Unrest
latest news & developmentsThe perpetual nature of capture in South Africa
South Africa is not experiencing an episodic crisis, one that can be resolved through commissions and reports
A thriving agricultural sector requires stability in Southern Africa
The unrest in Mozambique plus restrictions on trade need to be resolved for South Africa and other countries in the region to boost agricultural production
CORRECTED: KZN business leaders need ‘hope’ to grow economy
Toyota vice president Nigel Ward says the province has developed resilience in the face of disease, civil unrest and floods
DA is preparing for unrest should ANC lose power in 2024
Official opposition says it should lead the process to develop a declaration for a peaceful transition and approach the international community for oversight
Hawkers struggle after Soweto mall looted, vandalised
Informal traders selling their wares outside Jabulani Mall are worried about further unrest as unemployment and the rising cost of living fuel public anger
The security cluster remains the thorn in the ANC’s side
Despite a shake-up in defence and intelligence, the security cluster remains shaky ahead of potentially explosive elective conferences
South Africa’s growing social unrest proving as big a threat to growth
Third quarter GDP numbers have interrupted a four quarter economic growth streak because of the July unrest.
Phoenix hearings lay bare tensions between Black and Indian residents
Indian residents deny ‘massacre’ label; black survivors claim violence and orchestration
Sasria to get R3.9bn from Treasury to cover July unrest insurance claims
Claims totalling more than R5.8-billion had already been paid out to businesses
Encoding and decoding social unrest: A semiotic analysis of the ‘Zuma protests’
Labelling the protestors as looters denies the political consciousness of those living in precarity, it unconscionably encodes a criminal stereotype over the poor and erases any…
July manufacturing output hit by Covid-19 third wave and unrest
In mid-July, supply chains and industrial output were disrupted when parts of the country were rocked by looting, triggered by protests against Zuma’s incarceration
ANC: Accused insurrection instigator is innocent and will not be removed from election list
The ANC in Johannesburg says charges against a ward councillor accused of instigating last month’s looting and violence are trumped up
Magashule’s trial set for October
Court hears that the case against the accused in Free State asbestos case, including Magashule, relies on inadmissible Zondo commission testimony
Top six chooses Mapisa-Nqakula as preferred parliamentary speaker candidate
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, previously the defence minister, replaces Thandi Modise, who was deployed as the minister of defence in last week’s cabinet reshuffle.
How to apply for the Covid-19 R350 grant
Asylum seekers with valid permits and caregivers will now also be allowed to apply for the reinstituted social relief of distress grant