Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has been appointed as the acting minister pending a full-time appointment, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In an expected outcome, Springbok prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has received an 18-month suspension after declaring the use of an illegal substance.
This is a major concern in Nelson Mandela Bay, as the hub of automotive and component production, and also home to agro-processing for global markets and multinational manufacturers and exporters of pharmaceuticals, beverages, as well as the supporting networks of suppliers and logistics providers.
Official voters’ rolls from Mozambique’s 2024 elections reveal fraudulent registrations, including Zanu-PF activists and Zimbabweans without voting rights.
A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker managed by Japanese refining group Eneos 5020.T has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, ship-tracking data from LSEG showed on Thursday, the second instance of such a Japan-linked oil ship making it through.
What is required, if the unqualified and immediately realisable right to basic education is to be safeguarded, is not simply better ad hoc responses to extreme weather events but a shift towards a basic education system that is intentionally designed to withstand them.
Ukraine's anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the arrest of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and former head of his administration, on money-laundering charges.
Britain's former deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, a potential rival to leader Keir Starmer, said on Thursday she had been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing over her tax affairs, overcoming a hurdle to mounting any leadership bid.
The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on May 18 ahead of the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, its president said on Thursday, with tensions flaring as the country's most powerful political clans face off.
It was a very strong night for both the Patriotic Alliance and the ANC as both parties picked up Northern Cape wards, and showed good growth in a North West ward.
A journey through the Cango Caves, South Africa’s first tourist attraction, is filled with breathtaking formations and historical significance dating back 80,000 years.
May 14 (Reuters) - Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with drones and missiles early on Thursday, officials said, damaging several buildings, including one which partially collapsed with residents likely trapped under rubble.
May 13 (Reuters) - The Italian Open quarter-final between Italy's Luciano Darderi and Spain's Rafael Jodar was interrupted in bizarre circumstances on Wednesday when smoke from fireworks at the neighbouring Stadio Olimpico drifted across the Foro Italico.
NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - A New York man was found guilty on Wednesday of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government after a trial over federal prosecutors' allegations that he operated a "secret police station" on behalf of Beijing in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood.
HAVANA, May 13 (Reuters) - Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy and mines minister said on Wednesday, as the capital Havana faces its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has strangled the island of fuel.
The media producer, publicist and accessories designer who documented post-apartheid South Africa’s urban culture and put African textiles on the street, the runway and the global stage died at Milpark Hospital from heart failure on May 12.
Despite 656,000 matric passes in 2025, the challenge of youth unemployment looms large — how businesses can support the Social Employment Fund to create opportunities.
South African municipalities are sitting on gold mines of your personal data — ID numbers, addresses, billing details — and they are catastrophically unprepared to protect it. No skills, ancient tech and bureaucratic red tape have left our local governments wide open to ransomware gangs and phishing attacks. And the thieves? They’re already inside the house. Daily Maverick’s Lindsey Schutters explains.
As the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK threatens Labour’s grip on power, Britain’s fractured politics could endanger vital UK-Africa relations, echoing historical grievances and political turmoil.
The Department of Social Development has suspended Minister Sisisi Tolashe’s special adviser, Ngwako Kgatla, following a Public Service Commission report that found he was partially responsible for falsifying his niece’s CV to help secure her an illegal appointment.
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.
The arrest of prominent taxi boss Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni has revived scrutiny of his business empire, influence in the transport industry and alleged criminal associations.
Amid South Africa's foot-and-mouth crisis, Agriculture Minister Steenhuisen advocates for a mass vaccination strategy, but challenges remain for farmers and the cattle industry.
As Parliament starts the process of appointing an impeachment committee to consider the claims against President Cyril Ramaphosa, it may be important to consider what the aims of this panel should be. It should be about finding the truth. But, given the interests of the parties involved, that is unlikely to happen.
A police officer who previously faced criminal charges over a R286m cocaine consignment intercepted in Johannesburg says that the talk was that it belonged to Crime Intelligence officer Feroz Khan, who was previously cleared of any wrongdoing.
MPs were incensed on Wednesday after SAPS leaders and Ipid members struggled to answer questions regarding the investigation into an alleged cover-up of the theft of US dollars at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm.
Of the many headaches Barbara Creecy inherited in the transport portfolio, the Road Accident Fund is probably the one that keeps her up at night. But now there’s a plan.
Former National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli testifies that Jackie Selebi manipulated political power, including Thabo Mbeki’s influence, to obstruct TRC prosecutions and undermine justice.
Floodwaters that swept through Nelson Mandela Bay between 5 and 8 May left behind more than damaged roads and submerged infrastructure — they exposed the strain on a city already struggling to keep its systems intact. Within three days, municipal reporting platforms logged more than 100 infrastructure-related complaints.
The Middle East conflict may have sent petrol prices higher and household budgets into a fresh state of panic, but employers should be careful not to mistake a short-term oil shock for another 2008-style financial crisis.
Maria McCloy, a vibrant force in Jozi's cultural scene, leaves behind a legacy that redefined South African pop culture and connected artists far and wide.
Piped gas has been cut off in parts of Yeoville, Berea, Hillbrow and Observatory, with Egoli Gas blaming safety risks, illegal connections and crime – leaving low-income households scrambling to afford alternatives as questions mount over promised rebates.
Renewable energy systems not only have to be clean, they have to be shared through a private/public partnership that ensures that inequalities in our society are not deepened.
The Treasury’s criticism of the Auditor-General exposes a deeper contradiction at the heart of South Africa’s accountability system: the very institution complaining about compliance burdens designed many of the rules now under attack. While there are legitimate flaws in the state’s performance management framework, the AG’s latest findings suggest the bigger danger is not excessive auditing, but a growing political appetite to weaken oversight instead of fixing the systems that repeatedly fail citizens.
Starmer and Ramaphosa rose to power as corrective figures, promising stability after years of chaos and institutional decay. Now both risk becoming symbols of drift themselves, as public frustration, weak growth and populist challengers expose the widening gap between political caution and effective leadership.
The demise of New York’s Tammany Hall is instructive in South Africa’s quest to dismantle entrenched urban machines built on patronage, fear, dependency and access to jobs.
Before demanding President Ramaphosa’s resignation, it’s crucial to recognise that the legal path of impeachment requires careful scrutiny and cannot be rushed.
Weaponising the law through selective prosecution reveals a harrowing truth: Democracy’s decay can be cloaked in judicial robes, as the powerful dismantle opposition under the guise of legality.
The majority judgments of the Constitutional Court — that the National Assembly erred in deciding not to interrogate the Phala Phala matter — reveal a court that takes very seriously its role as an independent custodian of the Constitution and its values. It also raises two intriguing possibilities for the way forward.
Amid international concerns over supply disruptions due to geopolitical tensions and weather patterns, current agricultural supplies remain ample, preventing a crisis but leaving future stability uncertain.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has warned that violence against African migrants in South Africa reflects a ‘longstanding pattern’ of grave rights violations, yet the response from political leadership has been marked more by silence, denial and escalation than accountability. As xenophobic rhetoric becomes normalised and even rewarded in public life, the line between governance and vigilante authority continues to blur.
No economy can reach its full potential while gender-based violence continues to undermine workforce stability, productivity and human capital development at scale.
In a landscape where the right and the left converge on the necessity of Black Economic Empowerment, this has been disrupted by the government’s recent proposed changes to BEE codes of practice.
South Africa’s digital nomad visa promotes foreign remote work but needs multifaceted strategies to mitigate local resentment and enhance integration within communities.
South Africa’s challenge is not that one group created corruption. It is that we inherited a system where accountability was thin – and then those who governed allowed it to remain that way, while the rest of us watched it deepen.
Africa has to make a critical shift towards self-sufficiency in addressing its HIV challenges, emphasising the need for ownership, sustainable financing and strengthened health infrastructure for lasting impact.
Despite a great start on 27 April 1994, South Africa has been marked by institutional crisis precipitated by State Capture, greed, impunity, leadership failures at the very top and lack of oversight and accountability.
