March 12
South Africa: Former Prasa Acting CEO Pleads Not Guilty to Stealing Railway Line
GroundUp
Mthuthuzeli Swartz and his co-accused plead after six years of court delays Read more »
Africa: Africa Derives Value From Agoa, but Also Gives Value - President Ramaphosa
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised that Africa is not only benefitting from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) but is also contributing to the partnership in… Read more »
South Africa: Deadline for 31 State-Owned Property Proposals Extended
SAnews.gov.za
The deadline for requests for proposals for 31 Department of Public Works and Infrastructure-owned properties has been extended to 30 April 2025. Read more »
South Africa: Finance Minister to Deliver Budget Speech 2025
SAnews.gov.za
Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, is expected to deliver the 2025 Budget Speech in Parliament today. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare Water Privatisation Will Only Endanger Public Health, Enrich Politically Connected Elites - Residents
New Zimbabwe
HARARE residents have strongly condemned the government's push to privatise water services, arguing that this move will primarily benefit politically connected elites at the… Read more »
South Africa: Construction of Homes for Bishopscourt Land Claimants Set to Begin
GroundUp
Displaced community received 12-hectares of prime property in affluent Cape Town suburb Read more »
South Africa: Private Security Watchdog Tightens the Industry Leash - Deploys Debt Collectors, Focuses On Criminal Vetting
Daily Maverick
Suspected criminal elements have before been linked to private security in SA. Now the watchdog overseeing the industry has explained to Parliament how it is cracking down on the… Read more »
March 11
South Africa: Condolences for R21 Bus Crash Victims
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his condolences to the families who lost loved ones in a bus crash on the R21 highway, near the OR Tambo International Airport, in Gauteng. Read more »
Namibia: Whose Oil Is It? Controls and Benefits in Namibia [opinion]
Namibian
Oil and gas exploration, an emerging sector in Namibia, is a naturally high-risk investment. Read more »
South Africa: Ekurhuleni Bus Accident Claims 16 Lives
SAnews.gov.za
Ekurhuleni Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Roads and Transport Planning, Andile Mngwevu, has extended condolences to the loved one of the victims of the road crash that… Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape Protesters Bring Traffic to a Standstill
GroundUp
Protesters want a new bridge and better roads Read more »
South Africa: Sassa Gets About 80,000 New SRD Grant Applications Each Month
GroundUp
17.4-million people have applied for the Social Relief of Distress grant since it was introduced in May 2020 Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's State-Owned Entities Are Flagging - How Innovation, Research and Development Could Revive Them [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa has about 700 state-owned enterprises. They operate across sectors like transport, energy and public utilities, and some are among the largest employers in those… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Dam Collapse Kills Four in Chipinge, Two Still Missing
New Zimbabwe
The death toll in the Bandama dam breach in Chipinge, Manicaland Province, has risen to four, with two others still missing. Read more »
Zimbabwe: I Will Not Subscribe to Mining in National Parks - Mudenda Slams Sunny Yi Feng's Application to Prospect for Coal in Hwange National Park
New Zimbabwe
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, has strongly opposed coal mining in Hwange National Park, citing alternative locations with abundant coal deposits. Read more »
South Africa: Public Service Committee to Be Briefed On SATBVC Pension Redress [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
Parliament, Monday, 10 March 2025 - The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration will be briefed by the Government Employees Pension Fund and Government Pensions… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mafume Preaches Accountability, Good Governance Barely Month After Commission of Inquiry Exposed Council Directors Gobbling Half a Million in Salaries
New Zimbabwe
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume on Monday startlingly chose to preach accountability and good governance to council directors who were recently exposed to be gobbling over half a million… Read more »
South Africa: We Cannot Afford to Scrap R10-Billion Budget for Early Childhood Development
GroundUp
February's postponed budget speech would have announced increased ECD subsidies Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Demonstrations Against a VAT Increase and Budget Austerity [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will reaffirm its rejection of a VAT increase and austerity budget cuts through multiple demonstrations tomorrow, 12 March. The… Read more »
South Africa: Postponed Budget Offers Opportunity for Rights-Based Fiscal Reform
Daily Maverick
Civil society has consistently advocated for ways to expand public spending without deepening debt or burdening the poor. Now, the challenge is political will. In such a volatile… Read more »
South Africa: Agriculture Committee to Receive Briefings On 2024/25 Quarterly Performance of Department and Entities [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
Parliament, Monday, 10 March 2025 - The Portfolio Committees on Agriculture will receive briefings on the 2024/25 quarterly performance, expenditure report and progress on… Read more »
Zimbabwe: RTG Tables Expansion Drive After Shelling Out Debt
New Zimbabwe
LEADING hospitality concern Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) has shelled out heavy debt, creating flexible room to table an aggressive expansion drive within and outside the country's… Read more »
March 10
South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal Bus Crash Death Toll Rises - South African News Briefs - March 10, 2025
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Zimbabwe: Release Your Private Sector, Let It Invest in Zimbabwe - Says July Moyo As U.S. Announces U-Turn Policy On Coal
New Zimbabwe
ENERGY Minister July Moyo has urged America to allow its private sector to invest in Zimbabwe's massive coal fields following the Western country's policy change regarding energy… Read more »
Zimbabwe: It's Not That Bad - Govt in Damage Control Mode Over Deplorable Bulawayo-Vic Falls Highway
New Zimbabwe
The government is in damage control mode following a viral picture of three people posing in a huge pothole, believed to be along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway, which has… Read more »
