January 20
South Africa: From Thriving to Idle - A Fishing Family's Tale of Change in Kalk Bay
Daily Maverick
A conversation about fishing boats that can't go to sea, reading the ocean and the changing nature of fishing. Read more »
South Africa: Metro Slides Backwards - Audit Finds Seven Serious Failings in Nelson Mandela Bay
Daily Maverick
Nelson Mandela Bay has received a qualified audit for the second consecutive year, with the Auditor-General flagging seven major financial and governance failings. Issues include… Read more »
South Africa: Ensuring Animal Wellbeing Is Not an Extremist Movement, As Commercial-Use Proponents Will Have You Believe
Daily Maverick
Inaccurate and misleading language is being used to justify the commercial exploitation of wildlife and discredit those who advocate for animal welfare and wellbeing. Read more »
Lesotho: Lesotho Village With Solar Farm Has No Electricity
Daily Maverick
Villagers say they gave up grazing land for solar panels in 2022, but they have not seen any reward. Read more »
South Africa: 'Getting Water Is Like Finding a Job' - Orange Farm Residents Frustrated After Years of Unreliable Supply
Daily Maverick
Residents of Drieziek near Orange Farm have struggled with inconsistent water supplies for years, with some residents reporting dry taps since 2016. They say the problem is only… Read more »
South Africa: 'Mkhwanazi Tried to Disrupt IPID Probe Into Ex-Acting Cop Boss Phahlane' - - Mcbride
Daily Maverick
The former head of South Africa's police watchdog, Robert McBride, has made striking allegations against KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, including that he… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Police Arrest Taxi Driver Transporting 40 Passengers - - Most of Them Schoolchildren
Daily Maverick
The minister of transport, Barbara Creecy, has called for national action on scholar transport safety following the minibus taxi crash in Gauteng that claimed the lives of 12… Read more »
South Africa: Wading Through Floodwaters to Access Lifesaving Medication
Health-e
In Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, floods have destroyed bridges connecting remote villages, leaving residents without safe access to clinics. Read more »
January 19
South Africa: South African Tourist Hotspot Jeffreys Bay Has Not Been Declared a Refuge for Muslim Refugees
Africa Check
South African tourist hotspot Jeffreys Bay has not been declared a refuge for tens of thousands of refugees but false information may stoke Islamophobia Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique - Police Linked to Killings of Artisanal Miners
HRW
Ensure Immediate Impartial Investigations in Nampula Province Read more »
Mozambique: Huge Flood Hits Mozambique
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
A flood as bad as the one in 2000 is hitting southern and central Mozambique and is worsening. More rain is expected today and tomorrow, and more flood waters will come in rivers… Read more »
South Africa: Families Take Refuge in Churches After Limpopo Floods
GroundUp
More than 40 families displaced since 14 January Read more »
South Africa: The Generator Broke, Leaving This Village Without Water - - 17 Years Ago
GroundUp
Residents who can't afford to buy water have to get it from a faraway river Read more »
South Africa: Getting Into University Is Only the First Hurdle for Students From Rural South Africa. Here's What Comes Next [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As universities in South Africa prepare to admit a new group of students, thousands of young people from rural parts of the country hope for a life-changing opportunity. Read more »
Mozambique: Former Prime Minister Luisa Diogo dies
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Luisa Diogo died in Lisbon Friday 16 January after an illness. Born in 1958 in Tete she joined the Ministry of Finance in 1980 while still a student. She became Deputy Minister of… Read more »
Malawi: Kunkuyu Arrested, Charged With Inciting Violence As Police Dither On Court Appearance
Nyasa Times
Former Minister of Information and Digitisation and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Director of Campaign, Moses Kunkuyu, has been formally arrested and charged with inciting violence,… Read more »
South Africa: SA's Foreign Policy At a Crossroads Within a Changing International Order
Daily Maverick
There is growing tension between the country's liberation-era foreign policy identity and its deep economic integration into Western-led global systems. In the context of recent… Read more »
South Africa: Government Intervenes Over Sewer Crisis in JB Marks Municipality
SAnews.gov.za
Poorly functioning wastewater treatment plants and ongoing sewerage spillages continue to contribute significantly to water pollution in JB Marks Local Municipality in North West,… Read more »
South Africa: President Mourns Deaths in Cape Flats Violence and Scholar Transport Crash
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sadness at the loss of life resulting from violent incidents on the Cape Flats over the weekend and in a tragic collision involving… Read more »
South Africa: SANDF Deploys Rescue Team to Assist in Flood-Stricken Areas
SAnews.gov.za
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced that it continues to support various flood-stricken communities by conducting rescue operations to evacuate people… Read more »
South Africa: Twelve Schoolchildren Die in Scholar Transport Crash
Scrolla
Twelve learners have now been confirmed dead after a private scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark. Several other learners were injured and taken to hospital as emergency… Read more »
South Africa: Actionsa's Khumalo Out On Bail Over Assault and Gun Charges
Scrolla
ActionSA's Xolani Khumalo is accused of assault and pointing a gun during a 2023 anti-drug operation in Katlehong. Read more »
South Africa: Goodyear Factory Goes On Sale As Workers Accept Jobs Are Gone
Scrolla
More than 900 workers lost their jobs when the Goodyear factory shut down last year. Read more »
South Africa: Families Stranded As Floods Tear Through Jozini Villages
Scrolla
Heavy weekend floods in Jozini and uMhlabuyalingana destroyed roads and bridges, leaving villages near the Mozambique border cut off completely. Read more »
South Africa: 'I Became the Family Breadwinner At 15 and Now I'm Drowning in Debt'
Scrolla
A man who became his family's breadwinner at 15 now supports 12 relatives on one income and is struggling to cover rent, food and transport. Read more »
