[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[The Exchange] Due to strong investment incentives, Africa's internet access is growing at one of the fastest paces in the world. Africa's youthful population and rapid urbanization are strong drivers of digitalisation demand.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deaths linked to COVID-19 have left nearly 150 000 children orphaned, UNICEF South Africa said.

[spotlight] In July this year temperatures in some parts of the Free State dropped as low as minus 8 degrees Celsius while in some hospitals, patients were told to bring their own blankets or brace the cold without.

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, has expressed concern at the results of the Gross Domestic Product for quarter two, which show that the GDP decreased by 0.7% after two consecutive quarters of positive growth.

[The Conversation Africa] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa's business interests are threatening to derail his presidency and stall his economic and political reform agenda.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has emphasised the need for a collective solution from the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) bloc to mitigate the global food, fuel and financial crisi...

[SAnews.gov.za] The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) calls on members of the public to refrain from distributing and spreading false information about the organisation's data collectors.

[GroundUp] Organisations say the period for public comment on selection of commissioners is inadequate

[SAFA] The South African senior women's national team recently played two friendly internationals against Brazil - at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on Friday, 2 September 2022, and at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Monday, 5 September 2...

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- The Stop Stockout Project (SSP) has drawn attention to challenges in accessing contraceptives at public health clinics across South Africa in its latest survey.

[Govt of SA] Government notes the results of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for quarter two, as released by the Statistician General. The GDP decreased by 0,7% after two consecutive quarters of positive growth.

[GroundUp] But only original applicants may apply for rights

[Daily Maverick] Although retail giant Shoprite posted record results for the year to July 2022, the market did not respond favourably, with the share price falling more than 7% intraday to close at R217.63.

[Daily Maverick] The local furniture and textile manufacturing industry is set to receive a welcome boost following final Competition Commission approval for The Foschini Group to acquire Tapestry Home Brands, which includes the Coricraft, Dial-a-Bed...

[New Era] The lack of action taken to have agricultural import bans imposed by Botswana - and more recently Namibia - lifted is creating a feeling among South African fresh produce farmers that the government has failed them.

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 16:00 to 22:00 tonight.

[SAnews.gov.za] After two consecutive quarters of positive growth, the country's real gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 0.7%1 in the second quarter of 2022, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday.

[The Conversation Africa] Next time you see a bee hovering around a fruit tree, you're probably witnessing pollination in action. Pollination is what enables a plant to produce seeds and fruit - and, as research has shown, pollination by insects can ...

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[Africa Check] While briefing the press on 2022's first quarter crime statistics, police minister Bheki Cele exaggerated how many police officers had left the force in the past decade. What else did he fudge?

[SAnews.gov.za] The Central Energy Fund has announced decreases across the board on the prices of fuel, gas and paraffin from Wednesday, paving the way for some relief for consumers.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Mozambique's publicly-owned ports and rail company (CFM), Miguel Matabele, has announced the introduction of an express train to South Africa and Eswatini, to facilitate the mobility of peo...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Warnings of Migrant Crisis in South Africa Were Made Years Ago - Zimbabwean Activists

[The Conversation Africa] Cyber-attacks are on the rise globally, with seriously negative implications for countries' strategic, national, economic and social well-being.

[Daily Maverick] Police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana says they will not make the postmortem results available at this stage.

[The Conversation Africa] Zimbabwe and South Africa share a 225 km common border. There is only one official border crossing, at Beitbridge. An estimated 15,000 migrants and refugees from Zimbabwe and other countries cross daily either through the of...

[SAnews.gov.za] Four of South Africa's State Owned Companies (SOCs) - Transnet, Telkom, Eskom and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), together with the South African Police Service, have announced an integrated approach towards combatt...

[Daily Maverick] Mamphela Ramphele is co-founder of ReimagineSA and Co-President of the Club of Rome.