South Africa

Sources from South Africa

• News24en
• Daily Mavericken
• SABC Newsen
• Mail & Guardianen

South Africa's energy and mining sectors are in flux. Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati will step down in October at the end of his tenure, and the utility faces scrutiny over billions in costs left out of Medupi and Kusile accounting. Gold Fields' R445bn plan hinges on a US activist fund, while the government seeks partners for a $2.7bn manganese corridor and races to keep auto exports competitive in the EV era.

• 1Cape Town to fast-track high-value property developments with ‘game changer’ hub
• 1Researchers described 18 previously unpublished hominin fossils from South Africa, including an adult Hom
• 1Uzbekistan, South Africa move to establish trade and economic commission
• 1UPDATE | Cape Town’s vision for new bridge, neighbourhood to replace unfinished highways
• 1Rand crashes through R16.60/$, with more pain expected

President Cyril Ramaphosa was booked off from public engagements over ill health, and South Africa summoned the US ambassador again over 'undiplomatic conduct.' The Electoral Court dismissed the ANC's appeal against the IEC, the National Assembly suspended official visits to South Africa, and a record 46 countries boycotted the UN Durban Conference anniversary.

• 1German politician Brantner wants national colors not left to the far right
• 1Foreign Minister participates in launch of Egypt-South Africa business council

South Africa is in a mass-casualty security crisis. Two mass shootings killed 27 people, an eleventh victim died in a Durban house party attack, and a serial murder probe found ten women's bodies near Johannesburg, prompting arrests and a R100,000 reward after ten killed at a Cape Town shisanyama.

• 1Knysna arrests spark showdown between DA, ANC ahead of elections
• 1Eleven bodies found in Johannesburg highlight violence against women
• 1South Africa is reeling from a spate of mass shootings. What’s behind the sudden spike?

Gender-based violence dominates South African society after eleven killings, with men leading a Durban march against GBV and the government unveiling a plan to combat violence against women. Anti-migrant violence fears resurface as refugees say they are being scapegoated, and the Trump administration imposed new visa restrictions over alleged racial discrimination and land seizures.

• 1South Africa, Mozambique face prolonged dry spells due to El Niño
• 1Major Cape Town roads reopened after service delivery protests disrupt traffic
• 1South Africa president admits failure after 11 women killed
• 1Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Who covers South Africa most

Outlets by number of headlines in September 2026, with their stance toward the country.

• News24115 titles

  0ReportorialDomestic

  critical domestic reporting, no unified stance toward the country

• Daily Maverick43 titles

  0ReportorialDomestic

  critical domestic reporting, no clear valence toward the country

• SABC News19 titles

  0ReportorialDomestic

  factual domestic reporting, no evaluative framing of the country

• BBC World17 titles

  From United Kingdom
• Mail & Guardian16 titles

  0ReportorialDomestic

  critical scrutiny of ANC governance, not of the country itself

• RT15 titles

  From Russia
• Punch14 titles

  From Nigeria
• Vanguard13 titles

  From Nigeria