May 06
South Africa: Here's How Much Money UCT Needs to Rebuild Its Historic Library
GroundUp
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South Africa: Minister Calls for Calm During Hantavirus Probe - South African News Briefs - May 6, 2026
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Zimbabwe: Ramaphosa Told Mnangagwa to Stop Constitutional Amendment Bill - Report
New Zimbabwe
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa came to caution President Emmerson Mnangagwa against firing his deputy Constantino Chiwenga and continuing with the highly contentious… Read more »
South Africa: DA Writes to President to Trigger Siu Probe Into Tolashe [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will formally write to the President requesting that he instruct the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate the conduct of Social Development… Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls for Full Defence Inquiry After SA Army Foundation Officials Fined R44 Million [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes with grave concern reports that two senior South African Army Foundation officials have been debarred and fined more than R44 million following… Read more »
South Africa: Media Statement - International Relations Committee Calls for Accelerated Implementation of the AfCFTA [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation today received a briefing from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and the African… Read more »
South Africa: The Anti-Irnrnigrant Crisis in South Africa and Matters Arising
Ghanaian Times
Imagine being the darling of the world only a few years ago for daring to take on genocide from the southern tip of Africa in faraway Gaza, only to become a hot bed for rampaging… Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Activates Disaster Preparedness Measures Ahead of Severe Weather
SAnews.gov.za
The Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC), in coordination with municipalities and emergency services, has activated monitoring and preparedness measures across… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Presidency Clarifies Zimbabwe Visit, Urges Law Enforcement to Act Without Fear
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has clarified that he had no prior knowledge of an individual of interest to law enforcement who was reportedly present during his recent working visit to… Read more »
South Africa: 'Embarrassing' R200m Cocaine Theft Was Eighth Break-in At Hawks Building, Cop Tells Commission
Daily Maverick
Before a R200m cocaine consignment was stolen from an unprotected KwaZulu-Natal Hawks building in 2021, the premises was broken into seven times. This has emerged at the Madlanga… Read more »
South Africa: More Storms Expected in Waterlogged Nelson Mandela Bay
Daily Maverick
Inclement weather has strained municipal services, infrastructure, private businesses and most residents across Nelson Mandela Bay - and the clouds have not yet parted while… Read more »
South Africa: Who Is Running Nelson Mandela Bay? Metro's City Manager Crisis Deepens
Daily Maverick
Confusion runs deep in Nelson Mandela Bay over its city manager, amid an escalating leadership vacuum that raises serious concerns about governance stability and worsening… Read more »
South Africa: Half-Truths, Questionable Claims and Evasion As Minister Tolashe Appears Before Parliamentary Committee
Daily Maverick
Appearing before Parliament on Wednesday, Minister Sisisi Tolashe told MPs that any arrangement which saw a state-funded nanny allegedly paying kickbacks to Tolashe's daughter was… Read more »
South Africa: DMPR Corrects Diesel Price Adjustment for May
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has published an Erratum to the diesel price adjustment published on Monday. Read more »
South Africa: R90m to Revitalise CET Colleges
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in partnership with the Services Sector Education and Training Authority (Services SETA), has committed R90 million towards… Read more »
South Africa: Deputy President to Take Stock of Developments in the North West
SAnews.gov.za
Deputy President Paul Mashatiile will conduct an oversight visit to the Ditsobotla Local Municipality (DLM) in the North West on Thursday as part of government's ongoing efforts to… Read more »
South Africa: Ghana High Commission Issues Safety Advisory Over Johannesburg Protest
Ghanaian Times
The Ghana High Commission in South Africa has issued a safety advisory to Ghanaian nationals following a protest in the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD), which has… Read more »
South Africa: 'No Parent Should Feel Alone' - the Struggles of Raising Children With Autism
Health-e
When Boitshwarelo Moholo from Atamelang, Dellerayville in the North West, first learned that her son Kamogelo, who was three years old at the time, had autism, her world shifted… Read more »
South Africa: Paraffin Price Jump Hits Poor Families Hard This Winter
Scrolla
Inland paraffin prices reached R28.43 a litre on Wednesday after a war involving the United States and Iran pushed costs up. Families who use paraffin for heating and cooking now… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's Shame [editorial]
Leadership
There is a particular cruelty in what is happening to Nigerians and other African migrants in South Africa right now. These are people who crossed borders within the same… Read more »
South Africa: The Hidden Costs of Digital Learning - - How Monopolies Stunt Education in SA
Daily Maverick
While policymakers debate screen time and cognitive development, a parallel crisis is quietly unfolding in South Africa's education sector: a tech supply chain riddled with vendor… Read more »
South Africa: DA Takes the Fight to Replace Bee With Economic Inclusion for All to Parliament [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has taken its fight to replace the ANC's Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy to Parliament, where the Economic Inclusion for All Bill is set for… Read more »
South Africa: Concern Over Safety of People With Disabilities Amid Severe Weather
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) has raised concern over the safety, dignity, and well-being of persons with disabilities as severe and… Read more »
South Africa: Basic Education Explains Textbook Process Amid Transparency Concerns
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has defended the integrity of its textbook catalogue development process, rejecting claims of impropriety and maintaining that its system is… Read more »
South Africa: IFP Update Statement On Alleged Call Recording Involving Ifpyb KZN Chairperson and Others [press release]
IFP
The Inkatha Freedom Party NEC last night, Tuesday, 05 May 2026, convened a special meeting to consider the matter relating to the alleged call recording involving the KZN IFP Youth… Read more »
