Newsflashes

24 May, 2013

The OAU was born to be a mechanism through which the visions, goals and ideals of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance, says Zondi

Transport Minister Defends e-Tolls

24 May, 2013

The transport minister says that e-tolling is needed to pay for and maintain infrastructure critical to South Africa's future economic growth

NGO Condemns Manhandling of Journos

24 May, 2013

Reports that a home affairs official allegedly manhandled reporters outside a Cape Town police station was met with outrage by SANEF

ISS Denies Partnering With AYU

24 May, 2013

The ISS issues a warning about the African Youth Union, a NGO claiming to have partnered with it to host the event called ‘03rd Annual Summit’

COSATU Impatient With Govt Over e-Tolls

24 May, 2013

COSATU says it is getting impatient with authorities and will continue to wage war against e-tolls

Call for Comments on the Draft Lotto Bill

21 May, 2013

The Department of Trade and Industry is calling for public comment on the draft Lotteries Amendment Bill

SA Traffic Cops Ineffectual: WHO

20 May, 2013

The policing of South Africa's road laws is largely inefficient, according to the World Health Organisation study

Billions of Dollars, Still No AIDS Vaccine

20 May, 2013

With the next attempts expected to be years away, top researchers now say there is a ‘void’ or a ‘gap’ in current clinical-trial efforts to test whether a vaccine is safe and effective, according to the HIV Vaccine Trials Network

Govts Failing on Resource Governance

20 May, 2013

It will come as no surprise that southern African countries do not fare too well in the latest assessment of natural resource governance by the Revenue Watch Institute, says Lee

African Countries Vulnerable to Conflict

17 May, 2013

The UNSC hears that the fragility of many African countries make them vulnerable to conflicts and instability

Zim Authorities block Youth Voter Registration

17 May, 2013

The Zimbabwean authorities crack down on individuals and groups seen mobilising youths to register

NGO Calls on Newspaper Editor to Resign

17 May, 2013

MISA calls on the managing editor of Swaziland's only independent newspaper group to resign because he is too close to King Mswati III

Zambian Politician Supports Homosexuals

17 May, 2013

Zambian Catholic priest-cum-politician publicly supports gay marriages

South African Population on the Increase

17 May, 2013

South Africa’s population has increased by more than one million people since the 2011 census, says Stats SA

Stop Wasting Time on NHI - Motsoaledi

17 May, 2013

Motsoaledi urges South Africans to stop wasting time opposing National Health Insurance