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Home Affairs boosts border force with 301 new immigration officers 
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 4 hours ago The South African Department of Home Affairs has initiated a major recruitment drive to hire 301 additional immigration officers, aiming to... →
DA demands immediate lifestyle audit following Dina Pule’s controversial return to Cabinet
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 7 hours ago A fierce political battle has ignited following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent Cabinet reshuffle, which saw the controversial return of Dina... →
Ramaphosa hails investor confidence in digital economy
By: Lumkile Nkomfe Updated 3 hours ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the recognition by global technology companies of South Africa’s ambition to become a leading digital... →
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Beyond Africa: why the AU needs a broader definition of reparations
Updated 6 hours ago Ghana recently hosted a conference on Africa’s next steps following the landmark United Nations (UN) resolution declaring the trafficking of... →
Can an African credit rating agency overcome investor scepticism?
3rd July 2026 Can Africa itself correct the bias it says the Big Three credit rating agencies display in grading African sovereigns? The African Union (AU) and... →
Populist omen
3rd July 2026 South Africa is approaching the fifth anniversary of the deadly July 2021 riots and looting in an atmosphere that is again heavily laden with the... →
Lucrative online influence detected during South Africa’s 30 June protests
2nd July 2026 The impact of South Africa’s 30 June anti-immigration protests was doubtlessly terrifying for many foreign nationals. Yet the unofficial deadline... →
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Ntshavheni raises concerns over Zuma’s India visit; briefs on immigration, Cabinet updates
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd July 2026 Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that... →
Johannesburg in Brief: Local Government White Paper
1st July 2026 In May 2026, CDE convened a discussion on the draft Local Government White Paper led by Pascal Moloi, convenor of the White Paper review process... →
City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces' Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur
1st July 2026 The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state... →
Discrimination, Lack of Economic Autonomy and Violence Against Women in Cameroon
30th June 2026 For more than a decade, Cameroon’s government had publicly committed to halving violence against women by 2026, an ambitious and necessary goal in... →
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Matric results case: AfriForum to oppose the IR’s latest application for leave to appeal
Updated 4 hours ago The Information Regulator (IR) is still trying desperately to obtain leave to appeal against an earlier ruling in which a full bench of judges... →
Restoring Integrity in Ekurhuleni Starts with Reforming the EMPD
Updated 6 hours ago The people of Ekurhuleni are tired. Tired of crime, tired of drugs, and tired of a police service they no longer trust. If we are serious about... →
SACP welcomes Constitutional Court judgment against the Western Cape government in recognition of the right to adequate housing
Updated 6 hours ago The SACP welcomes the Constitutional Court decision concerning a case brought by Western Cape activist groups against the Western Cape provincial... →
DA requests immediate Lifestyle Audit of Dina Pule, by Presidency
Updated 7 hours ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Director-General in the Presidency, and Secretary to Cabinet, calling for an immediate lifestyle... →
Press Offices
SARS cancels trust penalties – but only for now
Updated 3 hours ago The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has provided welcome temporary relief to thousands of trustees across the country by withdrawing certain... →
Overseas but not off the hook: SARS filing rules explained
Updated 7 hours ago With the 2026 tax filing season underway, South African expatriates should take note that they may still be required to submit annual tax returns... →
Bound by its own process: Contractual enforcement of disciplinary outcomes in Nkuna v Eskom Rotek Industries SOC Ltd
3rd July 2026 Introduction The relationship between contractual employment rights and statutory labour protections continues to present complex legal challenges... →
The calm after Tuesday: South Africa’s window to rebuild confidence in its immigration system
3rd July 2026 Tuesday, 30 June 2026, was a day that the country approached with apprehension. Understandably so. With memories of the July 2021 unrest still... →
