In the shadow of South Africa’s 30-year democratic milestone, a chilling narrative has emerged: the spectre of a coup d’état. On 16 July 2025, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni stunned ...

The South African government has flagged rising concerns over the risk of social unrest in the country, and it’s putting plans in place in case that concern becomes a reality.

After gunmen in South Africa killed a ride-hailing driver in Johannesburg in August 2025, social media users began ...

BLSA chief executive Busi Mavuso says that businesses cannot function properly in a failed state – but partnering with the ...

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla appeared in the Durban High Court in connection with the July 2021 unrest and public violence.

In a Reinsurance News interview, IQUW—a property and specialty re/insurance business—shared insights into how SRCC (strikes, ...

But as South Africa works to slow the spread of COVID-19, including by getting more shots into people’s arms, the impact of the unrest will hit children and the most vulnerable communities the ...

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) notes with deep concern the widening social unrest in two provinces of South Africa, including widespread looting and disruption of crucial healthcare services, and ...

Poacher-turned-gamekeeper coal-fueled Eskom has laid out big plans for renewables expansion. It will be a struggle, but South ...

As South Africa marks four years since the July 2021 unrest, we reflect on the lessons learned, the ongoing challenges, and the need for unity in a divided society ...

Although the slowing growth rate in the development of electric vehicles (EVs) in some major markets might negatively affect ...