Palesa Petersen
Palesa Petersen is africa Correspondent at Africa Civic Lens, based in Durban. Palesa reports on the africa beat and has followed the subject for several years.
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Soybean Producers Still Financially Exposed, Grain SA Warns
Urgent interdict fails as JSE's soybean model switch advances on the ground
Hung councils hold the purse strings in 72 municipalities
Coalition bargaining now shapes budgets and service delivery across municipalities
Peet Viljoen stays in prison as R27m fraud case delayed
Disbarred lawyer and TV personality awaits plea deal behind bars
Manamela puts skills at heart of Mpumalanga energy shift
First JET Skills Development Zone launched to link training with local jobs
Race-based politics tests SA's non-racial constitutional pledge
Analysts warn identity-based mobilisation is straining the post-apartheid settlement
Zuma Puts Youth Jobs Mandate on Business, Not Just Government
MKP deputy leader shifts part of the employment burden to business and voters
SARS Vat plan puts compliant businesses under scrutiny
Real-time digital invoicing tests the tax authority's balance of enforcement and relief
State to fund R1.6m software for Transnet trial evidence
State offers R1.6m to make 49TB of evidence searchable in stalled graft case
IEC extends court relief to 32 parties for 2026 polls
Electoral Commission applies court ruling on candidate lists across 32 parties
Asylum backlog hits 161,000 as unrest exposes Home Affairs cost
Court-ordered reopening of refugee offices collapses amid protests and fiscal strain
SA Pushes Binding Global Rules on AI in Warfare
Parliamentary delegation demands human oversight of military AI at global assembly
When US Policy Hits Home: South Africans Ask to Be Seen
Polling shows citizens diverge from government as visa measures loom