrated, Says Vice-Chancellor
The University of Fort Hare's vice-chancellor, Professor Sakhela Buhlungu, believes last week's violent protests at the university were linked to the imminent release of a Special… Read more »
South Africa: Confronting SA's Hunger Emergency - - From Constitutional Rights to Empty Plates
South Africa's Constitution guarantees the right to food, yet children are still dying from malnutrition in the Eastern Cape. Bureaucratic failure, systemic inequality and… Read more »
October 09, 2025
South Africa: Law Enforcement Raids Homes of Tender Tycoon Hangwani Maumela and Suspended Police Officer Shadrack Sibiya
In two unrelated operations, the Special Investigating Unit seized luxury cars from the home of tender tycoon Hangwani Maumela in connection with the R2bn Tembisa Hospital scandal,… Read more »
October 08, 2025
South Africa: Jail 'Captured Journalists' and 'Negligent MPs With Leaked Intelligence' - Mkhwanazi
KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has told Parliament that 'captured' journalists who push agendas to the detriment of others should be jailed. And MPs who 'negligently'… Read more »
South Africa: Former 'Cato Manor Unit' Officers Challenge Years of Unjust Prosecutions in Court
Almost 17 years after being falsely accused of operating a 'hit squad' which 'unlawfully' murdered 28 people, former members of the Durban Organised Crime Unit are finally claiming… Read more »
South Africa: Loaded for Bear - With Gold At $4,000/Oz and Platinum Soaring, There's a Vibe in SA Mining
There is indeed a new vibe at the Joburg Indaba this year, one driven in part by gold's record run and rebound in PGM prices. This vibe has rippled into the JSE and the rand's… Read more »
South Africa: Asset Recovery - - South Africa Not Alone in 'Pay Back the Money' Fight
Financial fraud is rife the world over -- at least that's what the world's top legal experts told Daily Maverick at the Frontiers of Asset Recovery Conference 2025. Read more »
Southern Africa: A Long and Lonely Road Awaits New Bosses At NPA and SARS
As our politics becomes more fractured, two key institutions, the NPA and SARS, are likely to come under a lot more pressure. Procedures have begun to appoint successors to the… Read more »
South Africa: NMB Deputy Mayor Gary Van Niekerk Comes Out Swinging After Court Appearance
Once again painting himself as a martyr, Gary van Niekerk claimed to be the tip of the spear against corruption in Nelson Mandela Bay while suggesting that other politicians,… Read more »
South Africa: Good News As Weather, Confidence and Machinery Sales Align for SA Agriculture Boost
The positive weather outlook and robust tractor sales provide sufficient comfort for us to maintain an optimistic view about the season ahead. Read more »
October 07, 2025
South Africa: New Cape Town Transgender Health Service Addresses Funding Gap After Pepfar Cuts
Run by the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, the service at Groote Schuur Hospital seeks to help transgender and gender-diverse people who previously relied on specialised clinics… Read more »
South Africa: Kariega Family Shattered After Murder of Eight-Year-Old Girl
The murder of Veronique 'Koekoe' May in Kariega is the latest in a spate of killings of children in Nelson Mandela Bay. Read more »
South Africa: Mchunu Once Quizzed By His Chief of Staff Over Evidence Destruction in Police Probe - - Mkhwanazi
KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has detailed to Parliament how Senzo Mchunu, the police minister who is on special leave, and his chief of staff got to know each… Read more »
South Africa: ANC's R1bn in Public Funds At Risk As Insolvency Beckons
The ANC faces an insolvency application that would be parlous for the party ahead of next year's make-or-break local government elections. Read more »
South Africa: Madlanga Commission Pregnant With Possibilities - - but Will Government Heed Its Counsel?
The acceptance of the recommendations of a commission by the government is no guarantee of their implementation. For example, the Farlam Commission's call for the urgent… Read more »
South Africa: SA's Prized Squid Is Exported While Locals Must Eat Cheap Imports
High prices mean the best calamari is sold overseas and local plates get second-rate quality. Read more »
South Africa: Process to Appoint Shamila Batohi's Successor Begins, With Ramaphosa Naming Selection Panel
The panel, which will call for nominations for the next National Director of Public Prosecutions, comprises leaders of the legal fraternity and Chapter Nine institutions. Read more »
South Africa: Two Years After Usindiso Fire, Survivors Struggle in Crime-Infested 'Temporary' Housing
The Usindiso fire might have long been extinguished, but more than two years later, the survivors of the blaze are still suffering. Read more »
South Africa: Eskom to Power Up Energy-Guzzling Chinese Metal Smelter in Limpopo
Eskom has been asked to provide at least 1,000 MW of coal-fired electricity to a new Chinese-owned ferrochrome smelter, raising renewed concern about the sustainability of the… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Too Many Potatoes, Too Little Power
Spud lovers rejoice, for South Africa currently has too many potatoes. However, things aren't peachy for our humble potato. Read more »
