South Africa: Journalist Jeremy Gordin Found Dead, Police Investigate House Robbery and Murder

A manhunt is under way following the murder of journalist and author Jeremy Gordin whose body was found in his Johannesburg home. Read more »

South Africa: In Apparent Effort Not to Upset Putin's Russia, ANC Government Bans Arms Sales to Poland

The ANC's South Africa has bet firmly on a dark side of history in selecting its partner of choice in the Russification of its foreign and domestic policy. Its choice is not based… Read more »

South Africa: Jeremy Gordin - Journalist, Poet, Writer and an All-Round Mensch

Gruff, pugnacious, broad-chested and bearded, with a barrelling gait, he could be mistaken on the newsroom floor for an old merchant mariner, but his bark was far worse than his… Read more »

South Africa: Steenhuisen Declares Julius Malema and the EFF 'Political Enemy Number One' After Being Re-Elected

Not many changes in the DA's leadership as John Steenhuisen and Helen Zille remain at the helm. Read more »

South Africa: DA Again Votes Against Having a Deputy Leader (Again)

Helen Zille voted against the amendment, saying they have learnt from the ANC that it is a bad idea to have a deputy leader as it creates two centres of power. Read more »

South Africa: Port St Johns Flood Crisis Leaves More Than 1,000 Displaced

President Cyril Ramaphosa was flown by helicopter to visit the Eastern Cape coastal town of Port St Johns on Tuesday as continuous flooding created a growing humanitarian crisis,… Read more »

South Africa: Hawks Raid Properties of Top ANC Figure in Tembisa Hospital Tender Corruption Probe

The Hawks have raided the home and business premises reportedly belonging to Sello Sekhokho, the ANC Ekurhuleni treasurer-general. The raid forms part of investigations into the… Read more »

South Africa: Mass Shooting in Khayelitsha Leaves Four Dead, Five Injured

Quick police action led to the arrest of suspects after a mass shooting in Khayelitsha at the weekend. Read more »

South Africa: Alleged Rhino Poaching Kingpin Gunned Down Near Kruger Park

Yet another suspected poacher 'big man' has died in a hail of bullets in Mpumalanga's landscape of fear. Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds Left Homeless After Fire Sweeps Through Hout Bay's Imizamo Yethu

A fire destroyed dozens of shacks in Imizamo Yethu informal settlement in Hout Bay on Sunday evening. Some residents lost their homes for the second time in less than a year. Gift… Read more »

South Africa: Govt, Public Sector Trade Unions On the Verge of Sealing 7.5% Pay Rise Deal

Trade unions representing the majority of public servants in SA are prepared to accept the government's offer to increase pay by 7.5% during the 2023/24 fiscal year, followed in… Read more »

South Africa: Reserve Bank Expected to Hike Interest Rates Again

It would be the ninth consecutive hike since November 2021, adding a cumulative 400 basis points since then and taking the repo rate to 7.50% and the prime lending rate to 11.0%. Read more »

South Africa: Basic Education Minister Questions Details of Child's Death In School Pit Toilet

While the Department of Basic Education has admitted that not enough has been done to eradicate pit toilets and provide sustainable school sanitation, it says how Langalam Viki… Read more »

Africa: Investing in a Pan-African Genome Initiative Would Provide Great Returns for Humanity

African genomes carry more variations than European genomes because they have a longer evolutionary history, and thus they offer more insights into potential new therapeutic… Read more »

Liberia/South Africa: It's Do or Die for Bafana Bafana When They Face Liberia in Monrovia

It won't be easy to trump the Lone Stars on home soil -- especially considering that Bafana Bafana failed to do so on their own turf. Read more »

South Africa: Land Equity a Hot Topic At the Conference On South Africa's Constitution

The National Conference on the Constitution held between 22 and 24 March 2023 grappled with the question of land rights, land reform and restoration that is not much closer to… Read more »

Africa: What You Should Know About the Shroom Boom and the Potential Psychedelic Shift in Mental Healthcare

Frontier research is generating strong evidence to suggest that many psychedelics have the potential to treat numerous mental health and substance-use disorders. Several of these… Read more »

South Africa: Moosa 'Mosie' Moolla (1934-2023) - - Revolutionary, Leader, Democrat and Elder Statesman

Our dear elder, comrade, friend, leader and mentor Mosie Moolla died on 25 March at the age of 88. It was a sad day for all who enjoyed his vibrance, good humour and insight. Here… Read more »

South Africa: Premier Group Returns to the JSE After an 18-Year Hiatus

The Premier Group returned to the bourse on Friday, 24 March, giving investors access to trading in South Africa's oldest food and packaged goods business. Read more »

South Africa: Joburg's Latest Water Outages - Residents Ask - 'Is This Sabotage or Secret Shedding?'

There is seemingly no end to the City of Joburg's water troubles, after the knock-on effect of a power failure at one treatment plant once again left residents with dry taps this… Read more »

South Africa: As Long As There Is Injustice Anywhere There Can Never Be Sustainable Peace, Says Thuli Madonsela

'We would not have this Constitution if it wasn't for people acting collectively... Unless we seize our power as a people, the Constitution will remain just a document,'… Read more »

South Africa: Thought Leaders Take a Long, Hard Look At South Africa's Constitution

South Africa's Constitution is under the spotlight at a three-day conference in Gauteng hosted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. Read more »

Mozambique: Police Attack Mourners At Funeral and Memorial Service of Popular Mozambican Rapper Azagaia

After creating havoc at the funeral procession, the Mozambican police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disband a legal memorial march to celebrate the life and legacy of the… Read more »

South Africa: Political Minnows Join EFF's National Protest, but the Big Fish All Give It a Miss

The EFF's attempt at a 'national shutdown' on Monday attracted several small political formations that united against a common enemy -- the ANC government -- but failed to rope in… Read more »

South Africa: Security Ministers Vow Zero Tolerance, As Civics Warn EFF Against 'Unconstitutional' Attempts to Enforce a Shutdown

The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security cluster has assured the public that it is 'fully prepared' to deal with any threats or disruptions during the EFF's planned national… Read more »