South African Politics

Government still mum on who’s flying to New York for UN women’s summit Times LIVE02:36
South Africa: Gungubele to launch African digital transformation centre AllAfrica04:54
South Africa: US senate chair - Russia 'Violating treaty' in antarctic oil, gas hunt via Cape Town AllAfrica22:06
Ukraine's diplomatic impunity in Pretoria IOL06:58
Venezuela’s Deputy Minister Arturo Gil Visits Cape Town to Advance Energy Ties African Press Organization16:20
Government commemorates International Women's Day South African Government09:53

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Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga leads South African delegation to CSW70 with a strong call for access to justice for women… South African Government06:23

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Pali Lehohla | The 1:1 ratio paradox: a numerical conscience for South Africa’s democracy Times LIVE02:43

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Government still mum on who’s flying to New York for UN women’s summit Times LIVE02:36

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South Africa reiterates support for Sahrawi people and their right to self-determination and independence Sahara Press Service23:06 8-Mar-26

Yesterday

South Africa expresses deep concern over Gulf crisis escalation, calls for restraint, diplomacy Qatar Tribune22:11 8-Mar-26

South Africa's government to fully fund Foot and Mouth Disease vaccination for farmers IOL14:01 8-Mar-26

Government commemorates International Women's Day South African Government09:53 8-Mar-26

Minister Chikunga to lead South African delegation at 70th session of Commission on the Status of Women Eyewitness News09:40 8-Mar-26

'Pothole Alliance': Helen Zille criticises Kenny Kunene’s road maintenance record Eyewitness News09:34 8-Mar-26

Zille pledges private sector partnership to fix Johannesburg’s water crisis Eyewitness News09:29 8-Mar-26

‘No mercy’ for syndicates: Helen Zille unveils five-point plan for Johannesburg Eyewitness News08:22 8-Mar-26

Government to address findings on chemicals in sanitary products Eyewitness News08:18 8-Mar-26

In the last 7 days

President Cyril Ramaphosa: Homecoming celebration of Rev Jesse Jackson South African Government19:13 7-Mar-26

Zille pledges to attract 200k jobs to Joburg if elected mayor Eyewitness News14:58 7-Mar-26

DA says Joburg administration has failed to address pothole issue Eyewitness News12:52 7-Mar-26

ANC calls for investigation after Cape Town businessman’s R1.4m bribery arrest IOL10:50 7-Mar-26

Women in South Africa take up guns and martial arts for protection against gender violence ABC News10:00 7-Mar-26

Zille unveils five priorities if elected Joburg mayor Eyewitness News09:48 7-Mar-26

South Africa: Gungubele to Launch African Digital Transformation Centre AllAfrica04:54 7-Mar-26

South Africa: US Senate Chair - Russia 'Violating Treaty' in Antarctic Oil, Gas Hunt Via Cape Town AllAfrica22:06 6-Mar-26

A New Chapter in U.S.–Africa Business Partnership U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Press Release)20:50 6-Mar-26

Venezuela’s Deputy Minister Arturo Gil Visits Cape Town to Advance Energy Ties African Press Organization16:20 6-Mar-26

S. Africa Exempts Smokeless Tobacco from New Regs Tobacco Reporter Magazine15:40 6-Mar-26

Minerals Council suggests tariff methodology, costs as next focus for Eskom Mining Weekly14:50 6-Mar-26

MPs criticise lack of clarity on domestic deployment of the army Ground Up14:44 6-Mar-26

South Africa engages with US despite ‘racist’ policies — Ramaphosa Semafor14:07 6-Mar-26

South Africa: Government Intensifies Crackdown On Illegal Mining AllAfrica13:47 6-Mar-26

South Africa: Steenhuisen Refutes Claims of Government Profiting From Fmd Vaccines AllAfrica13:45 6-Mar-26

South Africa: Court Rules Parliament Must Decide Value Added Tax Changes AllAfrica13:37 6-Mar-26

South Africa: Sa-US Relations - - a New Worst-Case Scenario AllAfrica13:37 6-Mar-26

South African Local Government Association hosts 6th National Municipal Legal Practitioners’ Forum, 12 Mar South African Government13:34 6-Mar-26

DA demands answers from Motshekga over alleged R50 million SANDF fund misappropriation Eyewitness News13:31 6-Mar-26

‘It’s segregation’: Row over S Africa’s multimillion-dollar crime wall plan Al Jazeera11:46 6-Mar-26

Speaking the continent's languages: Google's AI expansion into Sub-Saharan Africa IOL10:02 6-Mar-26

Highway anti-crime wall divides South Africa's tourist hub IOL09:31 6-Mar-26

Deputy President Paul Mashatile: SARU Player of the Year Awards South African Government09:29 6-Mar-26

Geordin Hill-Lewis outlines service delivery focus if he becomes DA leader Eyewitness News09:04 6-Mar-26

Deputy Minister Kenny Morolong visits Nairobi to strengthen digital and communications cooperation, 8 to 12 Mar South African Government07:42 6-Mar-26

South Africa: Can South Africa Fix Its Health System Before the Courts Decide Its Fate? AllAfrica07:18 6-Mar-26

Ukraine's Diplomatic Impunity in Pretoria IOL06:58 6-Mar-26

South Africa: Emirates Resumes Limited UAE-South Africa Flights - South African News Briefs - March 6, 2026 AllAfrica05:56 6-Mar-26

South Africa: Government Accelerates Reforms to Revive South Africa's Rail System AllAfrica05:39 6-Mar-26

South Africa: Activists Criticise Social Grant 'Savings' AllAfrica05:08 6-Mar-26

Minister John Steenhuisen oversees mass vaccination against foot-and-mouth diseasein Gauteng, 7 Mar South African Government05:06 6-Mar-26

SA risks missing R40bn hemp industry opportunity without coherent strategy Times LIVE02:44 6-Mar-26

SIU probes R1bn water tanker tenders in Gauteng Times LIVE02:40 6-Mar-26

Debt peaks as Treasury pushes for growth and credibility Africa Confidential19:38 5-Mar-26

Govt, COSATU welcome sentencing of former ANC MP Vincent Smith Eyewitness News15:39 5-Mar-26

‘Our children were sold off’: The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war Al Jazeera15:16 5-Mar-26

Deputy President Mashatile outlines new anti-corruption measures for SAPS IOL14:10 5-Mar-26

South African Post Office rescue team considers exit due to funding issues IOL14:08 5-Mar-26

Revolutionising road reporting: Western Cape Government unveils Roads4U app IOL13:13 5-Mar-26

South Africa's gas supply at risk: Mantashe's plan to lift fracking moratorium IOL13:06 5-Mar-26

Global trade reroutes to Africa as Hormuz traffic plunges 90% Daily Sabah12:20 5-Mar-26

Maimane calls for urgent Parliamentary debate over Middle East crisis Eyewitness News11:52 5-Mar-26

Government urges South Africans to leave Middle East as attacks likely to continue Times LIVE11:35 5-Mar-26

International Relations and Cooperation issues advisory for South Africans in Jordan and Iraq South African Government11:15 5-Mar-26

STAT Plus: Gilead and South Africa are negotiating a license for local production of new HIV… STAT11:06 5-Mar-26

BRICS+ Series: Why the Sadc council of ministers meeting is more than routine diplomacy IOL10:45 5-Mar-26

Global trade reroutes to Cape of Good Hope while traffic in Strait of Hormuz plunges 90% Anadolu Agency10:33 5-Mar-26

Coega Champions Strategic Energy Partnerships at the 18th Africa Energy Indaba 2026 Mining Weekly10:07 5-Mar-26

Treasury on departure of Edgar Sishi to join International Monetary Fund South African Government09:49 5-Mar-26

Minister Gayton McKenzie pays tribute to Soli Philander South African Government09:49 5-Mar-26

Oil spike threatens South Africa inflation, Godongwana says Engineering News09:43 5-Mar-26

SA has what it needs to avoid gas cliff, says Gwede Mantashe Times LIVE09:42 5-Mar-26

Minister Willem Aucamp on implementation of revised Biodiversity Management Plan for Pelargonium sidoides South African Government08:45 5-Mar-26

Iran did not fund SA’s genocide case against Israel, says Iranian ambassador Times LIVE07:51 5-Mar-26

Iran ready to assist South Africans in evacuating from the escalating Middle East conflict IOL07:42 5-Mar-26

South Africa: South Africans Urged to Use 'Limited' Flights to Flee Middle East As Conflict Escalates AllAfrica06:53 5-Mar-26

'We will continue to fight against Israel and US' - Iran’s ambassador to South Africa IOL06:20 5-Mar-26

Minister Stella Tembisa Ndabeni leads Creative Sector Consultative Engagement at the Durban, 5 Mar South African Government05:45 5-Mar-26

Deputy President Paul Mashatile attends and hands over awards at South African Rugby Player of the Year Awards, 5 mar South African Government05:35 5-Mar-26

South Africa: Macpherson Expresses Condolences Following Collapse of Ormonde Building AllAfrica05:22 5-Mar-26

Watch | Mosiuoa ‘Terror’ Lekota: A life that traced South Africa’s struggle to democracy Times LIVE04:27 5-Mar-26

South Africa: Media Statement - Recalcitrant Matjhabeng Local Municipality Must Be Held Accountable for Ballooning Debt AllAfrica00:34 5-Mar-26

Dirco urges South Africans in the Middle East to evacuate Engineering News22:46 4-Mar-26

Article: Ripple Effect of Restrictive Tobacco Regulations in S. Africa Tobacco Reporter Magazine21:51 4-Mar-26

SA government urges citizens to evacuate Middle East, heavy attacks expected to persist News2419:25 4-Mar-26

South Africa: Turning National Commitment Into Community Action to End Child Stunting By 2030 AllAfrica19:07 4-Mar-26

Stuck in the Middle East? Here’s how South Africans can get out IOL19:04 4-Mar-26

Uj’s hemp brick could change rural housing in Sa Times LIVE17:15 4-Mar-26

SANDF crime-fighting deployment to last for a year defenceWeb16:01 4-Mar-26

South Africa: Making sense of a water crisis after historic… Greenpeace (Press Releases)15:33 4-Mar-26

South African anti-apartheid hero ‘Terror’ Lekota dies Morning Star15:30 4-Mar-26

Ukraine's ambassador to South Africa refuses to sign book of condolences for Khamenei and his associates Ukrinform13:36 4-Mar-26

South Africa mourns liberation giant Mosiuoa Lekota Eyewitness News12:33 4-Mar-26

South Africa ‘always ready’ to mediate in Middle East, president says amid US-Israeli war on… Anadolu Agency12:11 4-Mar-26

Deputy President Paul Mashatile briefs NCOP on SAPS and illegal mining in Gauteng’s East and West Rand, 5 Mar South African Government12:11 4-Mar-26

African supply chains under strain from Middle East conflict: Ramaphosa Peoples Gazette12:01 4-Mar-26

Sandf reveals crime-fighting plan to target gangs and illegal mining IOL11:32 4-Mar-26

Africa's energy transition must support industrialisation, Ramaphosa tells Energy Indaba delegates Engineering News11:14 4-Mar-26

TNPA monitoring shipping diversions but says no immediate rise in berthing requests Engineering News11:14 4-Mar-26

South Africa will mediate in Middle East conflict if asked: Ramaphosa Times LIVE10:59 4-Mar-26

South Africa's long-serving former defence minister and former Robben Island prisoner dies BBC10:38 4-Mar-26

Former SA Defence Minister Lekota dies defenceWeb10:33 4-Mar-26

“Bizarre” Will for Peace BoI decision led to Presidential panel – defence analyst defenceWeb10:13 4-Mar-26

Durban's big come back: Ramaphosa outlines next plan to boost investment and jobs IOL09:29 4-Mar-26

South Africa offers to mediate in Middle East conflict if asked The Straits Times09:27 4-Mar-26

Ramaphosa hails Lekota as ‘patriot, freedom fighter and servant of the people’ Times LIVE08:51 4-Mar-26

Pastor John Anosike: Who is the Nigerian church leader behind the Good Hope Centre bid? Eyewitness News08:31 4-Mar-26

Obituary | Mosiuoa Lekota — an outspoken, contrarian and conscience-driven politician Times LIVE07:39 4-Mar-26

Johannesburg councillors approve salary increases as water crisis grips the city Eyewitness News07:30 4-Mar-26

South Africa's Lekota, who led breakaway from ANC, dies at 77 AsiaOne07:27 4-Mar-26

South Africa: King Misuzulu Fights to Save Tongaat Hulett From Collapse AllAfrica06:45 4-Mar-26

Minister Gwede Mantashe delivers keynote address at 11th edition of the Africa Gas Forum, 5 Mar South African Government05:16 4-Mar-26

Why the wholesale electricity market is crucial for South Africa's energy reform IOL05:06 4-Mar-26

South Africa: South Africa's Economy Is Picking Up, but Hasn't Reached a Turning Point Yet - Economist AllAfrica04:53 4-Mar-26

eThekwini is moving from crisis to cautious recovery Times LIVE02:35 4-Mar-26

All You Need To Know About Winnie Mandela’s Extraordinary and Turbulent Life The Root21:09 3-Mar-26

In Pics | Grandeur of struggle giants met with anger on the streets Times LIVE16:24 3-Mar-26

President Cyril Ramaphosa: Presidential eThekwini Working Group Meeting with Stakeholders South African Government14:23 3-Mar-26

Zille defers Johannesburg Council decision until after DA Federal Congress Eyewitness News14:17 3-Mar-26

‘Joburg can’t survive five more ANC years’: Luyolo Mphithi launches campaign for Da chair Times LIVE14:11 3-Mar-26

Warships as diplomats: how the South African Navy is tasked with building ties with other nations The Conversation (Africa)14:10 3-Mar-26

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