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The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law preventing municipal employees from holding office in political parties is unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 May 2025

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Climate Change

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Oscar Berglund and Tie Franco Brotto 7 Jan 2025

Daily Maverick journalists shine at the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2024 Regional Awards

Media

Daily Maverick journalists shine at the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2024 Regional Awards

Issued by Daily Maverick 23 Oct 2024

Hot off the press: Caryn Dolley’s much-anticipated new release Man Alone is now available on shelves

Media

Hot off the press: Caryn Dolley’s much-anticipated new release Man Alone is now available on shelves

Issued by Daily Maverick 9 Oct 2024

More than 1,200 entries were received from journalists around the country as they shared examples of their best work from the past year. Source: Supplied.

Media

KZN, Mpumalanga regional winners for the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards announced

9 Oct 2024

Caryn Dolley’s much anticipated new release Man Alone is now available for preorder

Publishing

Caryn Dolley’s much anticipated new release Man Alone is now available for preorder

Issued by Daily Maverick 13 Sep 2024

Learning more about elephants for World Elephant Day 12 August 2024

Environment & Natural Resources

Learning more about elephants for World Elephant Day 12 August 2024

Issued by Our Salad Mix 13 Aug 2024

The construction mafia is costing the country billions. Source: Shivendu Shukla/Unsplash

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town construction mafia costs billions, report finds

Lindsey Schutters 18 Jun 2024

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

TV

Trafficked Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller premiers this May

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 30 Apr 2024

Media Freedom

Burkina Faso suspends more foreign media over killings coverage

Alessandra Prentice 29 Apr 2024

SAHRC Commissioner Philile Ntuli

Human Rights Law

SAHRC releases July 2021 unrest report

29 Jan 2024

Human Rights Law

SA speaks at ICJ case

11 Jan 2024

Al Jazeera bureau chief Wael al-Dahdouh and his son Hamza. Source: X.

Media

Al Jazeera's bureau chief son among two journalists killed in Gaza

8 Jan 2024

Here's what's on at the cinema this December

Film

Here's what's on at the cinema this December

Daniel Dercksen 29 Nov 2023

Nzimande speaks out on violence against women at universities

Higher Education

Nzimande speaks out on violence against women at universities

23 Nov 2023

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube speaking at the Operation Sukuma Sakhe Cabinet Day. Source: x.com

Infrastructure & Utilities

KZN Premier references Freedom Charter in housing project unveiling

30 Aug 2023

Image source: Nicole Kruger from

Environment & Natural Resources

Rhino killings decrease by 11%

1 Aug 2023

Media Freedom

Burkina Faso expels 2 French journalists

Thiam Ndiaga, Alessandra Prentice, Raissa Kasolowsky 3 Apr 2023

New film releases this March

Film

New film releases this March

Daniel Dercksen 1 Mar 2023

Media

Journalist killings up by 50% in 2022

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Jan 2023

Tanzanians sue Barrick Gold in Canada over alleged mine shootings by police

Mining

Tanzanians sue Barrick Gold in Canada over alleged mine shootings by police

Helen Reid and Clara Denina 24 Nov 2022

When you buy diamonds, think of Bucha, Ukraine envoy says

Markets & Investment

When you buy diamonds, think of Bucha, Ukraine envoy says

Helen Reid 28 Jun 2022

Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh, who is also a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), smiles during a rally in Banjul, Gambia, 29 November 2016. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon

Criminal Law

Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh

Pap Saine 26 May 2022

Source: ©Reporters without borders Journalism is under digital siege and physical threat. In May 14 journalists were arbitrarily detained by the authorities of Somaliland

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: African media renaissance needed

Danette Breitenbach 18 May 2022

Image supplied: A scene from Daniel Buckland's Urban Cricus

Events

What to expect at the 48th National Arts Festival

5 Apr 2022

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

2 Dec 2021

A view shows damage inside a shopping mall following protests that have widened into looting, in Durban, South Africa 13 July 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video. Courtesy Kierran Allen/via Reuters

Human Rights Law

SAHRC commences hearings into July unrest

15 Nov 2021

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Import/Export

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Dawit Endeshaw 3 Nov 2021

7 African highlights on Showmax, from record-breaking true crime to a Sundance short

Streaming

7 African highlights on Showmax, from record-breaking true crime to a Sundance short

Issued by Showmax 13 Aug 2021

Devilsdorp breaks Showmax records; launches companion podcast

Streaming

Devilsdorp breaks Showmax records; launches companion podcast

Issued by Showmax 5 Aug 2021

Is true-crime docu-series Devilsdorp the best Showmax original yet?

Streaming

Is true-crime docu-series Devilsdorp the best Showmax original yet?

Issued by Showmax 30 Jul 2021

#WomensMonth: Meet Lehlogonolo Machaba, Miss SA's first openly transgender contestant

Fashion

#WomensMonth: Meet Lehlogonolo Machaba, Miss SA's first openly transgender contestant

Ruth Cooper 5 Aug 2021

The best African content on Showmax this July - from Devilsdorp to Uthando Lodumo

Streaming

The best African content on Showmax this July - from Devilsdorp to Uthando Lodumo

Issued by Showmax 12 Jul 2021

Devilsdorp: Showmax brings true crime closer to home with Krugersdorp Killings docu-series

Streaming

Devilsdorp: Showmax brings true crime closer to home with Krugersdorp Killings docu-series

6 Jul 2021

Devilsdorp: Showmax brings true crime closer to home with Krugersdorp Killings docu-series

Streaming

Devilsdorp: Showmax brings true crime closer to home with Krugersdorp Killings docu-series

Issued by Showmax 6 Jul 2021

Public trust in the media is at a new low: a radical rethink of journalism is needed

Media

Public trust in the media is at a new low: a radical rethink of journalism is needed

Herman Wasserman 24 Feb 2021

Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation

Environment & Natural Resources

Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation

Alexander Richard Braczkowski et al. 12 Jan 2021

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards: 2020 winners announced!

Media

Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards: 2020 winners announced!

16 Oct 2020

Motherland: Fort Salem

Streaming

Motherland: Fort Salem

Issued by Showmax 5 Jun 2020

SA actress Jessica Sutton stars in Motherland: Fort Salem series; just renewed by Freeform

Film

SA actress Jessica Sutton stars in Motherland: Fort Salem series; just renewed by Freeform

Issued by Showmax 4 Jun 2020

Police Minister Bheki Cele

Law Practice

Law enforcement brutality vs the law

Mthokozisi Maphumulo, 2 Apr 2020

2020 Bookmark Awards finalists are announced

IAB Bookmarks Awards

2020 Bookmark Awards finalists are announced

Issued by IAB South Africa 24 Feb 2020

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Mining

The human cost of mining in the Amazon rainforest

JP Casey 12 Dec 2019

Sea of Shadows - premieres 6 December on National Geographic

TV

Sea of Shadows - premieres 6 December on National Geographic

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 5 Dec 2019

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Logistics & Transport

South Africa's road killings: A window into the lawless psyche of our nation

Jan Coetzee 28 Oct 2019

Justice must be done for death of journalist Azory Gwanda

Media Freedom

Justice must be done for death of journalist Azory Gwanda

16 Jul 2019

In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.

Media Freedom

In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

11 Jul 2019

How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

Research

How Twitter has been used in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis

Julius T. Nganji and Lynn Cockburn 18 Jun 2019