June 13
South Africa: 'Great Day' for Conservation As Rhinos Reach Safe Haven in Greater Kruger As Part of Rewilding Project [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Thirty-two southern white rhinos were safely delivered to Sabi Sand Nature Reserve last month. It's a private reserve within the Greater Kruger system and is engaged in what is… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - the Creeping - and Creepy - Return of Military Service [analysis]
Daily Maverick
What fascinates me about conscription is that it tends to be favoured by old men who won't have to serve themselves, and the justification is often about learning 'discipline', as… Read more »
South Africa: Three Beaufort West Farmers Call for Agriculture Minister and Officials to Be Jailed for Contempt of Court [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Three farmers from Beaufort West, who were beneficiaries of the state's land redistribution programme, have asked the Western Cape Division of the High Court to hold the Minister… Read more »
South Africa: Media24 to Phase Out City Press, Beeld, Daily Sun and Rapport Newspapers, Say Reports [analysis]
Daily Maverick
'We are in a new era for media where online is the name of the game, and print has become the past - not just in South Africa but globally.' Read more »
South Africa: 'Market-Friendly' Government of National Unity Will Alleviate SA's Cost-of-Living Crisis [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The rand should almost instantaneously appreciate towards R17/$. Petrol prices will drop significantly over the coming months, putting downward pressure on producer and consumer… Read more »
South Africa: ANC and Several Parties Reach 'Breakthrough' Consensus to 'Move the Country Forward' - Mbalula [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The ANC secretary-general said the party was not yet in a position to give details on the discussions between parties. Read more »
South Africa: Johannesburg's Indigent Households Set to Be Hammered With Massive Electricity Price Increases [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Major structural changes in prepaid meter electricity tariffs and tariff rates have been approved by the council of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and submitted to… Read more »
South Africa: Probe Into Zola, Soweto, Substation Fire Points to Vandalism [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Eskom has said vandalism was responsible for the fire that engulfed the Zola substation and left several areas in Soweto without power this week. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's 2024 Election Holds Key Lessons for Democratic Maturity in Africa [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The maturity of democracy hinges on the active participation of an informed electorate, the integrity of the electoral process and the willingness of political leaders to… Read more »
South Africa: Alan Winde's New Western Cape Government Rings the Changes [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Western Cape premier Alan Winde has switched things up in his new cabinet, including the appointment of new finance MEC Deidré Baartman. Read more »
South Africa: Julius Malema Says EFF's Days of Disrupting Parliament Are Over [analysis]
Daily Maverick
This move is regarded as a response to the evolving political landscape in which the EFF is increasingly being sidelined in coalition talks. Read more »
South Africa: South African Authorities Warn of Mpox After 2 Deaths
VOA
Two people have died after contracting mpox, or monkeypox, South African health authorities said Thursday. Read more »
South Africa: Tobacco Use in SA Remains High, With Smokers Starting At a Younger Age
SAnews.gov.za
The prevalence of smoking in South Africa remains high compared to other countries, with an average of 8.5 cigarettes smoked per day by daily smokers. Read more »
South Africa: SA Records Second Death From Mpox, With Six Known Positive Cases
SAnews.gov.za
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has announced a second death linked to Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. Read more »
South Africa: Mpox in South Africa - Here's What We Know
GroundUp
Health department reports second death from the disease Read more »
South Africa: National Arts Festival Battles to Get Much-Needed Lottery Funding
GroundUp
The decision not to fund the country's longest running arts festival was communicated a month before its start date Read more »
South Africa: Philippi Satellite Police Station to Open After Two-Year Wait
GroundUp
The community is desperate for more policing Read more »
South Africa: Security Guards Protest Outside Durban Hospital, Demanding Their Jobs Back
GroundUp
Their contracts were not renewed after they participated in an unprotected strike last year Read more »
South Africa: Why Affirming Treatment for Gender Questioning Youth Matters in South Africa
spotlight
Gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth has sparked intense debate globally. In South Africa, we need to significantly improve accessibility throughout the country,… Read more »
South Africa: Displaced Limpopo Farmers Battle to Make a Living
GroundUp
Farmers had been working communal land near Phalaborwa since 2014 Read more »
South Africa: 60 Years On, Rivonia Trial Remembered As Catalyst for Constitutional Democracy in South Africa [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The landmark 1964 Rivonia Trial may have ended with the icons of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle being handed life sentences, but 60 years later, the historic sentencing is… Read more »
South Africa: Quick, Simple and Crucial - ANC Acceptance of Electoral Power Downgrade Is a Gift to South Africa Democracy [analysis]
Daily Maverick
While the intense discussion about who will be in government after Friday's first session of the National Assembly dominates SA's public space, a major event has happened in our… Read more »
South Africa: NFP Holds the Balance in KZN As Coalition Talks Reach Crucial Stage [analysis]
Daily Maverick
A potential deadlock looms in KwaZulu-Natal as parties scramble for coalition partners. Read more »
South Africa: Families of Two South Africans Jailed in Equatorial Guinea Launch 'Free Frik and Peter' Campaign [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The two engineers were arrested on what they say are trumped-up drug charges days after assets of Equatorial Guinea's vice-president were seized in South Africa. Read more »
South Africa: How Relatable! Even Cassper Nyovest Feels the Pain of Expensive Electricity
Fame Frenzy
Award-winning South African rapper Cassper Nyovest was left baffled at the price of electricity. Read more »