[VOA] Johannesburg -- As cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant soar in South Africa, hospital officials monitoring the outbreak say patient reports offer compelling evidence the variant causes illness that is less severe than previous forms...

[East African] While South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC) remains largely a political archrival of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, there are instances when they seemed to budge their radical stances and agree on...

[The Conversation Africa] Hybrid warfare is gaining traction globally as the preferred option for conducting malicious statecraft in the grey zone between peace and war. There is a growing international trend in attacking a nation's specific vulnerab...

[The Conversation Africa] The planned seismic survey off South Africa's Wild Coast by energy company Shell has unleashed public outrage in the country and beyond. The survey's aim is to search for oil and gas deposits. Environmental and human rights ...

[Premium Times] Indeed, closer attention to people-to-people relations is critical.

[Daily Maverick] In real life, Professor Balthazar is one of South Africa's foremost legal minds. He chooses to remain anonymous, so it doesn't interfere with his daily duties.

[CPJ] On October 21, 2021, in the lead up to South Africa's municipal elections on November 1, supporters of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) held a news team from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) against their will for two...

[Daily Maverick] About 50 families of police officials are facing eviction in Cape Town because of the police service's internal housing policies. Now their partners are taking up the matter.

[Daily Maverick] Another difficult year for SA Rugby became harder with the news that chief executive Jurie Roux must pay back R37m to Stellenbosch University.

[Daily Maverick] Four rhinos were killed by poachers in a private game reserve just outside of Cape Town - highlighting government inaction in dealing with rhino conservation.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- The Omicron variant is reaching more countries in Africa and weekly COVID-19 cases in the continent surged by 93%. However, there are signs of hope as preliminary data indicates that hospitalizations across South Africa rema...

[VOA] Johannesburg -- South Africa recorded more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, nearly double the number from one week earlier. The government is making a renewed push for people to get vaccinated, but so far is avoiding new lockdown me...

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, says the importance of whistle blowers in the fight against corruption cannot be underestimated.

[SAnews.gov.za] A recent survey shows that half of the adults polled support compulsory workplace COVID-19 vaccination and a vaccine passport, while approval drops significantly by vaccination status and levels of vaccine hesitancy.

[Daily Maverick] If the court finds that the six accused in the murder of senior Gauteng health department official Babita Deokaran are a flight risk, a danger to witnesses and could tamper with evidence, their bail will be denied.

[Daily Maverick] On Wednesday, 8 December 2021, BluePrint for Free Speech honoured 10 whistle-blowers for their undaunted courage in uncovering evidence of corruption, fraud and the killing of civilians. Of the 10 winners, four are from South Africa:...

[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa's West African tour was not only aimed at re-establishing South Africa's pan-African agenda -- it could also paint Ramaphosa in a favourable light at home a year ahead of the ANC's elective conference.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health is set to make a formal announcement and explanation on Friday on any changes to the schedule for the administration of vaccination doses.

[UCT] In December, Jolene Steenkamp will graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Practice from the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), finally ticking off a life goal that she wrote down as a young high school ...

[New Zimbabwe] A ZIMBABWEAN man, Eric Mpofu (29) was arrested last Friday in Botswana while attempting to smuggle seven children into South Africa.

[New Frame] While the government fails to adhere to its own deadlines, the clock is ticking for a group of Black people who were evicted from their land in the decade before apartheid ended.

[Govt of SA] The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has received a new request from the African Transformation Movement (ATM) for a motion of no confidence in the President of the Republic to be conducted by way of a secret...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Vaccines against the virus that causes Covid-19 may provide less immunity to the Omicron variant than to other major versions of Covid-19, according to laboratory experiments in South Africa.

[GroundUp] Politically connected businessman Solly Siweya pops up again

[New Frame] Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies might have had a phenomenal year, but the man who guided them to become African champions has bigger plans for himself on a wider football stage.

[Premium Times] Other strong performers include East African neighbours, Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Namibia and Egypt.

[GroundUp] Medical Research Council issues upbeat statement after meeting with health department

[The Conversation Africa] The word corruption has its roots in the Latin adjective corruptus which refers to something that is spoiled, corrupted or perverted.

[The Conversation Africa] Why do so few South Africans vote? The 2021 local government elections witnessed the lowest turnout for democratic elections in South Africa: just under half of registered voters came to the polls. This reflects a longer tra...

[Govt of SA] The Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture will no longer ignore the abuse and inappropriate violation of young athletes in South Africa.