Headline News
Joburg collapse guarantees national failure, warns CDE report
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 1 hour 6 minutes ago Preventing the total collapse of Johannesburg must become an urgent national priority. This is the warning issued by Centre for Development and... →
Sacci BCI stabilised in July as vehicle sales, exports lifted market sentiment
By: Lumkile Nkomfe Updated 1 hour 17 minutes ago Industry body the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) highlights that its Business Confidence Index is stabilising after... →
WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months
By: Reuters Updated 32 minutes ago Hope remains that it will be possible to bring under control an Ebola outbreak that is currently outpacing containment efforts and is now the... →
Latest
Opinions
South Africa is overlooking solar technology that can keep generating electricity after sunset
Updated 3 hours ago South Africa’s coal-fired power stations are retiring. The country must replace a huge amount of electricity over the next two decades. Currently,... →
South Africa’s small sugar farms are producing less than they could: study finds ways to boost them
Updated 3 hours ago South Africa has around 25 653 small-scale sugarcane growers, making the industry a lifeline for rural communities in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal... →
A proven solution to South Africa’s high school STEAM gaps is already reaching 2 050 learners
18th August 2026 South Africa’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) teacher shortage has dominated the conversation, but the focus has... →
Criminal links of South Africa’s private security companies also require scrutiny
17th August 2026 Involvement of criminal actors in the private security industry raises questions about industries’ management of firearms. Whether for good reasons... →
Recommendations
Fiscal Policy in Commodity Exporters: A Balancing Act
Updated 2 hours 52 minutes ago Two-thirds of emerging market and developing economies—and 90 percent of low-income countries—depend on commodity exports, leaving their public... →
Intelligent Industrial Ecosystems: Turning Proximity into Intelligence
Updated 3 hours ago In the European Union alone, around 80% of industrial data remains unused, limiting competitiveness, resilience and sustainability – a pattern... →
Johannesburg Matters: Joburg in Jeopardy
Updated 3 hours ago Johannesburg is the one municipality whose failure would make national success impossible, raising the critical question: if Johannesburg cannot be... →
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... →
Statements
President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints members of the Financial and Fiscal Commission
Updated 42 minutes ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of section 221 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and section 8 of the Financial... →
GDE’s financial collapse leaves schools facing a R1.187 billion funding shortfall
Updated 1 hour 11 minutes ago The financial crisis within the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has now reached a critical point, demanding urgent and decisive action. The... →
Correctional Services chairperson calls for urgent investigation into alleged prison bed payments and contraband
Updated 3 hours ago The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, Ms Kgomotso Anthea Ramolobeng, is deeply concerned by allegations that inmates... →
DA seeks SIU investigation into Daybreak Foods collapse as new forensic evidence emerges
17th August 2026 The Democratic Alliance has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting that he authorise a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation into... →
Press Offices
Confidence killer: When criticism silences the traits that make women effective leaders
Updated 3 hours ago Criticism. It may seem innocuous and receives less attention than other barriers to female career trajectory, but when poorly framed, it can... →
Making South Africa home?
Updated 3 hours ago Following years of South Africans moving abroad, a noticeable shift is taking place as many return home and others choose South Africa as their... →
“Family and Friends” handling SARS compliance ranks #1 as tax non-compliance indicator
17th August 2026 Analysis of taxpayer data reveals an interesting relationship between tax compliance — or, more often than not, non-compliance — and the... →
Interviewing for survival: when competitive interviews during retrenchment are fair
17th August 2026 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... →
