Headline News
South African consumer confidence improves on holiday season optimism 
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 South Africa's consumer confidence improved in the fourth quarter to hit its highest reading for 2025, helped by consumers’ appetite to spend into... →
CDE urges NDPP panel to rigorously interrogate shortlisted candidates
By: Thabi Shomolekae 9th December 2025 Ahead of the interviews to determine the next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), prominent think tank the Centre for Development and... →
Policy Uncertainty Index eases significantly to 64.9 in the fourth quarter
By: Marleny Arnoldi 9th December 2025 The North-West University (NWU) Business School’s Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) has eased to a level of 64.9 in the fourth quarter, compared with... →
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Opinions
No time to lose in establishing SA’s new anti-corruption agency
9th December 2025 Long-established norms of human rights, diversity and democracy are under attack worldwide. Conflict, fascism and disinformation are on the rise.... →
Can Zambia capitalise on intensifying great power rivalry?
9th December 2025 Diplomatic overtures and strategic deals in Southern Africa have set the tone for a packed international itinerary in the neighbourhood recently.... →
Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour
5th December 2025 The G20 group of the world’s 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment – the Women... →
Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself
5th December 2025 South African liberation leader Albert Luthuli died on 21 July 1967 near his home in Groutville, in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. A... →
Recommendations
Growth, Debt and Development: Opportunities for a New African Partnership
19th November 2025 Structural changes in the global economy demand a shift from old development paradigms. African nations must initiate and maintain high rates of... →
The State of Social Enterprise: Unlocking Inclusive Growth, Jobs and Development in Africa
18th November 2025 The State of Social Enterprise: Unlocking Inclusive Growth, Jobs and Development in Africa provides a comprehensive synthesis of the social... →
Green Logistics Innovation for Emerging Markets: Driving Competitiveness and Shared Value
18th November 2025 The global logistics sector stands to reach $8-trillion in value and supports 10% of global employment, but contributes 11% of global emissions.... →
Enabling Indigenous Trade: Business and Indigenous-Led Practices
18th November 2025 Governments, businesses and Indigenous organisations all have a role to play in supporting Indigenous enterprise and trade. An earlier World... →
Statements
Standing committee on Appropriations seeks Public Protector intervention at Frere Hospital
5th December 2025 The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Appropriations, Dr Mmusi Maimane, has written to the Office of the Public Protector (OPP) requesting... →
TRC Commission: Does Zuma's application for chair's recusal imply he has something to hide?
4th December 2025 Former President Jacob Zuma’s eleventh-hour demand that Justice Sisi Khampepe be withdrawn as chairperson of the Commission investigating alleged... →
DA submits further evidence to SAPS on MK war recruitment case
4th December 2025 The Democratic Alliance is alarmed by News24’s report that young South African men were charged R20 000 for supposed travel and training, only to... →
International Relations committee welcomes United Nations resolution for the return of children of Ukraine
4th December 2025 The UN General Assembly yesterday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution demanding that Russia immediately and unconditionally return... →
Press Offices
When fairness meets firmness
9th December 2025 The Labour Court Draws the Line on Procedural Perfection The Code of Good Practice is guidance, not gospel, and employers aren’t expected to... →
When privacy is mistaken for defamation: National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa v B
9th December 2025 It is easy to understand why privacy and defamation often become tangled in public discourse and even in litigation. Both involve publishing... →
Sars compliance programmes secures R304-billion in collections!
9th December 2025 Sars & National Treasury’s 18th annual edition of the Tax Statistics bulletin confirms the effectiveness of the revenue collector’s compliance... →
Sars will soon know about every foreign property you own — Are you prepared?
5th December 2025 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is about to gain unprecedented visibility into your offshore life. A new global tax agreement means Sars... →
