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Southern Africa’s container port performance has been awful. But there are promising signs of improvement. The post World Bank port index highlights southern Africa’s (and Transnet’s) sinking performance — and rebound appeared first on Daily Maverick.

The state has done nothing over the past few months as alleged illegal immigrants have been targeted at hospitals and other places, writes Justice Malala

Under SANParks’ new Vision 2040 strategy — which frames national parks as ‘mega living landscapes’ blending conservation with economic activity and community wellbeing — the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area has become a test case for reconciling environmental protection with local access. The post Opening Tsitsikamma’s shores — can conservation and community coexist in Africa’s oldest…

A panel established to interview and recommend candidates to fill three vacancies at the IEC has recommended eight candidates to the National Assembly, including outgoing chair Mosotho Moepya and commissioner Judge Dhaya Pillay.

Umkhonto weSizwe’s Special Operations Unit, commanded by Oliver Tambo and Joe Slovo, carried out many of the ANC’s most daring and high-profile operations — from the Sasol bombings to the Koeberg strike and Ellis Park attack. Yet, despite its prominence, no book has been written about it until now. The post From painter to freedom…

South African media personality, businesswoman and humanitarian Carol Bouwer addressed global leaders at the 2025 UN General Assembly in a moving tribute to Heritage Day, hosted with the UN Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund.