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Mavuso not confident in commitment of Eskom leadership to reforms 
By: Terence Creamer Updated 1 hour 20 minutes ago Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso – who has had an ongoing public disagreement with Eskom’s chairperson Mteto Nyati over the... →
IMF to visit Uganda next month for negotiations on new programme
By: Reuters Updated 7 minutes ago An International Monetary Fund staff team plans to visit Uganda next month for more negotiations on a new support programme, the IMF's resident... →
South Africa to finalise rules for R150tr OTC derivatives market by 2028
By: Bloomberg Updated 56 minutes ago South Africa’s financial regulators plan to finalise new rules requiring over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives to be centrally cleared in the next two... →
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Opinions
Illegal mining impact on infrastructure and the economy
14th August 2026 In South Africa, policy formulation is often based on inaccurate questions. The policy question of addressing illegal mining needs to be approached... →
Flawed methods lead to dangerous conclusions on SRD lifeline
14th August 2026 This article critiques two 2026 academic papers that argue that the Covid-19 SRD grant led to reductions in household income and expenditure and... →
TSO close, but not yet
14th August 2026 There is no question that President Ramaphosa’s endorsement of the Phase I report of the Eskom Restructuring Task Team (ERTT) is a key milestone in... →
How can governments tackle poverty when climate change, conflict and economic shocks hit all at once?
13th August 2026 Multiple and often overlapping crises such as floods or drought due to climate change, violent conflict and economic instability are creating new... →
Recommendations
Nature Finance in South Africa
12th August 2026 South Africa’s economy is closely intertwined with nature. By embedding nature in strategy, South African companies will be better able to align... →
Country Focus Report 2026 - Botswana - Mobilizing Botswana’s Development Financing at Scale in a Fragmented World
12th August 2026 Chapter 1 reviews Botswana’s recent macroeconomic performance and outlook for 2026–2027, highlighting the impact of the downturn in the global... →
2026 Africa Sustainable Development Report
12th August 2026 This 2026 Africa Sustainable Development Report is released as African countries advance through the final phase of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable... →
Debt management and financial analysis system programme: Annual Report 2025
12th August 2026 In a global environment marked by rising debt vulnerabilities and growing demands for transparency, UNCTAD's Debt Management and Financial Analysis... →
Statements
DA seeks SIU investigation into Daybreak Foods collapse as new forensic evidence emerges
Updated 36 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting that he authorise a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation into... →
Environmental considerations alone must not stall South Africa’s exploration and job creation ambition
Updated 1 hour 33 minutes ago The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Mr Mikateko Mahlaule, has noted the judgment of the Constitutional... →
Comment on draft strategy to guide management and conservation of significant heritage resources in Cape Town
Updated 1 hour 37 minutes ago The revised Heritage Resources Management Strategy applies to the management of heritage resources that fall within the City’s regulatory mandate,... →
Building an integrated, productive and prosperous Southern Africa
Updated 1 hour 41 minutes ago Dear Fellow South African, This week, South Africa has the honour, as the incoming chair, of hosting the 46th Summit of the Southern African... →
Press Offices
Interviewing for survival: when competitive interviews during retrenchment are fair
Updated 1 hour 40 minutes ago South Africa is in the grip of a retrenchment wave cutting across every part of the economy, with high-profile section 189 processes playing out in... →
Trust regulation to be overhauled
14th August 2026 On 7 August 2026 a draft Bill, the Regulation of Trusts Bill, 2026 (the Bill) was published for comment. It is intended to replace the Trust... →
Mozambique: Southern Africa's emerging industrial platform
14th August 2026 Mozambique has spent a decade being defined by one story. It may be time to pay attention to another. The first is well known. The discovery of... →
Are you still a south African tax resident? The key question for expatriates this 2026 filing season
14th August 2026 For many South Africans living and working abroad, the same question arises every filing season: are you still a South African tax resident? This... →
