April 29
Namibia: Namibia Sends Strong Karate Team to Wukf Champs
Namibian
A Namibian team of 14 karatekas will compete in the World Union of Karate-Do Federations (WUKF) South African National Championships & Afro-Asia Open, which start in Gqeberha… Read more »
April 28
South Africa: Pretoria Disrupted By Anti-Immigrant March
GroundUp
March and March campaign expands from Durban Read more »
South Africa: The Mystery of the Chinese Trawlers Arrested At Sea
GroundUp
Four offences seem to have been committed but only one fine was imposed by the fisheries department Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Wastes 10 Million Tons of Food, But One Organisation Races to Save It
allAfrica
In a warehouse on the outskirts of Cape Town, crates of packaged food, carrots and canned goods move quickly from pallets to plates. Stacked high against the walls, food that might… Read more »
South Africa: More HIV Funding Cuts Are Coming For South Africa. This Time It's A Slow Fade, But With Clear Risks
Bhekisisa
The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria will start to cut its grant support to South Africa in just two years, with its final grant ending in eight years. Some… Read more »
South Africa: Level 2 Warning for the Eastern Cape
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued Yellow Level 2 warnings for damaging winds and waves in the Eastern Cape. Read more »
Tanzania: Envoy Allays Xenophobia Fears, Says Tanzanians in SA Safe
Daily News
TANZANIA'S High Commissioner to South Africa, James Bwana, has assured that Tanzanians living in various cities across the country are safe and not facing xenophobia, contrary to… Read more »
South Africa: Revealed - Minister Tolashe's State-Funded Nanny - - and the Daughter Who Took Half Her Salary
Daily Maverick
Documents obtained by Daily Maverick suggest that a former household employee of Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe was made to pay half her government-funded monthly… Read more »
South Africa: Where Children Die - The Long Search for Care in Rural KZN
spotlight
When Thokozile Ndlovu found out that her baby had a life-limiting illness, she went from pillar to post looking for medical help. Her journey took her to one of the only places… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Blames Systemic Failures as Violence Persists - South African News Briefs - April 28, 2026
allAfrica
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South Africa: Sunday Times Editor Makhudu Sefara Placed On 'Special Leave' After SIU Announces Investigation
GroundUp
Sefara was elected chair of the South African National Editors Forum despite concerns raised about his connections to the Lottery Read more »
South Africa: Climate Change Hits South African Women Unevenly - Why Race, Class, Age and Power Matter [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As heat, floods and drought intensify, governments, donors and cities rely on climate risk assessments to decide who gets support and where money goes. A climate risk assessment… Read more »
South Africa: Zondo Hits Back At Former Prasa Board Members
GroundUp
Bid by Lucky Montana and others to review State Capture corruption findings in jeopardy Read more »
South Africa: Government Clarifies Freedom Day Incident
SAnews.gov.za
Government has noted with concern misleading reports suggesting that the National Freedom Day celebrations were disrupted after an individual briefly made his way onto the stage… Read more »
South Africa: Minister Announces 4 Percent Wage Increase for Public Servants
SAnews.gov.za
Public Service and Administration Minister, Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, has announced a 4% wage increase for public servants. Read more »
South Africa: Investigation Into Beating By Ensure Guards Is Still Ongoing, Say Ethekwini Municipality
GroundUp
This follows CCTV footage showing a homeless person being assaulted by Ensure security guards in December. Despite this, the Denis Hurley Centre says complaints of beatings by… Read more »
South Africa: Cheap Sex Pills Enhance Performance, but At What Cost?
Health-e
What started as a quick fix to improve his sexual performance turned into a medical emergency for Sizwe Mthembu (42) in November 2025. After taking two sex enhancer pills he bought… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Demands Probe Over Killing of 2 Citizens in South Africa
Daily Trust
The Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg has condemned the killing of two Nigerians, Amaramiro Emmanuel and Ekpenyong Andrew, by South African National Defence Force (SANDF)… Read more »
South Africa: Committee Decries Nyda's 'Posh Offices' Spending Amid Youth Unemployment Crisis [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), an agency mandated to address youth unemployment, is renting offices in a posh part of Johannesburg, which is inaccessible to the very… Read more »
South Africa: NHLS Develops National Diabetes Dashboard to Strengthen South Africa's Response
SAnews.gov.za
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Health, National Priority Programmes, and the Wits Diagnostic Innovation Hub (DIH),… Read more »
South Africa: New Centre to Support Whistleblowers
GroundUp
"It is lonely. It is frightening. It is costly." Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Pensioners Try to Build Their Own Clinic
GroundUp
Ugie villagers hope the government will come to finish their work Read more »
April 27
South Africa: South African Apartheid Prepared Me for Today's United States [guest column]
allAfrica
Every morning, when I awake, I push my way through a smog of dread. I reach for my phone, fumble for my glasses, open my email. Headlines filled with doom bombard me. I read on… Read more »
South Africa: Two Rate Hikes Loom Large
Daily Maverick
Economists expect the unbearable pressure on households to increase. Read more »
South Africa: 'Every Rand Stolen is an Attack on our Democracy' - Ramaphosa on Freedom Day
allAfrica
President Cyril Ramaphosa marked South Africa's 32nd Freedom Day in Bloemfontein, calling on citizens to protect the country's Constitution and renew their commitment to the social… Read more »
