South Africa’s Defence Force Cannot Cover Its Own Wage Bill
South Africa defence spending on salaries will overshoot by R3.3 billion this year, the minister told parliament, with larger gaps...
August 28, 2026Topic
South Africa
South Africa Blames Its Water Crisis on the Municipalities
Ramaphosa told parliament the water crisis stems from municipal failures, as audits put 47 percent of South Africa's wastewater works...
August 28, 2026
Ramaphosa Promises Arrests, but Cannot Put a Number on Them
South Africa xenophobic violence brought a presidential promise of arrests on 25 August, but no arrest figure, charge or named...
August 28, 2026
Namibia Reburies Eight Liberation Fighters at Heroes Acre
A Namibia reburial at Heroes Acre on 26 August returned two political prisoners who died in Cape Town, with 84...
August 27, 2026
Operation Jackal IV: 58 Arrests, and an Argentine Supply Line
Operation Jackal IV ended with 58 arrests and 263 suspects identified, including 39 arrests in Johannesburg and a service network...
August 27, 2026
MTN Is Growing Fast in Nigeria and Ghana, and Barely at All at Home
MTN half-year results to 30 June 2026: adjusted earnings up 21.3%, Nigeria and Ghana growing fast, and South African service...
August 25, 2026
ANC Campaigns on Power and Water It Has Not Fixed
South Africa votes on 4 November. The governing party is running on services it has not delivered, while municipalities owe...
August 24, 2026
South Africa Has Wind But No Wires to Carry It
South Africa's gazetted energy plan needs 14,500 km of new power lines and R2.2 trillion, about US$137 billion, of investment...
August 24, 2026
South Africa Sells Zimbabwe Eight Times What It Buys Back
South Africa Zimbabwe trade was worth R81 billion in 2025, about US$4.6 billion, and Pretoria sells roughly eight rand of...
August 23, 2026