South Africa

The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS, and Gender at the University Pretoria, with the...

South Africa: Lost South African Citizenship Automatically? Now You Can Get It Back

Cape Town — The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that it is constitutionally invalid for South Africans to lose...

South Africa: DA Celebrates Striking Down on Apartheid-Era Loss of Citizenship Law

Cape Town — The DA today celebrates with thousands of South Africans abroad who had unknowingly lost their South African...

Africa: Williams Encouraged By TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Experience Ahead of Morocco Clash

South African captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams says his Mamelodi Sundowns teammates in the Bafana Bafana squad need to draw...

South Africa: Suspended Public Protector Alleges Extortion and Corruption – South African News Briefs – June 14, 2023

Suspended Public Protector Mkhwebane Alleges Extortion and Corruption, Calls for Accountability During a media briefing, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, the suspended public...

South Africa: Cape Town Risks Losing R60m in Transport Funding Due to ‘Unconscionable’ Extortion

Extortion is having a serious impact on Cape Town, putting up to R60-million of transportation projects at risk, according to...

South Africa: At Sandton ‘Press Conference’, Mkhwebane’s Reality Distortion Field Acquires Even More Warped Dimensions

While providing scant evidence of Tina Joemat-Pettersson's alleged attempt to solicit a bribe, suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has blamed...

South Africa: SA Mining Output Rises 2.3 Percent Year On Year in April After 14 Consecutive Months of Decline

South African mining production grew at a higher-than-expected rate year on year in April and halted 14 consecutive months of...

South Africa: Biden Administration Shares Concerns of US Congress Over SA’s Perceived Support for Russia

US administration officials would not say if they would heed the call to move this year's Agoa forum away from...

South Africa: Warning Shot Fired – Top US Congressmen Urge Biden to Move AGOA Forum Away From SA

The senior legislators from both parties say SA hosting the forum would implicitly endorse its support of Russia's invasion Powerful...

South Africa: Jo’burg Ratepayers Get the Stick for City’s Political Turmoil

The political instability of the past 10 months in the City of Johannesburg has so far plunged the city into...

South Africans Victorious At Roland Garros

Donald Ramphadi and Kgothatso Montjane made history at the French Open as they brought home Grand Slam titles from their...

South Africa: Waste Collection Companies Abandon Contracts Following Shooting and Threats

Fears for workers' safety has caused two companies to stop collecting rubbish in the Philippi area A waste collection company...

South Africa: Row Over Cost of Lottery’s Annual Reports

An answer in Parliament reveals millions of rand were spent on the reports over three years. But the company that...

South Africa: Diepsloot Residents Say Police and Municipality Have Left Them to the Mercy of Criminals

Just fixing the streetlights would help says community police forum Last year the police minster visited Diepsloot and an additional...

South Africa: Diep River Occupiers Say They’ll Move If City Provides Acceptable Accommodation

119 Families served with notice to vacate land on the Diep River floodplain Formal notice to vacate the land they...

South Africa: Commuters Call for Better Lighting and Security At Parow Station

This follows the armed robbery of several people while waiting for a train around 6am on Friday Commuters were robbed...

South Africa: Former Activist Organisation Manager Pleads Guilty to Fraud

SJC's Xolani Klaas enters into a plea agreement after defrauding the organisation of more than R730,000 Former Social Justice Coalition...

South Africa: Ninth Suspect in Thabo Bester Escape Appears in Court

Zanda Moyo will join eight others in the criminal trial on 20 June Zanda Moyo appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate...

South African Activist Frank Anthony Wrote a Novel That Has Been Forgotten – Why It Shouldn’t Have Been

How does it come about that a man who dedicated the greater part of his life to a vision of...

South Africa: Shaka Zulu Is Back in Pop Culture – How the Famous King Has Been Portrayed Over the Decades

Shaka Zulu is one of the most famous figures in South African history, even though not much is actually known...

South Africa: Community-Based Testing Boosts Diagnosis of Infectious TB, Study Finds

Every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), tens of thousands of people who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB)...

South Africa: Mozambique to Supply South Africa During Energy Crisis

Cape Town — A total of 1,000MW will be supplied to South Africa from Mozambique as a means to ease...

South Africa: SARS Destroys Illicit Cigarettes Valued At R43 Million

The Customs Division of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has begun to destroy illicit and smuggled cigarettes, valued at...

South Africa: Optimum Coal Mine Acknowledges R6 Million Vehicle Licensing Debt

Optimum Coal Mine will pay back some R6.9 million in unpaid motoring licenses and fees after it signed an Acknowledgement...

South Africa: Six Suspects Arrested for Defrauding the UIF of R2 Million

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has commended the arrest of six suspects from the North West province who allegedly defrauded...

South Africa: Labour Hosts Employment Equity Workshop With Unions

The Department of Employment and Labour is today hosting an employment equity (EE) workshop with all trade union federations. This...

South Africa Does Have the Means to Reduce Violence

In both the policing and violence prevention spheres, ample evidence exists about what works and where to start. In May,...

South Africa: Hawks Bust Alleged UIF Fraudsters

At least seven people have appeared in the Molopo Magistrate's Court on allegations that they defrauded the Unemployment Insurance Fund...

South Africa: Sneaker Spa – the Answer to Spotless Footwear

Siyabonga Gocini found a great business opportunity during Covid when he established Sneaker Spa -- a cleaning service for trainers...

South Africa: Patrick Won’t Go to the Grave Without His Matric

Patrick Xaba is determined to complete his matric before he dies. The 65-year-old pensioner from KwaThema in Ekurhuleni dropped out...

South Africa: Public Comment Sought On Public Service Commission Bill

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has welcomed the decision by Cabinet to adopt and approve the publication of the draft...

South Africa: EFF Refuses to Cancel 10th Anniversary Lecture by Homophobic Kenyan Prof Lumumba

Cape Town — As the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebrates its 10th anniversary, the opposition party's move to host Professor...

South Africa: Ace Could Still Swing the Free State

At a glance, it looks as if former Free State premier Ace Magashule may be limping into the sunset of...

South Africa: Presidential Youth Employment Intervention Making ‘Significant Progress’

The Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI) has, since 2020, made "significant progress" in tackling the challenge of transitioning youth from...

South Africa: Chairs Fly As IFP and ANC Supporters Lock Horns

KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Bongi Sithole-Moloi was whisked away by security forces when violence broke out...