[allAfrica] Cape Town -- President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticised travel bans imposed on parts of Africa by western countries because of the outbreak of Omicron,  a variant of Covid-19.

[VOA] Johannesburg -- Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a former anti-apartheid fighter who, like the greats of the struggle he encountered, spent part of his life in Robben Island penitentiary in South Africa, died Monday at the age of 84.

[spotlight] High blood pressure (hypertension) is the leading cause of heart disease and premature death worldwide, according to an article in Nature. While it is not specifically listed on the World Health Organization's list of top 10 causes of dea...

[GroundUp] The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has opened a criminal case against backyarders who occupied houses in Eersteriver Forest Village over the weekend.

[Govt of SA] The Department of Basic Education is pleased that the National Senior Certificate examinations has today come to an end without major incidents that can compromise the examination as a whole.

[Govt of SA] The Phuthaditjhaba Labour Centre will temporarily operate on limited hours due to mechanical issues emanating from a sanitation pipeline in the building. The matter has been reported to the Department of Water & Sanitation for repairs an...

[VOA] Johannesburg -- In the shadows of the coronavirus pandemic, violence against women has been on the rise around the world, including in South Africa, where half of the country's women report at least one incident of violence in their lifetime. N...

[Govt of SA] The Public Service Commission in partnership with the United Nations in South Africa (represented by the Office on Drugs and Crime and the UN Development Programme), and the University of South Africa will virtually commemorate the 2021 ...

[Daily Maverick] Amakhosi's unplayed match against Cape Town City overshadowed the DStv Premiership action this weekend, with the Premier Soccer League yet to comment on the ongoing matter which will affect more games in the near future.

[Daily Maverick] A new book by political analyst and academic Nompumelelo Runji documents her journey of healing after leaving her emotionally abusive husband.

[Daily Maverick] Friday 10 December 2021, marks 25 years of our country's constitution and Maverick Citizen will be publishing articles throughout the week commemorating the occasion with various reflections from ordinary South Africans and civil soc...

[Daily Maverick] Dr Imraan Buccus is senior research associate at the Auwal Socio-Economic Research Institute and a postdoctoral scholar in gender justice, health and human development at Durban University of Technology.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa's netball community is in mourning following a tragic accident which claimed four lives on Sunday.

[Daily Maverick] Tricky visa rules have come up frequently during President Cyril Ramaphosa's West Africa tour, along with gripes about South Africa's many regulations making it difficult to do business here, while the South African delegation aired ...

[Daily Maverick] To be clear, 'the NPA is not in a crisis', remarked National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi about the resignation of Hermione Cronje.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa has at least 13 million unused vaccines and is turning away additional shipments from the US.

[Govt of SA] WC MTBPS 2021 - "A Budget To Back You"

[Govt of SA] Speech by Minister Patricia De Lille at the Hermanus Harbour Infrastructure upgrades inspection

[Govt of SA] National Youth Camp : Groblershoop 04 - 10 December 2021

[HRW] Human Rights Watch is heartbroken to report the sudden death of Dewa Mavhinga, Southern Africa director at Human Rights Watch and beloved colleague to many activists across the human rights movement. Mavhinga was known not just for his passion,...

[SAnews.gov.za] The majority of the patients who were treated for COVID-19 at Tshwane public hospitals were unvaccinated.

[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille says the Small Harbours Repairs and Maintenance Programme has brought much needed infrastructure improvements to harbours thereby benefitting coastal communities.

[SAnews.gov.za] National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi has assured the nation that the authority is not in crisis following the resignation of the National Prosecuting Authority's Investigative Directorate (ID) head, ...

[SAnews.gov.za] National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi, says the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is working to make sure that "the taps of corruption are closed".

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture, Ms Beauty Dlulane, is deeply saddened by the passing of four netball athletes, who passed away in a bus accident near Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape. The players were on ...

[UCT] Raised by a single mother of three children, Marvel Makhubele has come a long way from his roots in Limpopo. He will be graduating with a PhD in Geoscience from the University of Cape Town (UCT) on 14 December 2021.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is awaiting a report on South Africa's possible introduction of vaccine mandates.

[DW] Protesters are calling for Shell to stop prospecting in a pristine stretch of coastline. The company is expected to use seismic blasting, which locals fear would cripple local fishing communities and marine life.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for calm amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases exacerbated by the Omicron variant.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has today, Sunday, 5 December 2021, arrived in the Republic of Senegal on an official visit at the invitation of His Excellency President Macky Sall.