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30 June demonstrations conclude relatively peacefully

Anti-illegal immigration demonstrations across South Africa, including Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Cape Town, proceeded largely peacefully, despite fears of violence. A…

Samsung Delivers Another Successful “Solve For Tomorrow” Design Thinking Workshops for 2026 with South Africa’s Public School Learners

Samsung successfully conducted its 2026 Solve for Tomorrow (SFT) Design Thinking Workshops across South Africa, engaging public school learners in human-centric problem-solving.…

14-year-old among those arrested as KZN police crack down on criminal acts during anti-ilegal immigration demonstrations

KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested five youths, aged 14 to 27, for allegedly looting a tuckshop in Woody Glen during nationwide protests against unregulated immigration. KZN…

MK Party MP Shongwe hints at Khan-Idac cabal in SAPS

MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe has told the Madlanga Commission that suspended deputy head of Crime Intelligence Feroz Khan allegedly offered him business opportunities to dissuade him…

Circumcision season is upon us

Mpumalanga celebrates a 100% success rate in its initiation schools, with all 716 initiates returning home safely. This article highlights the province's successful interventions…

Streets in Johannesburg and surrounds unusually quiet as citizens remain on edge during anti-illegal immigrant protests

South African cities, including Johannesburg and its surrounds, are experiencing an unusual calm as residents remain on edge amidst anticipated anti-illegal immigrant protests.…

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Community investment must create youth jobs

With South Africa's youth unemployment at 45.8%, this article argues that every community development project should be designed to create jobs for young people, not just deliver…

Black-on-black persecution: An Operation Dudula demonstration in the Eastern Cape. Photo: Operation Dudula

Testing the will of the people: The state-citizen confrontation in South Africa

The rise of anti-illegal immigration movements like Operation Dudula and March and March signals a critical moment for South African democracy, highlighting deep-seated…

What is infrequent, and horrifies us, are the repeated appearances of “criminality” and “xenophobia” conjoined as one event. (Hanna Brunlof)

A call to action against Afrophobic violence

The Beijing+30 Women’s Movement expresses its grave concern and unequivocal condemnation of the rising and increasingly violent wave of Afrophobic attacks unfolding across South…

Naspers profitability jumps 84%, free cash flow up US$2bn in 3 years

Naspers announces a landmark FY26, showcasing an 84% surge in ecosystem profitability and record free cash flow of US$1.5bn. The company highlights the success of its AI-powered…

Former president Thabo Mbeki

To honour Mbeki is to reclaim the African voices history tried to bury

This tribute to President Thabo Mbeki on his 84th birthday goes beyond mere praise, focusing instead on his life's work of returning African people to the centre of their own…

What consumers want from connectivity today and how operators are responding

Consumer expectations for mobile and home connectivity are rapidly shifting, driven by the ease and flexibility of digital-first and subscription-based services. This article…

What’s driving anti-immigrant healthcare blockades? Sharon Ekambaram from Lawyers for Human Rights says it’s everything from the sky-high cost of Zimbabwean passports and corruption to South Africa’s institutionalised xenophobia — and a growing global intolerance of migrants. (Bhekisisa team)

The migrant and the citizen: we need new forms of political community

South Africa's struggles with xenophobia, particularly against migrants from elsewhere in Africa, are not new. This article argues that blaming migrants deflects from deeper…

As June 30 draws closer, the detonator is in our collective hands. We do not have to blow up either ferry. We can demand that the state does its job properly through accountable, lawful channels rather than ceding ground to street ultimatums. Photo: Action SA

The June 30 ultimatum: Which ferry will South Africa choose?

Inspired by the Joker's sadistic social experiment in The Dark Knight, this article explores South Africa's current moral dilemma as a June 30 ultimatum by vigilante groups…

 AIMS co-founder Puseletso Manyaka-Lesofe says entrepreneurship and leadership can help create new opportunities for South Africa's medical scientists.

South African medical scientists drive a new era of business in healthcare

South Africa's healthcare system faces a growing challenge as qualified medical scientists struggle to find employment. A seminar highlighted how independent practice and…

NSFAS has been placed under administration amid governance and audit failures, with professor Hlengani Mathebula appointed to stabilise student funding operations .

What a functioning NSFAS could mean for South Africa

Dr. Randall Carolissen, former NSFAS Administrator, shares his insights on the institution's past failures, hard-won successes, and the critical reforms still required to ensure…

We Cannot Build South Africa's Digital Future On Half A Workforce

South Africa's ambitious R50 billion digital infrastructure drive faces a critical challenge: a significant gender gap in STEM and ICT. With only 13% of STEM graduates being…

Brown Mogotsi Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mogotsi denied bail again as court rejects ‘new facts’

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi will remain behind bars after the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court found that evidence presented in his second bail application amounted to a…

As anti-immigrant protests gather momentum, a clause in the NHI Act could deny many refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants HIV treatment — despite Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi saying that would "work in reverse" in the fight against HIV. Would the health minister be prepared to change that if the Constitutional Court rules the Act can go ahead? (Delwyn Verasamy)
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Could the NHI fuel anti-immigrant sentiment?

Amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment and violence in South Africa, a clause in the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act threatens to deny HIV treatment to refugees, asylum…

Are we proud of a nation where foreigners live in fear?

Hundreds of African refugees and asylum seekers are camped outside Durban's Refugee Reception Centre, living in fear of xenophobic attacks and a looming 'deadline'. This report…