South Africa: Inside Addo's Elephant Translocation and the Challenge of Fragmented Wild Spaces

South African National Parks has moved 42 elephants within Addo Elephant National Park as part of efforts to expand their range and restore natural ecological processes. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Is At a Critical Juncture - The Government Is Rising to the Challenge

We have worked hard to ensure that the building blocks are firmly in place with planning, monitoring and evaluation systems becoming more integrated, transparent and… Read more »

South Africa: Stolen Dora Nginza Hospital Babies Found Safe, but Questions Remain About Safety Measures At Hospital

The Eastern Cape Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the two premature babies stolen from their incubators in the Dora Nginza Hospital neonatal ward have… Read more »

Africa: Nato and the G7 - Global Power Fractures That Africa Must Watch

Geopolitical shifts in the Western alliance could have a considerable impact on Africa's fortunes. Read more »

South Africa: Hi-Tech Protection for Birds At Risk From SA's Wind Turbine Farms

What has been described as 'South Africa's first automated bird protection system' has gone live at Red Rocket's Brandvalley and Rietkloof wind farms, using tech-powered detection… Read more »

South Africa: Historic Early Childhood Development Investments Threatened As Budget Withdrawal Sparks Fears of Lost Progress

The evidence is clear. Quality early learning programmes deliver a 13% annual return on investment through improved health, education, and employment outcomes. Scaling up ECD would… Read more »

South Africa: Sasol's Big Pitch - Debt, Dividends and Discipline

At its 2025 Capital Markets Day, a somewhat beleaguered Sasol unveiled a cautious but significant overhaul spanning a revised dividend policy, major emissions roadmap changes and a… Read more »

South Africa: Performance Management in Crisis - Can South Africa's Governance Rise to the Challenge?

Our government departments, parastatals and Chapter 9 institutions could certainly all use a shake-up in fostering a performance culture. Read more »

Africa: The Algorithmic Thirst - - AI's Growth Demands a Unified Approach to Water and Energy

Surging AI demand increases energy consumption and requires vast volumes of water for cooling. A steady rise in AI infrastructure in a water-stressed region could abruptly trigger… Read more »

South Africa: Daily Maverick Launches Groundbreaking Bureau in Nelson Mandela Bay

The launch of a dedicated metro bureau is a pioneering effort in the global media landscape where investments in city and local journalism have been decimated. Read more »

South Africa: Trump, Tariffs and a Surging Rand - Welcome to Currency Twilight Zone

Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Forecasts for growth have been slashed, so why does the rand keep getting stronger? Read more »

Africa: How Crime Networks Are Hollowing Out Africa's Wilderness

A new investigative report has laid bare the scale and complexity of wildlife trafficking across southern Africa, exposing a tangled web of corruption, organised crime and systemic… Read more »

South Africa: The Launch of a Newsletter With a Mission to Serve Nelson Mandela Bay

We're building something unapologetically local -- a newsroom rooted right here because we see what's wrong in this metro, but also what's right. And we know what's worth fighting… Read more »

South Africa: How South Africa Can Play a Role in Redesigning Media's Future

Global challenges need globally informed but locally grounded solutions. It is therefore unsurprising that authorities around the world have an eye on South Africa's experience of… Read more »

South Africa: Ambush or Adult Conversation - What Awaits Cyril Ramaphosa in the White House?

Given the dire state of relations between the US and SA and all the falsehoods Trump is spreading about this country, sparks could fly at the meeting between the two presidents. Read more »

South Africa: Educational Exceptions in Copyright Amendment Bill Are Mandated By International Law and the Constitution

The Constitutional Court will on 21 and 22 May 2025 hear submissions relating to the constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill that has been in the making since as far back… Read more »

South Africa: 'A Clear Pattern of Influence' - - How Corporate Lobbying Has Delayed SA's Climate Policies

South Africa's biggest polluting companies have worked behind the scenes for nearly two decades to delay and dilute climate policy, according to a new report by nonprofit… Read more »

South Africa: Hout Bay Harbour Is a Wreck, Give Us Action Not 'Glossy' Plans, Fishers Tell Minister

Fishing communities in South Africa's small harbours face crumbling infrastructure and a shrinking future, and their frustration is palpable. Read more »

South Africa: ANC Task Team in Gauteng Vows to 'Clean Out' Self-Serving Members

Following a strong by-election win in Soweto, the ANC's Gauteng task team says work is being done to reposition the organisation ahead of the 2026 local government elections. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's World-Conquering Relay Stars Hope to Build On Exploits Before World Championships

The South African athletes who formed part of the medal-winning teams at the World Athletics Relays in China say the country's sprinting is in an extremely healthy space. Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Start Trickling Back to Gauteng As Property Demand Shifts

People are realising that the grass isn't always greener in Cape Town. Rising costs and infrastructure woes are driving many back to Johannesburg, where cheaper housing and… Read more »

South Africa: Holistic Wealth Management - Balancing Family Support, Growth, and Legacy Planning

South Africans in their mid-30s to 50s are navigating some of the most financially demanding years of their lives, caught between raising children, supporting ageing parents, and… Read more »

Lesotho: Golden Threads - Clinging to Traditional Herding Culture On Lesotho's Scarred and Shrinking Land

When a culture, whose economy has long been built on each family having a small herd or flock, is crowded into shrinking areas of land, what is left of the commonage? Read more »

Africa: To Overcome Fear and Hatred We Must Undo the Dehumanisation Rooted in Dogma

The algorithms that help us crunch data so easily also have a tendency of telling us what we want to hear - and showing us what we want to read. It's a comfortable echo chamber… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Calls Afrikaans 'Refugee' Trek to U.S. a 'Cowardly Act' At Nampo Agricultural Show

President Ramaphosa let loose about the Afrikaans 'refugees' to the US during unscripted remarks while visiting South Africa's premier showcase for commercial farmers. Read more »