June 01
South Africa: Franschhoek's Floods Are Not Only About an Abnormal Rainfall Event, They Are Compound Disasters
Daily Maverick
Flood disasters in South Africa are not only natural events. Pollution and poor river management are causing far worse damage, as was shown during the recent extreme weather in the… Read more »
South Africa: Authorities Arrest 36 People in Illegal Mining Crackdown
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have arrested 36 people, including illegal immigrants, and confiscated more than 800… Read more »
South Africa: KZN Workers' Parliament Charts Path to Job Creation, Economic Growth
SAnews.gov.za
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has tabled a series of resolutions adopted during the provincial Workers' Parliament, aimed at addressing unemployment, promoting decent work… Read more »
South Africa: Government Ramps Up FMD Response While Safeguarding Export Markets
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa is successfully maintaining key livestock export markets despite the ongoing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, says Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen. Read more »
Ghana: Government Advises Ghanaians Against Non-Essential Travel to South Africa Amid Xenophobic Attacks
Ghanaian Times
The Government of Ghana has advised its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to South Africa following what it described as increasing xenophobic attacks targeting Africans in… Read more »
South Africa: Small-Scale Fishers in Court to Stop West Coast Seismic Surveys
GroundUp
Environmental impacts of offshore seismic surveying debated in court Read more »
South Africa: Liam Jacobs Rejoins the DA After Rejecting the Patriotic Alliance's Politics of Chaos and Criminality [press release]
DA
Today we welcome Liam Jacobs back to the Democratic Alliance. Read more »
South Africa: DA Lodges Formal Complaint Over Rape Kit Crisis and Convicted Cops Scandal [press release]
DA
The DA has lodged a formal Standing Order 101 complaint against Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Lt. Genl. Thembisile Patekile and Provincial Supply Chain Head Maj. Genl.… Read more »
South Africa: DA Tackles Illegal Number Plates, Calling for Creecy, Tau and Cachalia to Act [press release]
DA
The DA has written to Ministers Tau, Creecy and Acting Minister Cachalia to urgently establish an inter-ministerial task team to deal with a national safety and crime crisis: fake… Read more »
South Africa: Getting Through School in South Africa - How Learners Make It to the End After a Poor Start [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's schooling system presents a striking paradox. Fewer than one in five grade 4 learners can read for meaning, yet more than 60% of young people (aged 15 to 24)… Read more »
South Africa: Madlanga Rules On Undercover Cop Testifying Publicly About R200m Stolen Cocaine
Daily Maverick
An agreement reached between legal representatives at the Madlanga Commission and media houses that allows Lieutenant-Colonel Duma, formerly known as Witness I, to testify via… Read more »
South Africa: Absence of Meeting Records Undermines Parliamentary Oversight, Committee Warns [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
Failing to record minutes of meetings that result in official decisions being taken has the potential to frustrate Parliament's oversight role. This was the view of members of the… Read more »
South Africa: Mel Is Back but the Man Who Said He Beat the System Is Still Locked Up in America
Scrolla
Mel and Peet Viljoen were arrested in Florida in March for allegedly running a six-month barcode-switching scheme that stole R98,000 in luxury groceries from one supermarket. … Read more »
South Africa: SIU to Provide Update On FS Bursary Scheme Investigation
SAnews.gov.za
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will provide an update on its investigation into the Free State Provincial Government Bursary Scheme at a media briefing on Tuesday. Read more »
South Africa: Eskom Records 'Sustained Improvements' As Load Shedding Is Kept At Bay
SAnews.gov.za
Sustained improvements in Eskom's plant performance, reliability and operational discipline continue to fuel South Africa's power system stability even as seasonal temperatures… Read more »
South Africa: SAWS Warns of Cold, Wet and Windy Weather
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says a cut-off low-pressure system is expected to bring cold, wet and windy weather to the central and southern parts of the country on… Read more »
South Africa: Moody's Affirms Eskom Ratings
SAnews.gov.za
Global ratings agency Moody's Ratings has affirmed Eskom's B2/Ba2 credit ratings with a stable outlook. Read more »
South Africa: Police Experts Deployed to Investigate Woolies Explosions
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has confirmed that the Acting National Commissioner, Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has deployed a National Forensic Task Team -… Read more »
South Africa: Petrol Price Increases, Diesel On a Downturn
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (DMPR) has announced that petrol will increase by R1.43 this Wednesday, while the prices of diesel, paraffin and LP gas will… Read more »
Africa: Gambia Condemns Xenophobic Violence in South Africa
The Point
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad expresses its concern regarding recent reports of incidents and tensions involving foreign nationals… Read more »
Nigeria: Leakages, Inefficiencies Make Reforms Feel Like Punishment for the Poor - South African Lawmaker Reddy [interview]
Premium Times
South African lawmaker Visvin Reddy explained that Nigeria is part of a broader pattern across Africa where countries are becoming increasingly dependent on borrowing to survive. Read more »
South Africa: ANC Promises Fair Phala Phala Impeachment Process
Scrolla
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the party will follow the Constitutional Court ruling and not use the impeachment process to protect President Cyril Ramaphosa. … Read more »
South Africa: DA Opens Criminal Case Against Retired Ekurhuleni City Manager
Scrolla
DA mayoral candidate Khathutshelo Rasilingwane will open a criminal case against retired Ekurhuleni city manager Imogen Mashazi in Germiston. The Madlanga Commission referred… Read more »
South Africa: Taxi Bosses Back Down As Extortion Case Returns
Scrolla
Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni and Bafana Sindane have abandoned their bid to stop arrest warrants linked to an extortion and money laundering case. The Magistrates Commission is… Read more »
South Africa: DA Welcomes IEC Probe of ANC and Rise Mzansi Funding [press release]
DA
- ANC faces scrutiny over donations Read more »
