insert_link South Africa South African voters shifted support in 2024 but that’s nothing new – surveys after previous elections showed party loyalty was fluid By Carin Runciman, The University of Edinburgh and Marcel Paret, University of Utah To the casual observer, the outcome of South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections, which herald a new era of national coalition governance, may appear to represent new electoral trends. But that is not the case. While the shift in voting patterns is certainly the largest the country has seen since democratic elections […] todayJune 6, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa South African Drug Regulator Finds No Toxins in Recalled Children’s Cough Syrup An investigation into two recalled batches of children's cough syrup produced in South Africa by Johnson & Johnson found no trace of toxins, and no adverse events have been reported from its consumption, the country's drug regulator announced on Wednesday. Reuters reports that the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority issued the recall in April, shortly after Nigeria's regulator recalled a batch of Benylin Paediatric Syrup, also made in South […] todayJune 6, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa ANC has kickstarted premier nominations following the election results In South Africa the ANC has kickstarted premier nominations following the election results. On Monday extended sessions of its Provincial Executive Committees were convened to nominate candidates for premierships in provinces where the ANC gained a majority or is likely to lead a coalition government. Each committee proposed three candidates, including two women. ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the final candidates will undergo interviews with announcements expected early next week: […] todayJune 6, 2024 17
insert_link South Africa ANC Considers National Unity Government as Coalition Talks Intensify The African National Congress announced its inclination towards forming a government of national unity in South Africa. However, the second-largest party expressed its unwillingness to join a government that includes some of its smaller rivals, according to Reuters. The ANC, which has governed since Nelson Mandela's historic 1994 election victory, lost its parliamentary majority in last week's election for the first time in the democratic era. todayJune 6, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa ActionSA’s leader says they will not join the seventh S.A Parliament ActionSA's leader, Herman Mashaba, and national chairperson, Michael Beaumont, will not join the seventh Parliament. The duo says their focus is on the party's growth for the 2026 local elections. After their debut in last week's general elections, garnering over 630-thousand votes and securing six seats, Beaumont stated confidence in their capable team to represent ActionSA's policies effectively in Parliament. He expressed confidence in the party's team to fix South […] todayJune 6, 2024 27
insert_link South Africa S.Africa minister charged as part of corruption probe By Dave CLARK A South African minister was arrested and charged with corruption on Wednesday, as his ANC party wrangles with how to form a new government after major election losses. Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa was detained after he was implicated by the vast Zondo Commission inquiry into corruption under former ANC president Jacob Zuma's rule. As a serving minister in President Cyril Ramaphosa's […] todayJune 5, 2024 12
insert_link South Africa The number of people who have died as a result of floods in the Eastern Cape has risen to ten The number of people who have died as a result of floods in the Eastern Cape has risen to ten. Eight people drowned in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro while two in the Buffalo City Metro due to the floods. More than two-thousand people have been displaced. Premier Oscar Mabuyane, who visited flood-stricken areas yesterday, says they are collaborating with the national government on the possibility of declaring a state […] todayJune 5, 2024 23
insert_link South Africa S.A ‘s National Police Commissioner deployes more than 300 additional Public Order Policing officers to KwaZulu-Natal S.A's National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, has deployed more than 300 additional Public Order Policing officers to KwaZulu-Natal. This is to bolster policing operations in the post-election phase. There are fears of possible unrest in the province similar to those that occurred in July 2021, following the announcement of the election results on Sunday. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, says law enforcement agencies are ready for any emerging incidents: todayJune 5, 2024 26
insert_link South Africa South Africa arrests two over state corruption probe South African police said Wednesday they had arrested two people in relation to a huge probe into state corruption under former president Jacob Zuma, amid media reports that a serving minister is among those held. Thandi Mbambo, a spokeswoman for an elite police unit known as the Hawks, told AFP the two are due to appear before a specialist court, south of Johannesburg, on charges of corruption. […] todayJune 5, 2024 16
