[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Pretoria High Court set aside the decision to place Jacob Zuma on medical parole, ordering the former president to return to prison, eNCA reports.

[VOA] A new study out of South Africa shows that Pfizer's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine provides a high degree of protection against hospitalization from the fast-spreading omicron variant.

[GroundUp] City of Cape Town says its infrastructure is strained due to growing demand in the area

[The Conversation Africa] Rhino translocations have become a critical tool in the arsenal for the protection of these endangered animals. Recently, 30 white rhinos were flown into Rwanda from South Africa and introduced into the Akagera National Park...

[Daily Maverick] The United Kingdom has lifted the travel ban it imposed on southern Africa after the emergence of the Omicron variant. Will others, including Pretoria's friends, like Russia and China, follow suit?

[Daily Maverick] International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor says African Union member states were not consulted about admitting Israel as an observer at the regional institution.

[The Conversation Africa] In July, South Africa suffered the worst violence since the 1990s. Highways were blocked and businesses, warehouses and other property looted and set alight. More than 300 people died.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's latest fuel price increase, which came into effect on 1 December, put the cost of petrol over the R20 per litre mark (about US$1.25) in parts of the country for the first time. The increase sparked public outc...

[DW] South Africa is grappling with the fourth wave of the coronavirus, driven by the omicron variant. The country is pushing for more vaccinations -- and for its own mRNA vaccine.

[SAnews.gov.za] Police Minister General Bheki Cele has called on officers to prioritise the safety of women and children as the country gears towards the festive season.

[SAnews.gov.za] As part of efforts to ensure a safe festive season, Gauteng Traffic Police have arrested five people for the alleged possession of two unlicensed firearms.

[Daily Maverick] A new expert report, published on Monday, finds that 'approximately 70% to 80% of South Africa's population lives in precarious and insecure conditions with little prospect of any relief in the foreseeable future'. While the Covid-19...

[Daily Maverick] This series seeks to establish the theoretical and historical underpinnings of the relationship between race, ethnicity, culture and space, in both colonial and post-colonial South Africa with specific reference to Afrikaners. To wha...

[Daily Maverick] Welcome to part three of our series of articles designed to help you understand alt seasons, a stage in the crypto price cycle when altcoins outperform Bitcoin. It's an exciting time for the crypto investor, and given the amount of e...

[Govt of SA] Remarks by the Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, Building Inspectorate Programmes Pre-Launch, 14 December 2021

[Govt of SA] The Forest Village Housing Development in Eersteriver, has created 1 155 local job opportunities, since the project commenced in January 2016.

[Govt of SA] As schools close on Wednesday 15 December, we reflect on the 2021 academic year, which got off to a bumpy start with delayed reopening. We have unfortunately had to continue with rotating timetables for the year given the continued risk ...

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded 13 992 new COVID-19 cases which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 180 785.

[Daily Maverick] The unexplained decision by the airline affects flights from South Africa and four other southern Africa countries, mere days after booking had been reopened.

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[GroundUp] A couple in Level Two informal settlement in Khayelitsha, Cape Town are growing vegetables on a small plot next to their home to feed their family and a local soup kitchen. They say they cleared the area that had once been used as a dump s...

[Daily Maverick] The news comes after widespread protests by environmental activists across the country, a failed court case and another interdict on the cards calling for Shell to halt the survey.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa appreciates the well wishes he is receiving from various quarters following his COVID-19 positive result.

[GroundUp] Inmates inside the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria have described conditions as inhumane, dangerous and a health hazard.

[GroundUp] The deadline for fixing the Potsdam sewage works has been pushed out to 2028, in spite of fears that effluent from the sewage works is contributing to the pollution of the Milnerton Lagoon in Cape Town. The lagoon has been effectively clos...

[Daily Maverick] While it is accepted that coronaviruses are partially transmitted through droplets, but can also be airborne, scientists need to do more research to find out whether this differs with the Omicron variant.

[Daily Maverick] A mixture of Chinese-manufactured vaccines and mRNA boosters may be an option worth exploring in South Africa.

[Daily Maverick] Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa's housing market has become a bright spot in the economy. According to figures from property analytics firm Lightstone, there were about 128,000 homes sold in the first six month...

[Daily Maverick] On Monday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases reported 13,992 new active cases and another 11 deaths due to Covid-19 complications.

[Daily Maverick] Residents in gang-infested areas in the Cape Flats are fed up with empty promises from the minister of police. They want the SA Police Service to show that it can go toe to toe with gangsters wreaking havoc in their communities.