Headline News
Treasury welcomes IMF report ranking SA top 3 in fiscal transparency
By: Sashnee Moodley Updated 15 minutes ago The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report has placed South Africa in the top three countries in terms of... →
Call for govt to produce ARVs locally
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 38 minutes ago Health security and medicine supply consultancy MMH & Partners Africa co-founder and CEO Michael Mynhardt says there is no reason why local... →
Odds-on entry of palladium, platinum into EVs highlighted by research update 
By: Martin Creamer Updated 1 hour 1 minute ago New York- and Toronto-listed Platinum Group Metals, which is emerging in South Africa’s Waterberg, on Tuesday provided an update on its new light... →
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Opinions
South Africa’s Constitutional Court at 30: a solid foundation but cracks are showing
Updated 1 hour 25 minutes ago South Africa’s Constitutional Court stands out as one of the few government institutions that have protected and advanced the constitutional vision... →
Somalia’s EAC contribution depends on cutting organised crime
Updated 1 hour 28 minutes ago East African Community member states must support Somalia’s efforts to curb destabilising criminal markets. On 15 December 2023, Somalia took a... →
Ramaphosa tries to patch up relations with Rwanda
Updated 1 hour 31 minutes ago Has South Africa’s leader been advised to put on hold the Southern African Development Community mission in east DRC? Could South African President... →
Poor governance, not bad luck, is behind SA’s jobs catastrophe
15th April 2024 To address the crisis, SA needs a national government that works hard and doesn’t steal. SA’s deepest and most fundamental crisis is the abject... →
Recommendations
South Africa: Technical Assistance Report-Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
Updated 25 minutes ago South Africa has many elements of sound fiscal transparency practices. Based on an assessment of fiscal transparency practices against the IMF’s... →
AI for Impact: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Social Innovation
Updated 2 hours 17 minutes ago Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing every facet of business and life, thanks to the accelerated development of generative AI, which has... →
Global Shapers Community Impact Report 2022-2023
Updated 2 hours 21 minutes ago The Global Shapers Community, with over 10,500 inspiring young people in 500 city-based hubs across 150 countries and territories, has... →
Investigating Global Aquatic Food Loss and Waste
Updated 2 hours 24 minutes ago Despite the critical role aquatic food systems play in nutrition and food security worldwide, these value chains encounter significant loss and... →
Statements
President Ramaphosa finally stands up to Lindiwe Zulu and refuses Mchunu-appointment
Updated 29 minutes ago The DA notes that President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally taken the smallest of stands against Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu by snubbing... →
Presidency update on Presidential Ethekwini Working Group
Updated 1 hour 48 minutes ago In February 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa, accompanied by Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Police Bheki Cele, Minister... →
Treasury on IMF Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report
Updated 1 hour 52 minutes ago National Treasury notes and welcomes the release of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report. South Africa has... →
DA concerned for residents’ safety amid delayed SAPS response
Updated 1 hour 56 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape is concerned that the province’s police response time ranked the slowest in the entire country.... →
Press Offices
Sexism in the workplace
Updated 1 hour 37 minutes ago Sexism in the workplace, although a serious issue, is not automatically a cause for dismissal. Context is everything when determining how to... →
TikTok? Rather not – Social media and the workplace
Updated 1 hour 40 minutes ago It is a new age, and Generation Z, aptly known as Zoomers, are beginning to make up a large part of the workplace. With that comes employees who... →
Don’t leave chaos in your wake
15th April 2024 Imagine trying to create a marketing campaign to get people to do their wills. There is probably nothing less exciting than talking about death... →
Large fines show FSCA is focused on enforcement to leave the grey list – a red flag for non-compliant financial services providers as more fines likely
15th April 2024 Gone are the days of box-ticking. The FSCA has imposed penalties on financial services providers for non-compliance with FICA →
