[Africa Renewal] Clad in a torn and tattered orange overall, 25-year-old Brandon Ndlovu cuts a lone figure at Benoni, in Johannesburg, one of South Africa's busiest shopping centres. He does not feel part of the shoppers on the streets because he has...

[New Frame] The party's reckless descent into xenophobic politics is an alarming development. Building a counter-politics of solidarity is essential.

[New Frame] Labour unions say the dairy company's attempt to end the strike and halt the boycott of its products through legal means and violent intimidation is a threat to democracy as a whole.

[Daily Maverick] Charges against suspected Parliament arsonist Zandile Mafe have been consolidated. The main charge is housebreaking with intent to commit terrorism and arson.

[The Conversation Africa] For most agricultural subsectors, South Africa is emerging from one of the best years. The 2020/21 season saw bumper harvests for grains, oilseeds and some fruits. These boosted export earnings and improved farm incomes, esp...

[New Frame] The apex court has reversed amendments to the act that made it difficult for refugees to apply for asylum while making it easy for Home Affairs officials to unjustly detain and deport them.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa commends the Matric Class of 2021 on the success achieved by this cohort of learners, educators and parents.

[GroundUp] City says JDA must hand it over, but JDA says it was handed over in 2018

[Daily Maverick] The last time the state was anxious to write off a man who had struck at the heart of government was 1966 when communist Dimitri Tsafendas stabbed Prime Minister Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd to death in the National Assembly.

[Daily Maverick] Free State maintains its top spot as the 2021 National Senior Certificate pass rate sees a slight improvement, increasing from 76.2% in 2020, to 76.4% in 2021.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As COVID-19 fuels testosterone shortages, some trans men are turning to risky illegal alternatives

[New Zimbabwe] Former Miss Universe, Zozibini Tunzi has bagged her acting debut in Amercian star studded historical film, The Woman King.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) has classified the damaging recent inclement weather in parts of the country as a national disaster.

[New Frame] KwaNibela residents rely on the fish and reeds they harvest within the protected iSimangaliso Wetland Park. But authorities consider this poaching, threatening the community's lives and livelihoods.

[New Times] A delegation headed by Gen. Rudzani Maphwanya, the Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), on Wednesday, January 19, visited Rwanda Security Forces' headquarters in Mozambique's northernmost Province of Cabo Delgado.

[Daily Maverick] The development in Cape Town will better represent the cultural significance of the Khoisan community, the developer and Western Cape province argued in court on Thursday. It was the second day of a hearing seeking to interdict the p...

[Namibian] SOUTH African airline, BDS Airways, has made a N$1,4 billion offer to buy the assets of the liquidated national airline, Air Namibia.

[Parliament of South Africa] Evidence of excellence in some schools in the Free State indicate that these schools could advise other provinces, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education noted. However, serious challenges still remain requiring atten...

[Parliament of South Africa] Residents of the Saraah Bartman and Amathole districts as well as the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality have mixed views on the Gas Amendment Bill.

[SAnews.gov.za] KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has warned job seekers about scammers posing as government officials and selling jobs to unsuspecting members of the public.

[SAnews.gov.za] A total of 40 654 COVID-19 tests have been conducted, with 4 322 new cases being identified in South Africa in the last 24 hours.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) is considering whether or not the country will continue with the National State of Disaster legislation currently in place.

[SAnews.gov.za] Learning and teaching began in earnest on the first day of the 2022 academic year for provincial schools, as thousands of learners in KwaZulu-Natal went back to school on Wednesday.

[SAnews.gov.za] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited the public to share suggestions on the 2022 Budget he is expected to deliver in February.

[GroundUp] John Martin is a familiar sight in the streets of Kostern, Gqeberha, moving along in his wheelchair, collecting the rubbish left by others.

[Govt of SA] Employment and Labour inspectors to conduct mega blitz inspections targeting hospitality sector - Western Cape

[SAnews.gov.za] South African Airways (SAA) has announced that it will resume daily flights between Johannesburg and Durban in March.

[Daily Maverick] Universities throughout history have shaped and been shaped by catalytic developments in society, including scientific and technological revolutions, wars, colonialism, globalisation, and pandemics. Currently, the Fourth Industrial R...

[GroundUp] Golden Steps School in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, caters to learners with intellectual disabilities.

[Govt of SA] The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the decision to expand Pelican Park High School's curriculum to include agricultural subjects such as agricultural management science and agricultural technology.