World Aquatics has appointed a stabilisation committee to oversee South Africa’s participation in the 2027 Water Polo World Cup Division 2, with South African Water Polo brought in to assist.
Sheila Barsel spent decades fighting apartheid, advancing LGBTQIA+ rights and organising against exclusion, leaving a legacy of practical courage, political conviction and defiance.
Twenty of this year’s 26 confirmed mpox cases came after August, concentrated mostly within the Western Cape. Elri Voigt looks at how the virus has changed and how much of the donated vaccine is left.
Viewed through the reform lens of the Public Service Amendment Act – a benchmark for separating political oversight from professional administration – this investigation asks whether its principles could deliver better governance in Johannesburg’s Deep South. The Act does not directly govern municipalities, but Region G’s fragmented authority and Midvaal’s more disciplined administrative model reveal what it can teach local government – and what legislation alone cannot fix.
More than a decade after Cosatu first proposed a ‘Lula Moment’ for South Africa, the lessons of Brazil’s developmental shift remain urgent as the nation grapples with economic stagnation and political paralysis.
Young Europeans are increasingly protesting against a political and economic system they believe has stripped them of security, opportunity and a better future. South Africa’s deeply frustrated and economically marginalised youth could eventually follow suit if inequality, unemployment and political failure remain unaddressed.
Bosa mayoral candidate Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster says growing hopelessness among Johannesburg residents reflects years of poor service delivery, failing infrastructure and a lack of political accountability. She promises a results-driven administration focused on merit-based leadership, improved municipal services, transparent governance and restoring residents’ faith in the city’s future.
With Johannesburg’s coalition politics in flux, Ashley Mama pitches Al Jama-ah as a force for investment, local enterprise and accountable city government, with an especially tough stance on migrants.
