South Africa Mail & Guardian
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:06:46 +0000SAB spotlights South African women restoring water systems through invasive species clearing in the Western Cape
In South Africa’s water-scarce regions, one of the most effective ways to restore water is also one of the least visible: clearing invasive alien vegetation. In the Western Cape, where the threat of “Day Zero” once brought the province to...
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:56:36 +0000ANC reshuffles KZN leadership, appoints James Nxumalo as provincial coordinator
The reconfiguration comes as the party rebuilds amid the MK Party’s growing dominance
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:22:33 +0000Samsung, DBE Announce top 20 schools selected to advance to the next level of 2026 solve for tomorrow competition
Encouraging Innovative Thinking & Problem Solving for Gen Z to Build Sustainable Solutions through STEM At an event that took place on 14 April 2026, Samsung in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE) officially announced th...
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:15:00 +0000Paid the ultimate price, only for a half-baked Bill
The new whistleblower Bill is progressive but the consultation period (which closes on 14 May 2024) should be used to push for improved legal aid access, stronger independent support structures, robust data security, additional support measures and p...
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:10:00 +0000South Africa’s universities are outgrowing a transition-era governance settlement
Universities now operate amid electricity instability, water risk, municipal decay, crime, cyber vulnerability and public distrust
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000The Iran War is Africa’s warning: Build sovereignty or be ruled by other people’s power
A country that exports minerals but imports industrial dependence is not sovereign in any deep sense. A country that sits on energy resources but cannot convert them into stable power, strategic reserves, industrial feedstock, jobs and technological ...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:26:22 +0000eThekwini pushes back as Macpherson halts EPWP funding over corruption claims
eThekwini says it is cooperating with investigations into EPWP corruption, including claims of “jobs for sex” and ghost workers
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:55:43 +0000‘We have the skills but not the system’: Water Institute of Southern Africa on SA’s wastewater crisis
Nearly half of South Africa’s wastewater treatment plants are in a critical state, with untreated sewage polluting rivers and dams
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:51:16 +0000South Africa’s investment drive is rebuilding the economy
In an era when cynicism too often dominates public discourse and doubt easily overshadows progress, the facts speak volumes. South Africa is attracting capital, rebuilding confidence and laying the foundations for a new era of industrialisation, ener...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:09:01 +0000Africa must address the strategic impact of drones on future wars to preserve peace
New and emerging technologies should serve peace, not conflict