[New Frame] The government granting prospecting rights around the river mouth, which is being declared a community-based marine protected area, threatens food security and livelihoods.

[spotlight] The COVID-19 pandemic hit South Africa's tuberculosis (TB) response early and hard. Between February and May last year COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in a 59% decline in TB tests, and a 33% decline in the number of TB diagnoses in South Afri...

[Daily Maverick] Barely a month after several Durban beaches were re-opened to tourists and locals, the UPL farm chemicals giant is hoping to dump even more poisonous pesticides into the sea - in an apparent bid to save money on land-based disposal c...

[VOA] The head of the South African Medical Association says there is a major difference between the delta and omicron variants of the coronavirus and warns politicians against hyping the threat from the new strain.

[The Conversation Africa] Alcohol consumption is associated with various public health problems. These include high rates of trauma-related injuries and death. In South Africa, around 62,000 people die from alcohol-related causes annually. Most of th...

[The Conversation Africa] What does salvation look like? When a person lacks options, this may not be a straightforward judgement to make. Is salvation an unearned windfall, or doing what's legal?

[The Conversation Africa] Dolly Rathebe, the musical legend of Sophiatown, is part of South Africa's rich heritage and history. Sophiatown was a much-storied suburb and vibrant cultural hub in Johannesburg that was destroyed by the South African stat...

[SAnews.gov.za] The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is ending the year with positive feedback from its investors.

[Govt of SA] Appeal administrator grants Eskom approval to file late appeal

[SAnews.gov.za] The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has advised driving licence holders, who need to renew their driving licence cards, that its services will be open for business over the festive season.

[DW] The former South African president's medical parole was found to be "unlawful." Zuma's legal team has said it is appealing the ruling.

[RFI] The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that disgraced former President Jacob Zuma must return to prison.

[Govt of SA] Eskom receives DFFE's decisions on minimum emissions standard; will engage DFFE and key stakeholders on way forward

[groundWork] Sobantu, Pietermaritzburg;

[Govt of SA] The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has passed four Bills at its plenary sitting today, namely, the Financial Sector Law Amendment Bill, the National Forests Amendment Bill, the National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Bill ...

[Govt of SA] The Rustenburg Labour Centre in the North West has been temporarily closed following a reported COVId-19 case. This is to allow employees who have been in contact with the affected employee to self-isolate and for the necessary cleaning ...

[Govt of SA] Provincial sport legends officially acknowledged by MEC Marais

[GroundUp] Every one of the hundreds of crayfish caught daily at sea by small-scale fishers in Port Nolloth finds its way through fisherwoman Rosie Malan's hands for sorting and shipping.

[Govt of SA] The Minister in the Presidency, Mr Mondli Gungubele, accompanied by Deputy Minister Siweya and Deputy Minister Kekana, today officially welcomed the newly appointed members of the third National Planning Commission (NPC).

[GroundUp] The OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape says it will take two decades to get clean running water to all its residents.

[Govt of SA] RTMC driving licence centre to remain open over the festive season

[GroundUp] In debt, many have not received their results because their fees have not been paid

[GroundUp] "We are working for change, for a cleaner Alexandra and no illegal dumping," says community activist Lerato Thabo Mopasi from Alexandra township in Johannesburg.

[Govt of SA] Be extra cautious along the Komati River as Maguga Dam spills

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Pretoria High Court set aside the decision to place Jacob Zuma on medical parole, ordering the former president to return to prison, eNCA reports.

[New Frame] The declining economic and social conditions in South Africa are creating the perfect breeding ground for the anti-vaccine movement to morph into extreme far-right politics.

[VOA] A new study out of South Africa shows that Pfizer's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine provides a high degree of protection against hospitalization from the fast-spreading omicron variant.

[GroundUp] City of Cape Town says its infrastructure is strained due to growing demand in the area

[The Conversation Africa] Rhino translocations have become a critical tool in the arsenal for the protection of these endangered animals. Recently, 30 white rhinos were flown into Rwanda from South Africa and introduced into the Akagera National Park...

[Daily Maverick] Policy gaps have provided fertile ground for elite capture of land reform, with urban-based business people accessing land ahead of the landless and land-poor.