South Africa’s transport department missed a critical deadline for extending South Africa’s driving licence validity to eight years, and it isn’t sure whether the plan will proceed or not.
The Pilanesberg National Park has increased its fees for local and international travelers, but the infrastructure is collapsing in plain sight.
South Africa is living through a policing paradox: many crimes are now first discovered online, yet local policing remains largely offline. Assaults, robberies, bullying, GBV incidents and public disorder increasingly surface on WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook and X before a case number is opened, before a patrol vehicle arrives and before any official reassurance is offered….
A new Constitutional Court judgment about the validity of customary and civil marriages has huge implications. An untold number of Black couples, married under customary law and later under civil law, are suddenly finding that, in the wake of this judgment, their rights are not protected in the way they had assumed. Now they must…
After confirming that the Gauteng government would take over the Gautrain as a fully paid asset at the end of March, the operators now say it will continue as a public-private partnership for an extended period.
A peaceful, prosperous Great Lakes region is not only possible but could be within immediate reach, were it not for the intervention of Western nations, trumpeted by Western media organisations and individuals and encouraged by a servile response from the African Union and the regional bloc itself. For the Great Lakes region of Africa, the…
If one were to speak to African suppliers who trade across borders, many would say that doing business within the continent can feel riskier than exporting beyond it. Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), information on counterparties is not always easy to obtain, regional currencies can be volatile and difficult to hedge, forward markets…
At least one major solar power installer in South Africa has observed the industry increasingly trending towards adhesive, lightweight, and integrated solar PV solutions in recent times.
Nedbank is going big in a deal to buy NCBA, with the Big Four bank drawn to the higher growth rates in Kenya.
The Gautrain Management Agency must still appoint a new company to operate the rail system, delaying its handover from the Bombela Concession Company to the Gauteng government by up to six months.