South Africa briefly held US government personnel on refugee assignment amid fraught relationship

The South African government briefly held, then released, two US government employees on assignment in South Africa as part of the Trump administration’s bid to admit Afrikaners to the United States, ...
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Major change in SA politics as THREE parties merge

In a potentially game-changing move ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections, three South African opposition parties – Build One South Africa (BOSA), the GOOD Party, and RISE Mzansi – have ...
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South African Consumers Lose R2bn to Online Scams in One Year, Citizens Voice Anger and Frustration

South African consumers have lost approximately R2 billion to various online scams over the past year, sparking anger and ...
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The tyranny of party loyalty: how SA's politics is held hostage

There is a peculiar malaise gnawing at the heart of South African democracy. It is not the overt corruption or the brazen incompetence that so often dominate headlines, but something more insidious, ...
The Africa Report

South Africa: Ramaphosa’s ally Senzo Mchunu under fire

Colluding with high-level crime syndicates, disbanding the political killings task force to protect the powerful, and the implosion of the police’s crime intelligence unit under his watch. These are ...
The Africa Report

South Africa: Why does Zuma want to stop an inquiry into police corruption?

Security is expected to be tight when (now-retired) acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s commission of inquiry calls its first witness this week: KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner ...
The Conversation

South Africans have lost trust in the police, in parliament and in political parties - what that means

Amanda Gouws receives funding from the National Research Foundation through her SARChI Chair in Gender Politics. Joseph Ayodele Kupolusi receives funding from the National Research Foundation through ...