While the Tongaat community in KwaZulu-Natal spent months without water, part of the money allocated to fix water pumps damaged in the April 2022 floods was used to buy two giant, Chinese-made statues. Is there light at the end of the Eskom tunnel, as blackouts lessen in this already cold winter? Ace Magashule exits the deck, but is he the joker of SA politics? Join tells #Scrollacast host Jeremy Maggs and political editor Zukile Majova. Read more every day on ⁠⁠Scrolla.Africa⁠⁠. #RealNewsForMobile

Hard-hitting political commentator Justice Malala reminds South Africa what we can still learn from how Nelson Mandela brought us back from the brink after the murder of Chris Hani, the Che Guevarra of SA politics. The Plot to Save South Africa is a must-read about the nine days over Easter 1993 when Mandela “showed leadership at its best” to avert civil war, as Malala tells #Scrollacast’s stand-in host Toby Shapshak and political editor Zukile Majova – who Malala calls South Africa’s “Taylor Swift”. Read more every day on ⁠⁠Scrolla.Africa⁠⁠. #RealNewsForMobile

Over 6,000 people were murdered in South Africa to in the first three months of this year and yet our police minister Bheki Cele is still on the job. The Rand hits a new low as the government grants Russian president Vladimir Putin immunity for the BRICS summit later this year. But at least now we can now look at former president Jacob Zuma’s tax records says the Constitutional Court. Join host Jeremy Maggs and political editor Zukile Majova. Read more every day on ⁠⁠Scrolla.Africa⁠⁠. #RealNewsForMobile

As a killer cholera outbreak breaks out, likely caused by unmaintained infrastructure, the electricity minister is still playing the bridesmaid – unable to do anything without any gazetted powers or authority. Host Jeremy Maggs and political editor Zukile Majova discuss these ongoing crisis’s – as well as how the new Zulu king seems to be striking out on his own. Read more every day on ⁠Scrolla.Africa⁠. #RealNewsForMobile

If there was nothing untoward about the sanctioned Russian ship Lady R, why did it turn off its transponder and only be offloaded in the middle of the night? The diplomatic fallout has once again shown up President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lack of urgency, as the Rand crashed. Meanwhile, the complexities and horse trading in metro politics are reaching new lows. Strap in it's only going to get bumpier, warn host Jeremy Maggs and political editor Zukile Majova. Read more every day on Scrolla.Africa. #RealNewsForMobile

There is still no mayor in the City of Johannesburg and residents’ frustration is growing. Why can’t we get coalition politics right, ask Jeremy Maggs and political editor Zukile Majova. There was another murder at Fort Hare University and there are finally arrests over the bus route war in the Eastern Cape. Read more on

Eskom warns stage 6 is on indefinitely and winter is just around the corner. The nation’s anger is palpable and there is increasing tension between the energy minister and the president. Meanwhile, after months of no oversight, the SABC finally has a board of directors. The big broadcasting ship now has some much-needed governance, but will it be exercised judiciously ahead of next year’s election? Host Jeremy Maggs is joined by Scrolla.Africa political editor Zukile Majova. Read more on Scrolla.Africa

While Tshwane councillors quibble over who will be mayor, the city’s economic hub was plunged into darkness, with criminality and sabotage suspected. Meanwhile, the convicted “Facebook rapist” Thabo Bester is back behind bars – along with his celebrity doctor girlfriend – after an audacious escape. Host Jeremy Maggs is joined by Scrolla.Africa political editor Zukile Majova. Read more on Scrolla.Africa

By electing an all-white leadership, the DA might just have saved the ANC from defeat next year. Scrollacast host Jeremy Maggs and political editor Zukile Majova talk politics, and discuss the lethal roads South Africans will have to face this Easter. Read more on Scrolla.Africa