Headline News
Cachalia says decline in serious contact crimes, but GBV a challenge 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th August 2026 Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, on Friday, announced a downward trend in several of the country’s most severe contact crimes during the... →
DA leads R116m party donations as non-compliant ANC faces IEC penalties
By: Thabi Shomolekae 28th August 2026 The DA has emerged as the largest beneficiary of political party donations this quarter, while the ANC has been flagged for non-compliance. The... →
Independent investigation finds no diesel missing, but identifies governance lapses – Eskom
By: Schalk Burger 28th August 2026 An independent investigation, commissioned by State-owned power utility Eskom, into diesel procurement and storage contracts under Tender MWP2197GX... →
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Opinions
Hope for green hydrogen in the balance
28th August 2026 A proposed R47-billion development in Hopefield could become a proving ground for the Western Cape’s green hydrogen ambitions. Barry Christianson... →
Palliative relief
28th August 2026 There were relatively high expectations ahead of the publication of the revised electricity pricing policy. Partly because the Minister had flagged... →
Unusual suspects: elders in West Africa’s changing drug trade
27th August 2026 The apparent rise of trafficking by older adults could reflect a new criminal adaptation rather than individual criminality. Adults aged 50 and... →
The economy we are waiting for may never arrive: we need to imagine new paths to development
27th August 2026 South Africa’s development challenge is not only economic; it is also one of imagination. We need to find new areas where growth, innovation, and... →
Recommendations
Enquiry into the fitness of Adv. Masenyane Andrew Chauke, the Director of Public Prosecutions’ fitness to hold office
28th August 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the release to the public of the report of the Nkabinde Panel of Enquiry that probed the fitness to hold... →
The Hidden Economic Power of Healthy Soils
28th August 2026 Up to 40% of the world’s land is degraded, affecting more than 3.2-billion people and increasingly putting the businesses and economies that depend... →
JHB’s finances
26th August 2026 This report was commissioned by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) to inform its policy series, Johannesburg Matters: Fixing South... →
Joburg’s Broken Budget
25th August 2026 The second report in CDE’s series, Johannesburg Matters: Fixing South Africa’s growth engine, warns that the non-payment of rates and utility... →
Statements
eThekwini Mayor evades questions on new plumber costs
28th August 2026 The Mayor’s EXCO presentation and newsflash this week failed to answer critical questions about eThekwini’s new arrangement with its plumbing... →
COGTA committee to set out next steps for processing Coalitions Bill
28th August 2026 The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on Thursday received its first substantive briefing on the Local... →
ActionSA welcomes conclusion of independent investigation into Tshwane City manager
28th August 2026 The Tshwane Municipal Council today considered the final report of the independent forensic investigation into allegations of misconduct originally... →
POPCRU presses SAPS for answers on stalled promotion reform
28th August 2026 The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called for the immediate implementation of the agreed two-stream promotion system within the... →
Press Offices
Kenya: High Court holds that unlicensed lenders cannot sue to recover loan monies
28th August 2026 The High Court of Kenya has held, in Rei-Iman v Succeed Capital Ltd (Rei-Iman), that a lender operating without a licence under the Banking Act... →
The Disability Employers Often Overlook
27th August 2026 Mental impairment may already exist within your workforce, but if it goes unrecognised, both employment equity and accommodation obligations may be... →
Time is money: Participating Companies agree the Trusted Employer Scheme delivers real business benefits
27th August 2026 Who better to ask whether the Trusted Employer Scheme (TES) is achieving its aim of providing pre-vetted employers with a more streamlined... →
Beyond the termination clause: The survival of the common law right to terminate
27th August 2026 Most standard form construction contracts contain comprehensive default and termination clauses. However, not all default and termination clauses... →
