[Parliament of South Africa] The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, this afternoon led the Presiding Officers of the House at a meeting with Chief Whips of political parties to discuss alternative venues for official sittin...

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded at least 2 409 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24-hour reporting period, with 77 more deaths recorded as a result of complications caused by the virus.

[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will today hold a media briefing on the opening of schools for the 2022 academic year.

[The Conversation Africa] The Communist Party of South Africa was formed in July 1921. To mark its centenary last year, renowned South African historian Tom Lodge published Red Road to Freedom: A history of the South African Communist Party, 1921-202...

[Daily Maverick] As 2022 kicks off, claimants from District Six are still in the dark about when they can return to their beloved area. The latest delay concerns the issuing of occupancy certificates, which means the claimants cannot move into their ...

[Govt of SA] The Presidency, and the Departments of Health and Transport, together with Clinical operator Vikelizizwe, have been working together to take vaccination services through pop-up vaccination sites, to the people during the festive season t...

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will, in his capacity as President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation, participate in two Summits of the Southern African Development ...

[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will on Tuesday hold a media briefing on the opening of schools for the 2022 academic year.

[SAnews.gov.za] The interim board of South African Airways (SAA) says it will implement all of the recommendations of the State Capture report and subsequently go after those who embezzled any monies from the airline.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Health Department will keep pop-up vaccination sites at border posts open until 15 January 2022.

[SAnews.gov.za] Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will this morning embark on a roadshow in Mpumalanga to engage communities on the Second Chance Matric Support Programme and Early Childhood Development.

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says South Africa recorded at least 4 482 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 3 526 054.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans have been invited to apply for the Mauritius-Africa Scholarship Scheme offered by the government of Mauritius for full-time, on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

[SAnews.gov.za] At least four suspects allegedly belonging to a hijacking and armed robbery gang have been arrested by police in Johannesburg over the weekend.

[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.

[Daily Maverick] The ANC has committed to ridding its ranks of corrupt members, but the release of the Zondo Commission's first report shows how difficult that will be, especially in an election year.

[Daily Maverick] Rebone Tau is a political analyst and author of 'The Rise and Fall of the ANCYL'.

[Daily Maverick] Benjamin Klein was born in Durban and moved to Cape Town in 2011 to pursue studies in Law and English. He holds a PhD in English from the University of Cambridge and writes intermittently for South African media on topics related to ...

[Daily Maverick] The eThekwini Municipality has some tough questions to answer on whether it misled the citizens of Duban during a series of flip-flop decisions to close/open/close sewage-polluted beaches last week.

[Daily Maverick] The recovery in South Africa's manufacturing sector remains tepid, at best. The Absa Purchasing Managers' Index, one key barometer of the sector's health, declined in December. The only silver lining is that it remains in expansionar...

[Daily Maverick] We just ran the first ever pre-registered scientific study on the microdosing of psychedelics and found some very promising results.

[Daily Maverick] Robyn Snyman and Bukhobethu Matyeni are candidate legal practitioners completing their practical vocational training. Both hold LLB degrees. They write in their personal capacity.

[Daily Maverick] Installation of six new steam generators at Eskom's Koeberg nuclear power station was due to have started on 5 January 2022, but is already running late.

[Govt of SA] Minister Fritz visits families of Natasha Booise, nine-year old rape victim, in Piketberg

[Daily Maverick] Actor, vocalist and musician Jonathan Roxmouth has starred in many popular and big-hitting musicals in South Africa and abroad. Now he is bringing his repertoire of songs and personas together for his new show, 'Back In Lights, A Mus...

[Daily Maverick] In five articles this week, John Matisonn assesses the crisis in SA politics and the reforms needed to turn it around.

[Govt of SA] Western Cape Government has helped local municipalities purchase 60 firefighting vehicles since 2016

[Daily Maverick] The Gift of the Givers was among the first to respond to the disastrous floods that have affected parts of the Eastern Cape and claimed at least six lives.

[Daily Maverick] Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha's pronouncement was politically risky because the opinion of the lower structures hasn't been formally gauged yet, but he wouldn't have said it if Ramaphosa were not ready to put up his hand for re-ele...

[Daily Maverick] Professor Dr Omphemetse S Sibanda is a Professor of Law and the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management and Law at the University of Limpopo. He holds a Doctor of Laws (in International Economic Law) from North West University, a...