As South Africa continues to grapple with how to make land reform more productive and sustainable, the Vumelana Advisory Fund — a non-profit that helps land reform beneficiaries use land effectively — says stronger governance within Community Property Associations (CPAs) is crucial to unlocking the full potential of restituted land.

Stakeholders at the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Foot and Mouth Disease Indaba in Durban last week warned that unless urgent interventions are implemented, many farmers—particularly in rural and communal areas—could be forced out of business by the end of the year

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A high court judge has given the City of Johannesburg a two-week deadline to verify, register and allocate spaces to informal traders in the inner city

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) has hailed a recent Gauteng High Court ruling ordering the City of Johannesburg to fast-track the verification and allocation of trading stalls to informal traders.

More than 62,000 people fled el-Fasher between Sunday and Wednesday after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized the city — the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in Darfur — triggering what aid groups and witnesses describe as mass killings, summary executions and a rapidly worsening humanitarian catastrophe.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, has issued a stern warning to reckless drivers as the province heads into the festive season.

Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

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A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 500, authorities said Monday.

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has condemned Mafoko Security Patrol (Pty) Ltd for what it calls the “theft and embezzlement” of workers’ provident fund contributions.

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eThekwini councillor Andre Beetge has urged the municipality’s management to pressure the National Treasury to release approximately R1.3 billion in outstanding disaster relief grants owed to the city for flood-related damages.

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has delivered a landmark judgment against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), declaring its approval of municipal electricity tariff hikes unconstitutional.

The Malawi High Court has overturned a lower court ruling that would have allowed the extradition of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary to South Africa, where they face charges of fraud and money laundering

The Malawi High Court has overturned a lower court ruling that would have allowed the extradition of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary to South Africa, where they face charges of fraud and money laundering.

Six people were killed and three others injured in a drive-by shooting in Reiger Park, Boksburg, on Saturday night.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner of Tanzanian presidential elections with nearly 98% of the vote amid allegations of massive fraud, voter suppression, and violent crackdowns.

The Khulumani Support Group (KSG) has criticised the South African government for delaying the disbursement of over R2 billion in reparations to families of apartheid-era struggle icons, including Inkosi Albert Luthuli, who was killed by apartheid operatives