[Scrolla] Loved and Lost: Samuel Tshabalala (1957-2022)

[Daily Maverick] Rand Water doubles water restrictions as city reservoirs run dry -- water cuts are the new load shedding, say residents.

[SAnews.gov.za] Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says Africa cannot be an import destination for refined products when the continent is endowed with crude oil.

[VOA] Cape Town, South Africa -- South African conservationists are on high alert after an outbreak of bird flu killed close to 30 penguins at one of the country's most stable colonies and a popular tourist attraction.

[DW] Police in South Africa are searching for suspects wanted for the killing of a German tourist who was shot dead while traveling to the world renowned Kruger game reserve.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 06 October 2022, address the 2nd Women Economic Assembly (WECONA), taking place under the "Unlocking gender-responsive value chains for a resilient economy".

[SAnews.gov.za] Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has expressed sadness at the brutal murder of a German tourist in Mpumalanga on Monday.

[The Conversation Africa] Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa, including a basic income grant, have focused on one of three things: how much it will cost, calculations about how much revenue would need to...

[New Dawn] WASHINGTON DC, United States of America, 4 October 2022, /African Media Agency/- Fintech stakeholders from across Africa and the world will converge in Cape Town, South Africa, for the 8th Africa Fintech Summit, from November 2-4, 2022. Th...

[The Conversation Africa] The world is experiencing a steep rise in the number of people living with diabetes, a chronic condition of significant public health concern. Many developing countries like South Africa now bear the greatest burden.

[The Conversation Africa] When an artist is welcomed into the monumental interiors of a structure such as the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa for a retrospective of their work, it suggests the levels of recognition they enjoy. The gallery, cr...

[SAnews.gov.za] Motorists will breathe a sigh of relief at the pumps this week as the price of all grades of petrol is set to come down by between 89 cents and R1.02 a litre.

[SAnews.gov.za] Kwazulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says government has put in place a practical plan to move those affected by the floods out of community care centres by the end of November 2022.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has welcomed the Western Cape High Court judgment on Monday, dismissing with costs Toto Investment Holdings' application to halt the sale of South African Airways (SAA).

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service's (SARS) trade statistics for August 2022 recorded a preliminary trade balance surplus of R7.18 billion.

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, has called on developed countries to meet their commitments towards climate change adaptation.

[GroundUp] Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has warned them that it will demolish their structures soon

[GroundUp] The Abakhuseli Skills for Life project currently works with about 40 car guards across Makhanda

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga has launched a manhunt following the murder of a German tourist in Masoyi, near White River.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has appealed to all special SRD-R350 grant beneficiaries or applicants who do not own a smart phone not to choose the EFT payment method.

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[The Conversation Africa] It's hard to imagine a time when "coronavirus" wasn't a household word. But for a long time, this family of viruses had merited very little attention. Believed to be ubiquitous among animals and avian species, the first coro...

[The Exchange] Mining MX the South African mining industry journal published its 2022 edition of the Mining Yearbook recently.

[Scrolla] A shipment from South Africa of enough deadly drugs to wipe out over 220,000 people has been discovered by US law enforcement officials.

[spotlight] While tuberculosis (TB) is the top killer of people living with HIV, TB is also harder to diagnose in people living with HIV than in people who are not. What is more, TB is particularly difficult to diagnose in people living with HIV who ...

[SAnews.gov.za] The chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises, Khaya Magaxa, has welcomed the announcement of the new 13-member Eskom Board.

[The Conversation Africa] After seven years of hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central, a hit comedy show produced in the US but with global reach, South African born comedian Trevor Noah has announced plans to leave and focus on his stand-up comedy...

[GroundUp] Punitive costs awarded against minister. Intercape CEO says: "There is frustration and concern from both the citizenry and business over these ongoing failures on the part of the state."

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[The Conversation Africa] The ways we intervene in curbing addiction to substances has shifted from the medical era, focusing on acute care, to a comprehensive chronic care model. People need long-term support to stay off substances, as well as immed...