Could New Mediators Resolve the Nile Dam Dispute? [analysis]

ISS

With the rainy season approaching, tensions are once again rising among Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the giant Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that Ethiopia is building on… Read more »

Principal Removed After Parents Accuse Him of Misconduct

GroundUp

"He signs cheques and buys what he likes without consulting SGB members" Read more »

Khanyi Mbau's Brand Manager Dies

The Herald

Zimbabwean social media influencer Dylan Musanhu affectionately known as Dylan Kardashian who was managing South African television personality Khanyi Mbau's brand, committed… Read more »

Vaccination Rollout Programme to Be Sped Up From Now On - Mkhize

SAnews.gov.za

Government is hoping that the rate of inoculation will increase from April as more vaccination doses are expected to arrive in the country this month. Read more »

Meet the Queer Vloggers Taking Back the Narrative [analysis]

African Arguments

Faced with misrepresentation in the mainstream media, queer influencers are telling their own stories and creating communities on YouTube. Read more »

Condolences for Veteran Journalist Karima Brown

SAnews.gov.za

Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has paid tribute to veteran journalist and political analyst Karima Brown for her contribution to the South African media… Read more »

Nine More Arrested in Kraaifontein Double Police Murder

SAnews.gov.za

Police Minister Bheki Cele has expressed delight at yet another breakthrough in the murder of two Kraaifontein police officers, in the Western Cape, at the weekend. Read more »

We Are Going Down, the Mexico Way [analysis]

Democracy Works

SA is rapidly going down the way of Mexico, where the criminal underworld, cartels and gangs have terrifying power and have brazenly created no-go zones, defied laws and violently… Read more »

Govt Launches Human Rights Month

SAnews.gov.za

Transforming the country's heritage landscape is part of government's efforts to restore human rights, says Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Nathi Mthethwa. Read more »

Salim Abdool Karim - South Africa's Voice of Reason [analysis]

New Frame

Epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim, the scientific leader of South Africa's Covid-19 pandemic response, is amused by the common public perception of how scientific progress works.… Read more »

Steinhoff Implosion - Balance Sheet Fraud, It Appears, Is Taken Seriously in Germany

Daily Maverick

Three years and three months after Steinhoff auditor Deloitte refused to sign off on the company's accounts, triggering the resignation of the CEO and implosion of the share price,… Read more »

Why the Chief Justice Has Been Ordered to Apologise

GroundUp

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been directed by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) to apologise unconditionally for "becoming involved in political controversy" through… Read more »

Call to Care for the Environment

SAnews.gov.za

Deputy Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Makhotso Sotyu, has encouraged learners of Ikgomotseng community to be environmentally conscious and ensure their community… Read more »

SA Records 1,406 New Covid-19 Cases, 96 Deaths

SAnews.gov.za

South Africa now has 1 517 666 confirmed COVID-19 cases after the first case was reported in the country, one year ago. Read more »

Demand for Police to Investigate Torture Allegations Against SANDF

GroundUp

"We have been living in fear because both the police and army are failing to protect us" Read more »