Headline News
ConCourt strikes down refugee barriers, reaffirms non-refoulement 
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 2 hours 50 minutes ago In a major victory for human rights advocates, the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down a unanimous judgment on Tuesday, striking down... →
SAPS rejects 'false' claims over death of Nigerian national in custody
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 7 hours ago The South African Police Service (SAPS) has strongly refuted claims surrounding the death of a Nigerian national in Sunnyside, Pretoria, labelling... →
National Treasury withholds July funds to 70 municipalities ‘to instil fiscal discipline’
By: Irma Venter Updated 5 hours ago National Treasury is temporarily withholding the July equitable share transfers to 70 municipalities across all nine provinces in an effort to... →
Latest
Opinions
Beyond the build: Green jobs in SA’s renewables industry
Updated 6 hours ago South Africa’s renewable energy industry has created tens of thousands of jobs, but most disappear once construction ends. South Africa’s green... →
Africa must act before deep-sea mining becomes a new battleground
Updated 7 hours ago Malawi, Kenya and Madagascar are the first African countries to take a stand on deep-sea mining (DSM). At the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa... →
Beyond Africa: why the AU needs a broader definition of reparations
6th July 2026 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... →
Recommendations
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... →
Statements
ActionSA Welcomes Public Protector Findings Exposing DA's Systematic Neglect of Langa and Khayelitsha
Updated 3 hours ago ActionSA welcomes the Public Protector's damning findings that the City of Cape Town, under successive DA administrations, systematically failed to... →
Pikitup: DA Joburg calls for ANC coalition to pay contractors on time
Updated 4 hours ago Waste is piling up in the streets and residential areas of the City of Johannesburg, yet again, and the ANC-led coalition is failing to learn how... →
Minister Pule invited to conduct oversight in Western Cape as SASSA's woes continue
Updated 4 hours ago Across the Western Cape, SASSA beneficiaries continue to endure long queues, recurring system outages, staff shortages, delays in processing... →
Why is a PIC staffer publicly supporting March on March?
Updated 5 hours ago It is deeply problematic that a PIC investment associate appears in an AmaBhungane story, also published in News24 and Daily Maverick, supporting... →
Press Offices
South Africa: Labour Court warns against rigid application of employment equity targets in promotion decisions
Updated 6 hours ago In Solidarity obo Benjamin v Department of Correctional Services and Others, the Labour Court reviewed and set aside an arbitration award... →
(A)I rest my case: AI and the future of online dispute resolution
7th July 2026 If there is one thing organisations know well, it is that disputes are expensive. The expense extends beyond legal fees, to management time,... →
SARS cancels trust penalties – but only for now
6th July 2026 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
6th July 2026 With the 2026 tax filing season underway, South African expatriates should take note that they may still be required to submit annual tax returns... →
