New water crisis committee won’t fix taps unless governance changes, warn experts South Africans have heard the promise before: a new committee, a coordinated response, urgent...
Ramaphosa calls for unity and urgent mediation as South Sudan prepares for crucial 2026 elections As South Sudan edges closer to elections scheduled for December 2026,...
Joburg runs dry while minister attends AU summit in Ethiopia Johannesburg residents are counting water drops. The country’s Water and Sanitation Minister is singing about them...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ninth State of the Nation Address delivered clarity on electricity, ambition on water, and resolve on crime. But as the echoes fade from...
When President Cyril Ramaphosa rose to deliver SONA 2026, the mood in the chamber felt different. Less defensive. More forward-looking. For the first time in years,...
South Africans are used to planning their lives around power cuts. Now, for many communities, the taps have joined the blackout schedule. As the country faces...
There are certain songs you expect to hear on the radio, at Groove, or blasting from a car window in summer. Hearing one of them at...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially classified the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak as a national disaster, unveiling an ambitious plan to vaccinate 14 million cattle over the next...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared war on organised crime, announcing the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to support police in dismantling powerful...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered a sobering assessment of South Africa’s water crisis: it is, in his words, potentially “far worse than load shedding.” Speaking at the 2026...