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Higher Education Minister outlines reform under way in education sector 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd January 2026 Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela on Thursday stressed the importance of vocational education in the country’s post-school... →
Ramaphosa appoints Deputy Public Protector
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd January 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Dinkie Portia Dube as South Africa’s Deputy Public Protector, for a term of seven years, from... →
Fund established to rebuild Kruger National Park – Aucamp
By: Schalk Burger 22nd January 2026 The Kruger National Park cannot rebuild without help and a well-coordinated, rapid response is needed, with national parks agency South African... →
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Stability versus resilience
Updated 2 hours 41 minutes ago The revised Eskom unbundling strategy announced is emerging as something of a touchstone for government’s commitment – or otherwise – to reforming... →
Good State and community-based development
Updated 2 hours 41 minutes ago One must be guided by several precepts when considering community-based development. The first is that if you do not know something, do something.... →
Mpumalanga at the turning point: Building a future beyond survival
22nd January 2026 The story of Mpumalanga has always been told in images of contrast. A province of soaring escarpments and deep coal seams. A place of the rising... →
Trump’s Africa policy: strategy or shakedown?
21st January 2026 The 2025 US National Security Strategy recasts Africa from partner to price tag in a transactional, resource-driven era of great-power rivalry.... →
Recommendations
International investment in sustainable infrastructure: The role of public-private partnerships
22nd January 2026 The global investment landscape is at a critical point. Despite various commitments and frameworks aimed at financing sustainable development,... →
International investment in the digital economy: A toolkit for policymakers
22nd January 2026 The digital economy has become a major driver of innovation and global growth. It’s expected to generate more than two thirds of new value creation... →
Frontier Market Economies: Promise, Performance, and Prospects
21st January 2026 Frontier markets—a subset of emerging market and developing economies characterised by meaningful but limited access to international financial... →
Resisting the Rule of the Rich: Defending Freedom Against Billionaire Power
21st January 2026 Billionaire fortunes have grown at a rate three times faster than the previous five years since the election of Donald Trump in November 2024.... →
Statements
Special Investigating Unit secures order of R500 000 pension payment
22nd January 2026 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted a preservation order by the Special Tribunal to interdict the pension payout of R500 000 to... →
Justice committee chairperson congratulates new Deputy Public Protector
22nd January 2026 The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Xola Nqola, today congratulated Advocate Dinkie Portia... →
South African Jews for a Free Palestine condemns second phase of Trump ‘peace plan’: An imperial smokescreen for ongoing genocide
22nd January 2026 South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) rejects, in the strongest terms, the Trump Plan for Gaza and the mythical ‘second phase of the... →
Trump's new world order: SA foreign policy deserves more praise than it gets
22nd January 2026 The South African government deserves more praise than it gets for a foreign policy that has sought to maintain old relationships with countries in... →
Press Offices
Why your marriage could be rewriting your will
22nd January 2026 A landmark Constitutional Court ruling on 21 January has brought much-needed clarity to how debt and assets are shared within a marriage,... →
Building trust and resilience: How insurers can anchor consumers in a changing risk landscape
22nd January 2026 The South African insurance industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience over the past few years, despite a challenging economy and a changing... →
Vat in South Africa 2026: The revenue engine Sars will defend at any cost
22nd January 2026 VAT remains one of the most powerful revenue instruments available to the South African fiscus. In practical terms, it continues to rival personal... →
Code Red to Code Regulated: South Africa’s Data, AI and Cybersecurity Shift in 2025, and What’s to Come in 2026?
21st January 2026 South Africa’s data protection, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (“AI“) landscape matured significantly in 2025. Key developments... →
