[DW] South Africa's health minister has said a newly identified coronavirus variant is of "serious concern." Scientists said the variant, which has spread fast among young people, could be behind a national spike in cases.

[GroundUp] One of many grim statistics: of R200 million in royalties collected by SAMPRA in 2020, R41 million went on "administrative costs"

[The Herald] Dar es Salaam -- A 19-year-old rule that banned pregnant students from attending school in Tanzania is to be scrapped, a minister says.

[GroundUp] Holders of the ZEPs given a year to migrate to other permits

[allAfrica] The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed the presence of a new variant of Covid-19 in the country. A total of 22 positive cases infected with the new B.1.1.529 strain has been confirmed via genomic sequencin...

[Daily Maverick] From wastewater surveillance and analysis, all the signs are clear that South Africa is heading for a fourth wave of Covid-19 in December 2021 with Gauteng in the lead, although the scale and extent cannot be predicted.

[DW] The NGO says authorities desperately need to do more to address the crisis of gender-based violence, particularly amid the pandemic. But hard data on the number of victims is still worryingly difficult to come by.

[Gov.UK] New precautionary travel restrictions are being introduced as the UK Health Security Agency confirms a new variant under investigation.

[The Conversation Africa] Thula Simpson's new book, History of South Africa from 1902 to the Present, is an event-packed narrative history. It is reminiscent of the style of Eric Walker's History of Southern Africa eight decades ago - a very influent...

[The Conversation Africa] Skin lightening products have been popular for more than 40 years among sub-Saharan African populations. But over the past decade, there appears to be an increase in use. The latest data would suggest that prevalence is as h...

[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has emphasised the need for radical action in an effort to secure adequate water supply.

[SAnews.gov.za] With the mining sector experiencing fatalities and injuries that can be prevented, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe has called on the sector to prioritise the safety of workers.

[SAnews.gov.za] Gauteng recorded close to 2 000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest single-day jump since 13 August.

[SAnews.gov.za] Former Free State Human Settlements Department head, Mpho Mokoena, has been sentenced to ten years for corruption and contravening the Public Finance Management Act.

[SAnews.gov.za] With about 70 councils hung in several municipalities after the recent municipal elections, which led to majority and minority parties to hold coalition negotiations to constitute councils, President Cyril Ramaphosa says a new unit wi...

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the R131 billion offer by the US, UK, Germany and the European Union (EU), made to help South Africa transition from coal to clean energy, does not mean the country must accept any unfavourable terms.

[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Dikeledi Magadzi has called on ministers on the African continent to prioritise adequate and hygienic sanitation facilities for women, children, youth and people with disabilities.

[GroundUp] The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse wonders why SANRAL opposed a request for information and then didn't turn up for court

[SAnews.gov.za] Government says it has noted the announcement by the United Kingdom (UK) to temporarily ban all flights from the Southern parts of Africa, including South Africa, from entering the UK due to the detection of a new Coronavirus variant,...

[DW] The UK, Israel and Singapore have announced travel restrictions on several African nations after South Africa detected a new coronavirus variant. Japan has also decided to tighten border controls.

[Daily Maverick] A new report from financial research company RisCura suggests that local asset managers are taking greater responsibility for the sustainability of the assets under their stewardship. But given that the Steinhoff, EOH, Tongaat and ot...

[Daily Maverick] Thamsanqa D Malinga is a writer, columnist and author of 'Blame Me on Apartheid'.

[Daily Maverick] World Rugby's amendment of Regulation 8, which guides its national eligibility rules, could have unintended consequences for the international game.

[Daily Maverick] There are currently more than 1,000 climate change litigation cases around the world, the majority of which are in the US, report finds.

[Daily Maverick] Inflation remains the great divider of the Covid-19 economic era and, sadly, it'll be years before we know who are the winners of the transitory versus persistent inflation debate. But that hasn't stopped economists from taking a sta...

[Govt of SA] QUESTION 13 - LOAD SHEDDING AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

[Daily Maverick] On Day two of former minister Bathabile Dlamini's perjury trial, it was the magistrate's turn to lay into the prosecution after it failed, again, to bring a witness to court. This was the second day that the State's failure to produc...

[Daily Maverick] Thabo Mbeki recommends some introspection, and his quotes from party documents seem to suggest that nothing from the era of former president Jacob Zuma holds sway anymore.

[Daily Maverick] Discount retailer Mr Price posted a 46% surge in interim earnings on Thursday as battered South African consumers seek bargains. The company also upped its dividend by 34% and is quickly rebuilding after July's looting spree.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says as part of measures to improve electricity generation to deal with load shedding, municipalities will soon be allowed to generate and buy electricity from independent power producers to unburden the grid...