Consulting Engineer Who Signed Off Plans for Collapsed George Building Reported Missing - - Later Found
Daily Maverick
Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page. Read more »
Ramaphosa to Sign Controversial NHI Bill Amid Election Backlash - South African News Briefs - May 15, 2024
allAfrica
Read more »
Mihlali Gets Cooked by Rihanna's U.S. Fans After Sharing "Airbrushed" Photo
Fame Frenzy
Beauty influencer Mihlali Ndamase rubbed shoulders with the who's who of Hollywood last week when she attended Rihanna's Fenty Beauty Soft Lit Glow event in Los Angeles. Read more »
President to Sign Controversial NHI Bill Into Law - South African News Briefs - May 14, 2024
allAfrica
Read more »
Workers March Against Looming Retrenchments At Sibanye-Stillwater
GroundUp
Unions call for resignation of top management and the CEO Neal Froneman Read more »
Analysis Reveals Polarized Views on South Africa's Electoral Process
allAfrica
A new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) sheds light on the polarized online conversation about South Africa's upcoming elections. The report, titled… Read more »
Online Debate Rages Over Women's Participation in the Workforce
allAfrica
The online conversation surrounding women's participation in the labour force is heavily polarized, according to a new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change… Read more »
Engineer Overseeing Collapsed George Building Faced Disciplinary Probe
allAfrica
Atholl Mitchell, the consulting engineer responsible for overseeing the construction of the apartment block in George that collapsed last week, was under investigation by the… Read more »
Xenophobic Narratives Surge Ahead of South Africa's Elections
allAfrica
As South Africa's general elections on May 29th draw near, anti-immigrant rhetoric is intensifying across social media platforms, according to a new report from the Centre for… Read more »
Soup Kitchen Serves Eastern Cape Children the Only Meal They'll Eat That Day
GroundUp
The Human Rights Commission has recommended that child malnutrition in the province be declared a disaster Read more »
Zimbabwe Starts Issuing E-Passports in South Africa This Week
New Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe starts processing e-passports at its embassy in South Africa this week, with officers from the Registrar General's department deployed to train the consulate staff. Read more »
Wits Students Set Up Palestinian Solidarity Encampment
GroundUp
University senate expected to meet this week Read more »
South Africa's Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 32.9 Percent Just Before 29 May Polls [analysis]
Daily Maverick
South Africa's jobless rate increased by 0.8 of a percentage point between the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2024. Read more »
Lawyers Accuse Police of Political Arrests in Fort Hare Corruption Case - South African News Briefs - May 8, 2024
allAfrica
Read more »
Shell Case in Supreme Court of Appeal
Natural Justice
On 17 May 2024, Wild Coast communities and supporting organisations will be in the Supreme Court of Appeal to defend the groundbreaking High Court judgment which set… Read more »