[allAfrica] Suspects who allegedly gang raped eight women in West Village Krugersdorp, along with 85 illegal miners, have appeared in the Krugersdorp Magistrate's Court, IOL reports. Among the suspects were several women while 20 others face charges ...

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[ISS] Tech spending is up, but police data and capacity gaps must be resolved to leverage the benefits.

[SAnews.gov.za] Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says Banyana Banyana's victory at the maiden Women's Africa Cup of Nations will go a long way in positioning the country as an attractive sports tourism destination.

[The Conversation Africa] From the fourth year of schooling, the majority of South African schools teach all subjects in English only. The devastating learning consequences of this for children who speak African languages at home have been compelling...

[GroundUp] No homeless shelters or "safe spaces" in Mitchells Plain

[New Dawn] Award winning and leading pan African public policy, regulatory and government affairs firm, ETHICORE Political Lobbying has concluded a landmark partnership agreement with Egypt based Moharram & Partners (M&P).

[Capital FM] Birmingham -- After reaching the semi-finals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, fastest man in Africa Ferdinand Omanyala is already envisaging just how fast he can run to beat his 100m personal best and clinch gold.

[UCT] University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher Dr Katherine Antel has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to receive the 2022 ASH Global Research Award to support her work in HIV-associated lymphoma (a type of cancer). Dr Antel ...

[GroundUp] Some people have been living on the Braamfontein site for over two decades

[GroundUp] 600,000 are people waiting for housing opportunities in the Western Cape

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[Govt of SA] Gauteng government welcomes the commencement of e-hailing mediation process

[VOA] Johannesburg -- A South African court on Monday began proceedings against more than 80 people arrested after the brazen gang rape of eight women. The women were filming a music video last week when they were attacked by masked, armed men.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Three people, two of which are currently unidentified, have been fatally shot in Tembisa township in Gauteng province following service delivery protests. According to SABC, residents demonstrated against high electricity pri...

[SAnews.gov.za] Consumers are in for some relief this month as the Department of Minerals and Energy has announced a decrease in all grades of fuel starting from Wednesday.

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to three African countries from August 7 to 12 with visits to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda. These stops will follow visits to Cambod...

[GroundUp] Posts on Facebook found to be hate speech

[GroundUp] The South African Riding for the Disabled Association runs free lessons for 50 children a week near Durban

[GroundUp] Petition launched to get City of Cape Town to fix the graveyard

[Africa Check] How many adolescents have mental illness? And how many get the care they need? A South African news article's statistics may be outdated and from another country, but its message rings true: mental disorders among young people is a pro...

[spotlight] Over the years the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley - the Northern Cape's only tertiary hospital - has often made headlines for the wrong reasons.

[The Conversation Africa] Water is at the heart of health and well-being for people and nature. Access to it is a human rights issue recognised by international treaties and declarations, and national standards. It's vital for education and economic ...

[South African Health Products Regulatory Authority] SAHPRA has registered a new "sweet-tasting" combination antiretroviral treatment for infants and young children with HIV. This treatment comes in granules that can be sprinkled on soft food or diss...

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) will no longer issue the daily numbers of COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths due to a decrease in SARS-CoV-2 levels.

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[GroundUp] Workers oppose the mayor's plan to bring in a new company and cut their wages. Mayor blames the Department - but the municipality has not released funds to the contractor.

[Daily Maverick] With each mayoral committee member having declared themselves 'mayor', the Nelson Mandela Bay metro was plunged into what MEC for cooperative governance and traditional affairs Xolile Nqatha described as 'lawlessness and chaos' in th...

[Daily Maverick] While chicken importers applaud the suspension of anti-dumping duties, South African chicken farmers say it will hurt job creation, put the local industry at great risk, and could destroy it.

[Daily Maverick] The Absa Purchasing Managers' Index maintained its downward slide in July, falling below the neutral 50-point level for the first time since July of last year when the economy was battered by riots in KZN and Gauteng. It is one of th...