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South Africa’s coalition government is crumbling: why collapse would carry a heavy cost

South Africa’s multi-party government of national unity (GNU), which emerged in the wake of the May 2024 elections, marked a turning point in the country’s political history. It took South Africans back to the 1990s, when the country showed that political opponents could find common cause.

The Conversation

How US funding cuts are threatening South African families living with HIV

Critical community initiatives that provide testing, food and support and HIV vaccine research have been dismantled.

Al Jazeera

Despite US Tariffs Pause, Southern African Economies Under Threat

Washington's 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25-percent hike on car imports, analysts say.

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Penguin in passenger seat causes helicopter crash in South Africa

Box containing penguin slid off passenger’s lap during flight and hit pilot’s controls

The Independent UK

South Africa helicopter crash caused by penguin knocking controls

The penguin, placed in a box on a passenger’s lap, slid and struck the pilot’s controls moments after takeoff from Bird Island off the Eastern Cape coast

Evening Standard

African nations that faced steep Trump tariffs get some relief but mostly more uncertainty

African nations that were facing some of the steepest reciprocal tariffs from the Trump administration have been given a moment of relief with the pausing of the duties

The Independent UK

South African court said no to new coal-fired power: what’s behind the ruling

Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against…

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Chile and South Africa could be green hydrogen exporters – but setting up industries with debt is dangerous

Vast amounts of renewable energy are needed to produce green hydrogen, a new form of energy made by splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable power.

The Conversation

The Latest: Trump is expected to sign executive orders to boost coal

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline

The Independent UK

Latest Cape Town F1 proposal aims to build on World Cup legacy

The South African government is nearing a decision on which project to support as it aims to bring Formula 1 back to the country. Organisers behind Cape Town's bid have detailed the latest changes to their street race proposal.

Autosport

Discover Cape Town's latest F1 grand prix project

The South African government is nearing a decision on which bid to support as it aims to bring Formula 1 back to the country. Organisers behind Cape Town's bid have detailed the latest changes to their street race proposal.

Motorsport

Trump Tariffs threaten 35,000 jobs, entire towns in South Africa's citrus sector, farmers group says

A farmers group says the new 30% tariffs set to be imposed on South Africa by the Trump administration will threaten 35,000 jobs in the country’s citrus-growing sector and the economies of entire towns

The Independent UK

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

The South African government has underscored the urgent need to diversify the country’s agricultural exports in the wake of the US decision to increase tariffs on its trading partners.

The Conversation

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

South Africa, the only African country that is a member of the G20, holds the presidency of the grouping until the end of November 2025. During this time, it could help drive the African continent’s food security agenda.

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Private Footage review – found-footage study of apartheid takes the split-screen route

Director Janaína Nagata places her own internet research into South African history side by side with the vintage 16mm home movie footage that inspired it

Euronews

Dying for a glass of wine? South African farm workers fight EU’s ‘toxic trade’ in pesticides

Pesticides deemed too dangerous for Europe continue to be made here and exported. South Africa’s farm workers have had enough.

International Business Times

Selfies, Goals And Cheers At South Africa's Grannies World Cup

Mbele Nonhlanhla laced up her silver cleats as her coach shouted encouragement to the creaky knees, stiff backs and laboured breathing in a dressing room in South Africa's far north.

Evening Standard

South Africa's Garden Route: is this the ultimate road trip to do with kids?

Could a family trip to South Africa be the perfect escape from London’s gloomy weather?

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HIV threat looms over addicts in South Africa as US aid cuts strain needle exchange initiatives

The harm reduction initiative is not funded by the US, but it is now competing for scarce local resources.

Radio France Internationale

Africa braces for economic hit as Trump’s tariffs end US trade perks

The heavy new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump are shaking up trade ties between the United States and several African nations – many of whom have had preferential agreements with Washington for decades.

The Conversation

Why was South Africa’s ambassador to the US expelled? A view of the Ebrahim Rasool affair

In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio accused Rasool of hating the US and President Donald Trump, and said the ambassador was “no longer welcome in our great…

The Independent UK

In South Africa, a needle exchange program for drug users feels the effects of Trump's aid cuts

A secluded corner near South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addiction

Al Jazeera

Have Trump’s tariffs killed US-Africa preferential trade?

The AGOA framework that saw African countries export duty free to the US is as good as dead, experts say.

International Business Times

Lesotho Hardest Hit As New US Tariffs Rattle Africa

The small African kingdom of Lesotho feared the worst for its textile industry Thursday after US President Donald Trump imposed 50-percent tariffs on its imports, the highest for a single nation.

The Times of India

IPL 2025: Kagiso Rabada returns to South Africa due to personal reasons

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Kagiso Rabada has left the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season and returned home to South Africa for personal reasons, the franchise announced on Thursday. The team did not specify the duration of his absence.

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