[SAnews.gov.za] As rescue and recovery efforts continue into the sixth day at the site of the collapsed building at Victoria Street in George, the number of deaths has risen to 16.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Electoral Commission (IEC) will on Tuesday brief media on the general readiness for 2024 National and Provincial Elections at Election House in Centurion.

[DW] Officials have described the rescue as a "miracle." Dozens of people are still missing after the collapse of the apartment building.

[Fame Frenzy] About three weeks ago, Ster-Kinekor announced it would be retrenching more than 200 employees due to "operational issues."

[The Conversation Africa] A public policy works well if it's a good policy and if it's carried out well. Politicians make policy and specialist bureaucrats in the public service carry it out. These appointed officials are supposed to follow a strict ...

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Divorce Amendment Bill, which amends the Divorce Act of 1979 to recognise Muslim marriages and safeguard the interests of Muslim women and children of Muslim marriages in the event tha...

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has given his approval to the Preventing and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, which criminalises hate crimes and hate speech.

[GroundUp] Department of Social Development has not finalised contracts with organisations providing vital services

[GroundUp] Albert Mpazayabo hopes his thesis on integration of refugees in South Africa will be taken seriously by the authorities

[Fame Frenzy] South Africa's darling of fashion Thebe Magugu must have been shouting from the rooftops after his collection was chosen, among others, to be exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, just in time for the prestigi...

[Fame Frenzy] Beauty influencer Mihlali Ndamase rubbed shoulders with the who's who of Hollywood last week when she attended Rihanna's Fenty Beauty Soft Lit Glow event in Los Angeles.

[The Conversation Africa] Science journalism is about taking complex academic research and turning it into easy-to-read content that is still accurate. Aside from informing readers through evidence-based journalism, it aims to make the wider public c...

[Afrobarometer] Majority of citizens say public should have access to information on government budgets and contracts.

[Daily Maverick] Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform has confirmed cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) on one of the farms in the province.

[Daily Maverick] Visiting the scene of the collapsed building in George on Wednesday, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman described sniffer dogs as a 'key' element of the search and rescue effort. Community members have been providing vital...

[The Conversation Africa] The South African government's Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by 202...

[Daily Maverick] Opposition parties have expressed concern over reports that the ANC has asked Zanu-PF for assistance with its elections campaign, given the Zimbabwean ruling party's controversial electoral record.

[DA] In its desperate attempt to hang on to power by any means necessary, the ANC is co-opting the SADC region's electoral outcasts - ZANU-PF, to come and assist them contaminate South Africa's electoral processes in the lead up to the general electi...

[GroundUp] A ruling by the Press Ombud has helped clarify clauses about fact versus opinion in the Press Code

[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has welcomed the growing international movement of student activism in support of justice for the people of Palestine.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will today lead government's interaction - in the form of a District Development Model Presidential Imbizo - with communities and stakeholders within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the North...

[GroundUp] Parking lots in Cape Town's city centre should be used for affordable housing, says Ndifuna Ukwazi

[The Conversation Africa] If you have walked on a dune surface after windy conditions have settled, you may have been privileged to recognise one of Nature's wonders: scratch circles. These are structures formed when the end of a tethered object is p...

[SAnews.gov.za] The number of people retrieved from the collapsed five-storey building in George has risen to 36 as of Wednesday morning.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global econom...

[allAfrica] A multi-storey building under construction in George, South Africa, collapsed, leaving at least five people dead and trapping around 50 others.

[UCT] Professor Mohamed Paleker's inaugural lecture, titled "The 'One-Shotter'-'Repeat-Player' dichotomy in the South African civil justice system: Transformative steps to bridge the gap", was held in the Kramer Law Building. It was attended by his s...

[DA] Note to editors: The following debate speech was delivered in parliament today by Bridget Masango MP and is embargoed until delivery.

[GroundUp] Sewing co-operatives delivered thousands of school uniforms to learners in need, but the department is disowning them