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South Africa wins $1.5bn World Bank infrastructure loan
By: Bloomberg Updated 30 minutes ago The World Bank has approved a $1.5-billion loan to support structural reforms aimed at boosting South Africa’s infrastructure. The Washington-based... →
Zambia sees economic growth surging to highest since 2021
By: Bloomberg Updated 29 minutes ago Zambia’s economy will expand at least 6% this year as Africa’s second-largest copper producer reaps the benefit of improved rainfall and higher... →
Ethiopia forecasts faster growth next fiscal year
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago Ethiopia's economy is forecast to grow slightly faster in the fiscal year that starts next month, while its budget deficit will increase... →
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Johannesburg’s problems can be solved – but it’s a long journey to fix South Africa’s economic powerhouse
Updated 28 minutes ago South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it’s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways... →
Africa’s power pools: what the G20 can do to help countries share electricity
Updated 30 minutes ago South Africa holds the presidency of the G20 this year. The group is made up of 19 of the world’s largest economies, the European Union and the... →
SAPS disciplinary system unlikely to sanction police brutality
Updated 33 minutes ago The acquittal of VIP Unit officers who assaulted victims on camera highlights the police’s failure to define and enforce standards of conduct. A... →
Africa’s new credit rating agency could change the rules of the game. Here’s how
9th June 2025 For governments, a credit rating is more than a financial signal. It is a verdict that can influence the cost of borrowing, access to markets and,... →
Recommendations
Making Refugee Self-Reliance Work: From Aid to Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Updated 1 hour 21 minutes ago "Making Refugee Self-Reliance Work: From Aid to Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa" advocates for the enhancement of refugee self-reliance as a... →
Key statistics and trends in international trade 2024
6th June 2025 As of 2024, global trade in goods and services combined is estimated to have reached approximately US$ 33-trillion. Goods (merchandise) trade... →
Global Trade Update (June 2025): Sustainable ocean economy
6th June 2025 Between 1995 and 2020, the ocean economy grew 2.5 times, outpacing the 1.9-fold growth of the global economy. Developing countries drove much of... →
A Turnaround Strategy for Local Government
4th June 2025 South Africa’s post-apartheid transition envisaged a decentralised, developmental state with local municipalities at the coalface of addressing... →
Statements
Fixing the NPA: Reform NDPP apointment process and launch urgent inquiry by retired judge
Updated 13 minutes ago In its second report on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) (see here), the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has called on... →
Polokwane Housing Association continues to be a financial burden on ratepayers
Updated 1 hour 20 minutes ago The DA in Polokwane will write to the respective chairpersons of both the Housing and Finance portfolios to request a joint portfolio committee... →
DA to bring MoNC against Tshwane’s Speaker
Updated 1 hour 27 minutes ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane has resolved that it will bring a Motion of No Confidence (MoNC) against Speaker of Council Cllr Mncedi... →
DA Welcomes WC Gov’s Think Tank on Universal Health Coverage
9th June 2025 The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape welcomes the establishment of the Provincial Government’s Think Tank on Universal Health Coverage... →
Press Offices
Making peace, not war: The role of mediation in energy-related investor-State dispute resolution
Updated 2 hours 16 minutes ago Mediation plays a growing and increasingly important role in resolving energy-related investor–state disputes (ISDS), as part of a broader shift... →
Sars discontinues printing and posting of letters: What taxpayers need to know
Updated 2 hours 20 minutes ago The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has officially discontinued the printing and posting of all system-generated letters, effective 31 May... →
South Africa’s new labour migration policy: Progress for skills attraction, but business must stay engaged
9th June 2025 On 29 May 2025, the Department of Employment and Labour published South Africa’s White Paper on the National Labour Migration Policy. The document... →
Business input now key to address critical skills shortages in South Africa
6th June 2025 Almost 80% of multinational and large corporations in South Africa experience an ongoing struggle to recruit critically skilled individuals,... →
