[SAnews.gov.za] The Commission on Gender Equality has retracted its statement on COVID-19 vaccination and the impact it has on women's reproductive health.

[New Frame] Pianist Sibu Mashiloane's new album enacts the collective dance of South African jazz. It is his sixth album in six years, and a work of many trusted hands.

[Govt of SA] Minister Marais commits to the continuity of safety programmes at DOCS

[New Frame] Intent on extending Koeberg's life, Gwede Mantashe has silenced the project's opposing voice. It is time to remove the National Nuclear Regulator from the minister's control.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A bilateral meeting between Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has given new focus to the management of refugees and asylum seekers in the country. The sessi...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has ruled that the dismissal of an employee who refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19 was fair, GroundUp reports. The ruling sets a precedent with regard t...

[ISS] The country could be on the cusp of major political change - but the ANC is likely to remain dominant.

[Daily Maverick] Dale T McKinley is a long-time political activist, researcher-writer and lecturer who works at the International Labour, Research and Information Group.

[Parliament of South Africa] Through the intervention of the Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, plans are afoot to implement long-lasting solutions to the raw sewage spillage in Bonaero Park, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng. Th...

[Daily Maverick] Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula recently said he hoped the Central Line in Cape Town would be fully operational by July. But Philippi station, a key station on the dysfunctional line, is a reminder of the issues that need to be add...

[Daily Maverick] The past few weeks have seen a lot of comment about the role and mandate of the civilian intelligence service, which is often wrongly conflated with that of law enforcement agencies. Arising in the main from the decision of President...

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Health resumed its virtual oral public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill [B11-2019] this week, continuing the virtual public hearings that ended in December 2021, when Parliament cl...

[Parliament of South Africa] The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has today sent a letter with a detailed set of questions to the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, asking him to respond in writing to the alle...

[The Conversation Africa] There are an estimated 60,000 informal waste pickers, also known as reclaimers, in South Africa. They sift through mixed household waste, either from landfill sites or from bins on the streets, to extract recyclable material...

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's constitutional democracy guarantees citizens certain basic human rights. But the regulations that attended South Africa's response to the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited some of those rights. These include ...

[The Conversation Africa] Yet another war of words is being waged in South Africa, ostensibly over the role of the courts in delivering the change envisaged in the constitution. As usual, given that most attacks on court judgements have come from lea...

[New Frame] The arrest of his son in 1981 turned Coleman into an activist and anti-apartheid campaigner, leading to him chairing the Human Rights Commission and an Order of Luthuli award.

[New Frame] Hearings will soon be held to get first-hand accounts of what it's like living rough in Cape Town, where law enforcement officers are accused of brutality.

[Govt of SA] I have noted the claims by various politicians regarding the finding against the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU).

[Govt of SA] Outcomes on the Request for Information (RFI) evaluation for the Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme (iREREP) to generate revenue and savings across the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) prope...

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) congratulates Nkosikazi Nomandla Mhlawuli on her historic election as the Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders (NHTL) a...

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has called on the Department of Human Settlements to work with law enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute criminals who sell RDP houses. The committee is continuing with ...

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa and Zambian President, Hakainde Hichilema, have vowed to cement bilateral relations between the two countries during a meeting on Wednesday at the Mahlamba Ndlopfu official residence in Tshwane.

[SAnews.gov.za] Despite facing "less than ideal circumstances," Eskom is making good strides towards sustainability and energy security.

[SAnews.gov.za] In the wake of the safety challenges faced by Amakhosi and Izinduna, the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council has approved a decision by Community Safety and Liaison MEC Peggy Nkonyeni to establish new Community Safety Intervention Units.

[SAnews.gov.za] While the South African Police Service (SAPS) has made significant inroads in promoting women to managerial roles, Police Minister Bheki Cele says greater female empowerment in the organisation is "not a negotiable and must be realise...

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa reported 4 514 new COVID-19 cases and 94 deaths, of which 20 occurred in the past 24 to 48 hours, said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Wednesday.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has called on 2021 matric pupils from previously disadvantaged backgrounds who would like to improve their mathematics and science results to enrol in its programme.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Central Energy Fund (CEF) says an Auditor General report has cleared it of any wrongdoing in the appointment of its chief executive, chief operations officer and legal services executive.

[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says the country's water boards are to be reviewed in a bid to enhance effective water and sanitation delivery.