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Politicians praise historic matric pass rate 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th January 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the matric Class of 2024 on multiple “unprecedented achievements,” that he said bear testimony to learners’... →
Traders see South Africa cutting interest rates once in 2025
By: Bloomberg 14th January 2025 Traders scaled back their bets for South Africa’s interest rate cuts this year, with markets now pricing in only one as they decipher the Federal... →
Regulator sets deadline for DBE to address matric results security breach
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th January 2025 The Information Regulator of South Africa has given the Department of Basic Education until close of business on Tuesday to provide it with the... →
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Opinions
Investment - pulling it all together
26th November 2024 Turning South Africa into 1 big construction site is the expressed ideal of ministers from the ANC and the DA. What is the state of play, and what... →
Donald Trump will put America first: what does that mean for Africa?
25th November 2024 Donald Trump’s return as the president of the US in January 2025 is expected to usher in a transformation of US domestic and foreign affairs. The... →
Protecting victims of conflict: how African value systems could strengthen humanitarian law
25th November 2024 International humanitarian law seeks to limit the excesses of warfare and regulate the conduct of armed hostilities. But it is often ignored. Using... →
G20 Summit ticks most of the African Union’s boxes
25th November 2024 The AU was perhaps lucky that its first G20 was chaired by the like-minded Brazilian President Lula da Silva. The African Union (AU) appears to... →
Recommendations
UN framework convention on sovereign debt - Building a new debt architecture for economic justice
22nd October 2024 Amidst a new global south debt crisis, the debt architecture reform agenda cannot wait any longer. The Fourth UN International Financing for... →
The AfCFTA and the procurement of pharmaceuticals and vaccines
22nd October 2024 Access to affordable, essential medicines is crucial for public health, yet remains a significant challenge across Africa. High prices, driven by... →
The National Dialogue: Pathway to a People's Plan for South Africa
18th October 2024 A comprehensive national consultative dialogue (national dialogue) is being advanced as a suitable pathway to equitably and justly transform South... →
Powering trade: Fine-tuning trade policy for solar and wind energy value chains
17th October 2024 Renewable energy has the power to decouple our prosperity from the CO2 emissions that fuel global warming. Moreover, it has the potential to bring... →
Statements
Transformer trip at Midas Substation affects electricity supply to Carletonville, Fochville and Potchefstroom
12th December 2024 On 11 December 2024 at about 18:30 a 500 MVA transformer at the Midas Substation tripped, disrupting electricity supply to approximately 15 mines... →
Transport on resignation of Director-General Advocate James Mlawu
12th December 2024 The National Department of Transport, Director-General, Advocate James Mlawu, has today shared with senior management his decision to resign from... →
ActionSA Requests Minister Dion George to Deny Further CWDPs to CoCT
12th December 2024 ActionSA stands firmly against the possibility of further discharge permits being granted to the City of Cape Town by the Department of Forestry,... →
The National Council of Provinces adopts Adjustments Appropriation Bill
12th December 2024 The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) today, at its last hybrid plenary sitting for the year, considered the reports of the Select Committee on... →
Press Offices
The rise of regional and continental competition regulators: good for M&A or cause for concern?
20th November 2024 Competition laws are being enforced in most African countries. In the past year, several new national and regional competition regulators became... →
Avoid nasty tax surprises by checking your tax residency status with SARS
20th November 2024 South Africans working and residing overseas, even those who left the sunny shores decades ago, may find they are literally not on the same page as... →
Striking a balance between performance and protection – wearable technologies in sports
20th November 2024 The global sports industry is worth over USD 400-billion. Athletes and players who compete at a professional level often perform under conditions... →
FIC publishes Directive 9 to ensure CASPs comply with FATF Recommendations
20th November 2024 The Financial Intelligence Centre (“FIC“) on 15 November 2024 published “Directive 9 concerning the implementation of the ‘Travel Rule’ relating to... →
