May 02
South Africa: Millions Owed to Scholar Transport Providers in Eastern Cape
GroundUp
Total shutdown avoided after transport department promises to pay by 15 May, but disruptions reported in some areas Read more »
Zimbabwe/South Africa: Free State Stadium to Host Bafana Vs Zimbabwe FIFA World Cup Clash
SAFA
SAFA acting CEO Dr Thulani Ngwenya confirmed that the South African senior men's national team will return to Bloemfontein for the first time since the 2010 FIFA World Cup. They… Read more »
South Africa: Workers Hold Vigil Outside Gauteng Health Department, Demanding Permanent Jobs
GroundUp
National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) says workers will protest daily Read more »
South Africa: Eskom Reaches Significant Milestone in Curbing Load Shedding
SAnews.gov.za
Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the end of load shedding is "within touching distance". Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Social Development Head Departs Amid Corruption Allegations
GroundUp
Matilda Gasela headed several forensic audits despite facing allegations herself Read more »
May 01
South Africa: ANC Veteran Disappointed Over State Capture Leaders on Party List - South African News Briefs - May 1, 2024
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South Africa: Village Activists Take Marikana Mining Company to Court
GroundUp
Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi Read more »
Africa: Apartheid Victims Demand Reparations
DW
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of South Africans have set up a protest camp outside the Constitutional Court. They are demanding reparations for human rights… Read more »
South Africa: All Systems Go for Registered Voters to Cast Ballots Abroad
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it is confident that all systems are in place for the shipment of voting materials to enable South African… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Media Have Done Good Work With 30 Years of Freedom but Need More Diversity [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In 1992, two years before the end of apartheid, Nelson Mandela bemoaned the state of South Africa's print media. He said the media's domination by middle class males from the… Read more »
South Africa: We Need to Reshape Fiscal Policy to Cultivate a Savings Culture in SA [press release]
DA
Kenya and Chile have successfully made the commendable, and replicable, transition to high-savings economies. Our government once understood the wisdom of responsible fiscal… Read more »
South Africa: Amadeus - Rivalry Revisited As the Paradoxical Personality of Mozart Strikes a Major Key [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Prodigy, musical genius, man-child, egomaniac, wise-ass. Mozart, the late-18th-century Austrian composer whose life was snuffed out in poverty at the age of 35, was also an enigma. Read more »
Namibia: Transkalahari Corridor Secretariat Cycled From Pretoria to Swakopmund
Namibia Economist
A group of 30 cyclists journeyed from South Africa to Namibia as part of the Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat's (TKCS) 20 year anniversary celebration. The group which included… Read more »
April 30
South Africa: Gauteng Health Department Concerned Over Rise in Teenage Pregnancies - South African News Briefs - April 30, 2024
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South Africa: Boxing Legend "Rose of Soweto" Dingaan Thobela Dies
allAfrica
Dingaan Thobela, the revered South African boxer affectionately known as the 'Rose of Soweto', passed away at the age of 57 after a prolonged battle with illness, reports News24. Read more »
South Africa: Surprise Comeback of South Africa's Ex-President Jacob Zuma Could Challenge Ruling Party
RFI
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma is running a visible and noisy campaign for May's elections against his former party, the ruling African National Congress (ANC), another… Read more »
South Africa: New Lab a Leap Forward for Oral Health in the Eastern Cape
spotlight
A new lab promises to improve access to dental prostheses in the Eastern Cape, restoring thousands of smiles in the process. Dr Bulela Vava of the Public Oral Health Forum welcomes… Read more »
South Africa: It's All Systems Go for the Cosatu Kwazulu Natal Workers' Day Rally On 1 May 2024 [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions in KwaZulu Natal is more than ready to host the 2024 Workers Day Celebration. This year's Workers Day celebration coincides with the… Read more »
South Africa: Public Sector Hard Hit By Strike Action
GroundUp
In 2023 and again in 2024, about half the strikes have been in the public sector, says report Read more »
South Africa: Govt Creates Better Life During 30 Years of Democracy
SAnews.gov.za
Over the past 30 years government has empowered its citizens by implementing programmes aimed at improving their lives for the better. Read more »
South Africa: Health Dismisses Reports of New Covid-19 Variant
SAnews.gov.za
The National Department of Health says it has noted with concern old and fake news about the COVID-19 Omicron XBB variant circulating on social media. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Lemba People - How They View Their Jewishness Challenges Zionist Ideas That Identity Is Linked to One Homeland [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
A man wearing a yarmulke stands on the edge of a hill, quietly taking in the landscape below as he considers his ancestors and their histories in this place. This isn't Israel. It… Read more »
South Africa: Proposed Coal Mine in Mpumalanga Grasslands Back in Court
GroundUp
Uthaka Energy persists with plans for a colliery in Mabola Protected Environment despite six court judgments Read more »
South Africa: Dingaan Thobela 'A Champion Fighter Who Captured the Hearts of the Nation'
SAnews.gov.za
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa has paid tribute to the late South African boxing legend Dingaan Thobela, describing him as one of the world's standout fighters. Read more »
April 29
South Africa: How the Mandela Myth Helped Win the Battle for Democracy in South Africa [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Political history scholar Jonny Steinberg's 2023 book Winnie & Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage is a double biography of South Africa's most famous political figures - Nelson… Read more »