[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President David Mabuza is expected to take over all responsibilities of the president as President Cyril Ramaphosa recovers from COVID-19.

[The Conversation Africa] There is no doubt that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on South Africa and its economy. During economic crises, women often pay a heavy price and Covid-19 is no exception.

[South Africa] Programme Director and Minister in the Presidency, Mr Mondli Gungubele, Dr Ivan Meyer, MEC for Agriculture representing the Western Cape Government, Chairperson of the FW de Klerk Foundation, Mr Dave Steward, Mrs Elita de Klerk and mem...

[The Conversation Africa] Now, and in the past, "following the science" on COVID-19 has landed South Africa in trouble. This is not an indictment of science, but of the way it is understood in South Africa.

[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for a 'mild' case of Covid-19 while South African cases reached a record high on Sunday, bolstered by a retrospective adjustment.

[Govt of SA] The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr. Senzo Mchunu together with the Deputy Minister Mr. David Mahlobo will today Monday 13 December 2021 be meeting with uMkhanyakude District Municipality to discuss water security for the district o...

[The Conversation Africa] As the tributes continued to pour in for South Africa's Lindiwe Mabuza, who passed away on 6 December 2021, it was clear that she will be remembered for the many different roles she occupied during her lifetime. She was call...

[Daily Maverick] At a state memorial service in Cape Town, FW de Klerk was honoured as a former deputy president who helped craft the Constitution.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has called on all Parliaments in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to work together to promote the principles of human rights, democra...

[Daily Maverick] South Africa's cricket body managed to salvage this summer's tour by India, although it had to make a few concessions to ensure the most watched and richest team in the world would arrive.

[allAfrica.com] Johannesburg -- The media has power to influence, spreads information and messages across countries and across the entire world, it is the most powerful sector that serves to inform, to influence and to entertain. As the world conclud...

[Daily Maverick] With booze ban fears driving up prices of alcohol, armed syndicates target liquor depots and delivery trucks.

[UN News] "Humiliating and degrading," is how activist Zulaikha Patel describes some of the racist experiences she and fellow students of colour endured at Pretoria High School for Girls in South Africa.

[GroundUp] Villagers in the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality have been walking at least a kilometre to fetch dirty water from a spring. Meanwhile the municipality is among several in the OR Tambo District in the Eastern Cape where water operators ...

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday, 12 December 2021, deliver the eulogy at the State Memorial Service for the late Former Deputy President, Mr Frederik Willem de Klerk.

[The Conversation Africa] Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa's nine provinces but home to a quarter of the country's population. It is also the country's economic power house. These factors have contributed to it becoming the epicentre of the CO...

[The Conversation Africa] The global COVID pandemic not only heightened interest in the field of disaster risk management, but in several instances required the use and implementation of emergency laws. South Africa was no exception.

[spotlight] The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) this week gave the green light to a third dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to people who had received their second dose of the same vaccine six or more months earlier. No su...

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, says government and society must remain unapologetic in the pursuance and protection of the ideals laid out in the Constitution.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health said the rolling out of the second dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to children got off to a good start on Thursday.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has invited scientists from fellow BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - to work alongside South African scientists in further researching the various characteristics of the COVID-19 virus and its ...

[VOA] Johannesburg -- South Africa's health minister has confirmed omicron is the most transmissible coronavirus variant yet but does not appear as severe. The minister, Dr. Joe Phaala, says previous concerns that omicron was hospitalizing more child...

[GroundUp] Residents of Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha, Cape Town have decided to demolish empty shacks themselves, to prevent them being used by criminals.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has announced that the first recipients of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot will likely get it in January.

[UCT] Trailblazing his own path, choosing not to follow the crowd and being brave has brought University of Cape Town (UCT) medical student Timothy de Wet benchmark-setting academic achievement: he will graduate with a PhD this December, and is set t...

[East African] While South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC) remains largely a political archrival of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, there are instances when they seemed to budge their radical stances and agree on...

[The Conversation Africa] Hybrid warfare is gaining traction globally as the preferred option for conducting malicious statecraft in the grey zone between peace and war. There is a growing international trend in attacking a nation's specific vulnerab...

[Premium Times] Indeed, closer attention to people-to-people relations is critical.

[Daily Maverick] In real life, Professor Balthazar is one of South Africa's foremost legal minds. He chooses to remain anonymous, so it doesn't interfere with his daily duties.

[VOA] Johannesburg -- As cases of COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant soar in South Africa, hospital officials monitoring the outbreak say patient reports offer compelling evidence the variant causes illness that is less severe than previous forms...