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Violent scenes unmasked the facade of South Africa's rainbow nation
With the country mopping up following violent protests in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the country finds itself divided not only by class but also among racial lines as tensions ran high in some communi...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 14:21hrs | 12 | by Manyane Manyane, Karabo Ngoepe, Mzilikazi Wa Afrika
Calls mount against 'Zulu' security cluster ministers over lapses
THE startling admission by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the government was caught napping during the violent protests and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng was a sign that he was let down by his ...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 11:40hrs | 1 | by Mayibongwe Maqhina, Tarryn-Leigh Solomons, Mervyn Naidoo
Fresh wave of protests loom in South Africa
SOUTH African authorities fear a new wave of uprisings as networks loyal to jailed former president Jacob Zuma seek to force his freedom.Investigators believe the unrest last week, which kille...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
When South Africa sneezes Zimbabwe catches a cold
HISTORY tells us we owe it to Klemens von Metternich, the distinguished 19th-century Austrian statesman and diplomat, one of the most famous phrases about the global economy and its dynamics.I...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lessons from SA social unrest
THE turmoil in South Africa following the recent jailing of former president Jacob Zuma and subsequent social unrest characterised by rioting and looting for many other reasons - including deprivation...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA unrest further dampens transporters operations
CROSS-border transporters in Zimbabwe say the sector, which has been subdued due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been dealt another blow as a result of violence and looting in South Africa that is affec...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe feeling heat from SA riots
Zimbabwe's industries will likely feel the pinch of the violent demonstrations and looting unfolding in South Africa, its largest trading partner, as trade channels get clogged and supply chains disru...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malema snubs Ramaphosa meeting
The EFF will not participate in Cyril Ramaphosa non-productive meeting with political parties to rubber-stamp decisions already made. Ramaphosa meetings are a waste of time because he does not conside...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 12:44hrs | 1 | by EFF
Buses torched in Cape Town
Police are investigating a potential arson attack after two buses were set on fire in Cape Town on Thursday morning, eNCA reported.According to Metro Police Spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, police...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 12:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
At 79 years Jacob Zuma should not be in Jail
An average African ends up in a legal crisis and worse off in prison not because they do not understand the law or their legal right. The reason why Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is in jail is because he ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 17:01hrs | | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
'South Africa needs a total judicial and system overhaul and transformation'
It's not just the Zulus, it's the generality of the South African masses that are living pathetic lives in desperation, poverty, hunger, joblessness and in a continuous state of debt with no hope for ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 14:25hrs | 1 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
Is the South African rainbow on the cusp of disarray?
Events are unfolding very fast in the rainbow nation, South Africa. And just like the previous week, the country is in suspense as the Free Zuma campaign gathers momentum in KwaZulu Natal province. It...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:41hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwean bus intercepted with illicit cigarettes
Police have intercepted a bus from Zimbabwe smuggling in illicit cigarettes worth an estimated value of three million rands (R3m) at the Beitbridge border outside Musina in Limpopo. ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 11:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
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