June 10
South Africa: Did US Aid Cuts Break the Things We Need Most for the Lenacapavir Roll-Out?
South Africa launched the most promising new HIV prevention tool in years. Spotlight asks whether we can successfully deliver lenacapavir without the trusted pathways decimated by… Read more »
South Africa: Spar's Problems Are Fixable, but First Comes the Clean-Up, Says New CEO
Spar's new chief executive, Reeza Isaacs, has walked into a business with battered earnings, bruised retailer relationships, governance noise and a KwaZulu-Natal distribution… Read more »
South Africa: Witness I Accused of Cover-Up in Attempted R286m Drug Theft
Commissioners and evidence leaders at the Madlanga Commission challenged Witness I's claim that he went to the scene of a R286m cocaine bust because it related to a previous… Read more »
Africa: 'They Thought We Were Terrorists' - - Mexican Sports Journalists Home After SA Drone Arrests
Two Mexican sports journalists who were arrested in Gauteng, allegedly because they flew a drone over a Jewish college, have pleaded guilty, paid a fine, and returned home. They… Read more »
June 09
South Africa: SA Mining Sector Jolted By Government Chrome Tax, Beneficiation Proposals
'Beneficiation' is the artless term that speaks to the processing of raw minerals and metals into finished, industrial products. And a tax on chrome exports is seen as one way of… Read more »
South Africa: City Manager Insists Joburg Is Financially Sound During Grilling in Parliament
Facing threats from Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to withhold funding, Johannesburg's city manager, Dr Floyd Brink, told Parliament that rising revenue collections had… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay - a Rubbish Budget for One of the 'Dirtiest Cities in the World'
The budget includes a refuse tariff increase of 6.5%, effective from 1 July 2026. Households and businesses across Gqeberha, Kariega and Despatch will pay more on their monthly… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Science of Sharing Land - How Cattle and Wildlife Thrive Side-By-Side in Zimbabwe
Inside Zimbabwe's Shangani Holistic, a 65,000-hectare 'living laboratory', scientists and farmers are exploring how cattle, wildlife and people can coexist on the same land. Read more »
South Africa: Councillor Dismisses NMB Deputy Mayor's Perjury Claims As Political Distraction Amid Legal Troubles
Nelson Mandela Bay Deputy Mayor Gary van Niekerk has levelled perjury allegations against ACDP councillor Lance Grootboom, who in response dismissed them as a 'deflection tactic'. Read more »
South Africa: Attorneys Warn of Corruption Risks and Weaker Checks in New Environmental Impact Assessment Plan
Environmental law watchdogs are pushing back against government plans to introduce a more 'flexible' environmental impact assessment (EIA) process, warning that the proposed… Read more »
South Africa: John Pampallis - the Man Who Fought Apartheid With a Textbook
Pampallis, an educationist, historian and architect of the South African Schools Act, devoted his life to dismantling apartheid's grip on the classroom. Read more »
South Africa: Weather Service to Lead Ambitious R625m Plan to Monitor SA's Choking Air Quality
Air pollution claims roughly 42,000 South African lives every year -- yet more than half of our government-owned monitoring stations are completely offline. Now the Department of… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Cannot Afford to Lock 165,000 Graduates Out of the Economy
Student debt is creating a vicious circle where graduates are unable to secure employment without certificates and universities are unable to recover outstanding fees. Read more »
South Africa: Julius Malema's Defamation Case Against Kenny Kunene Collapses Before Starting, With Costs Awarded
An administrative blunder by EFF leader Julius Malema's legal team has handed the PA's Kenny Kunene an early courtroom victory after Malema's defamation case was struck from the… Read more »
South Africa: 'Cat Matlala Was a Police Informant,' Witness Claims At Madlanga Commission
A witness testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry under a pseudonym for security reasons says he knew organised crime accused Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala as an informant… Read more »
South Africa: Foot in Mouth - Comment By Steenhuisen's Chief of Staff Leaves 'Bad Taste'
A seemingly light-hearted comment from Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen's chief of staff about farmers' foot-and-mouth disease concerns has triggered a serious discussion… Read more »
South Africa: Kirstenbosch - Drowning in Neglected Poached Plants
The plants were stolen from the wild, rescued by the state, then delivered into another kind of danger. Inside Kirstenbosch's greenhouses, South Africa's plant-poaching crisis has… Read more »
South Africa: Calls for Calm in Nelson Mandela Bay As Communities Reel From Three Mass Shootings
A recent spate of mass shootings in Nelson Mandela Bay, and the arrest of a foreign national for one of the violent crimes, has prompted the police and government to re-evaluate… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Economy Grew Just 0.5% in Q1 Before Detonation of Iran War Impact
Nine out of 10 sectors grew during the quarter, lead by agriculture which sprouted 3.9%. But the eight other sectors that grew all expanded by less than 1.0%, while manufacturing… Read more »
Africa: Meet the Nigerian Oncologist Helping to Fight Cancer in KZN and Across Africa
Propelled by an early vision to help others, Dr Abba Mallum tells Spotlight about his roots in Borno State, about opportunities in Stellenbosch and Durban, and about his pioneering… Read more »
South Africa: SA's Skills Gap Leaves Millions Unemployed Despite Job Vacancies
Millions of young people are out of work, but many employers still cannot find candidates with the practical, technical and operational skills required in today's factory or office… Read more »
South Africa: EFF's Julius Malema Provided Political Protection for Feroz Khan, Madlanga Commission Investigator Reveals
WhatsApp messages between Major General Feroz Khan and Mohamed Sayed, co-founder of the Carnilinx tobacco company, implicate the former Crime Intelligence head in a series of dodgy… Read more »
South Africa: Everything You Need to Know About Offshore Wind Energy in SA
Offshore wind has become an attractive energy source across the globe, but in South Africa there are challenges. Read more »
South Africa: How a Classroom Programme Is Tackling Maths Gaps and Youth Unemployment in SA
As youth unemployment scales new heights and foundational literacy falters, the JumpStart Foundation's dual-intervention model turns jobless school-leavers into academic lifelines. Read more »
South Africa: Why the Path of Returns Is Becoming the Real Test for Retirement Portfolios
By mid-2026, the question facing retirement funds is no longer only whether portfolios can grow over time. It is whether members are protected when markets turn just as they need… Read more »
