June 13
Zimbabwe: World Economic Forum for Asia-Africa Look At Investments in Zimbabwe
The Herald
The World Economic Forum for Asia-Africa (WEFAA), supported by the Indian Embassy in Zimbabwe, has led a delegation of 17 investors from Asia to Zimbabwe. Read more »
South Africa: Alan Winde Cements Second Term As Western Cape Premier, Saying 'I Don't Take This Lightly' [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Alan Winde was elected Premier of the Western Cape on Thursday. Daylin Mitchell was re-elected as Speaker. Read more »
South Africa: Despite Rumours to the Contrary, Naledi Pandor Wants to Remain Foreign Minister, Insiders Say [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has not made it back into Parliament -- so will President Cyril Ramaphosa expend precious political capital to keep her in the job? Read more »
South Africa: EFF's Nkululeko Dunga Gets Chop As Finance Mmc in Budget-Battered Ekurhuleni [analysis]
Daily Maverick
EFF regional leader Nkululeko Dunga has been axed as finance MMC in Ekurhuleni. This could signal an end to the ANC-EFF marriage which has succeeded in removing DA mayors in… Read more »
South Africa: Controversial Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba Tipped to Be Sworn in As Premier [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba is poised to ascend to the position of Premier of Limpopo, succeeding Stanley Mathabatha, amid a cloud of controversy and speculation, with the ANC… Read more »
South Africa: Civil Society and Eskom At Odds Over Proposal to Extend Koeberg's Life By 20 Years [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Civil society organisations have cried foul over Eskom's application to have Koeberg's operating licence extended for another 20 years - but the power utility insists that the… Read more »
South Africa: Strap Yourselves in, the Next Five Years Could Be a Wild Roller Coaster Ride [analysis]
Daily Maverick
This was a transition election that signals the beginning of the end for the current political establishment. And the space for a new, vibrant opposition could be about to become… Read more »
South Africa: Multi-Party Democracy Under the Rule of Law Has Finally Come of Age in South Africa [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Between 1994 and 29 May 2024, South Africa has not in fact been a multi-party democracy. It has been a dominant-party State in which the tripartite alliance has pursued its stated… Read more »
South Africa: National Arts Festival Battles to Get Much-Needed Lottery Funding [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The decision not to fund the country's longest-running arts festival was communicated a month before its start date. Read more »
South Africa: Over a Century of LGBTQI+ Struggle and Triumph in South Africa, From 1907 to 2024 [analysis]
Daily Maverick
It has taken more than a century of struggle to get South Africa to the point where it has the most progressive legislation on LGBTIQ+ rights in Africa, if not the world. But… Read more »
South Africa: 'No-Vote Party' Wins - Answering Your Post-Election Questions [analysis]
Daily Maverick
We know this is a confusing, possibly nail-biting time and we are committed to being your eyes and ears as we head into a future that holds both possibility and peril in almost… Read more »
South Africa: Rand Shows Resilience Before Inaugural National Assembly Sitting, Hoisted By Sound Economic Data [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The rand has rallied this week, spurred by hopes for the government of national unity and a spate of positive economic data. Winter may be upon us, but tentative economic green… Read more »
South Africa: Tough Questions for Political Parties (Part Three) - the ANC, Coalition Discussions, Economic Transformation [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Does the ANC intend to continue the government's conservative economic policy direction, or even worse, double down and move its economic policies rightwards? Read more »
South Africa: Blow for MK As NFP Backs Government of Provincial Unity in KZN [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The National Freedom Party has backed a government of provincial unity in KwaZulu-Natal, strengthening the IFP's bid to govern the province. Read more »
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 »