America’s application of tariff-setting formula ‘hugely inflated’ South Africa’s trade surplus 
By: Terence Creamer 9th April 2025 South Africa’s trade surplus with the US, which was used to calculate the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, has been... →
Minerals Council scoring big on South Africa’s socioeconomic transformation front
By: Martin Creamer 9th April 2025 Minerals Council South Africa has been scoring big on the transformation front, going well beyond compliance, and hopes are now high that the... →
Theft, vandalism of electricity infrastructure remains a threat – Eskom
By: Sabrina Jardim 9th April 2025 While State-owned utility Eskom has noted a decline in criminal activities targeting its electrical infrastructure – including mini-substations,... →
Kally Forrest’s Lydia Komape book wins best non-fiction biography award
By: Thabi Shomolekae 9th April 2025 Society, Work and Politics Institute associate Kally Forrest has won the 2025 National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Best... →
ANC, ActionSA meet to discuss Budget, stress no GNU talks took place
By: Sashnee Moodley 9th April 2025 A meeting between the African National Congress and ActionSA on Wednesday did not include discussions about a reconstituted Government of National... →
AfriForum wants police to prioritise farm attacks, calls for Hawks task team
By: Thabi Shomolekae 9th April 2025 Lobby group AfriForum on Wednesday made an urgent submission to the National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola to classify farm attacks... →
Zimbabwe issues Dollar Bonds to pay ex-farmers for land grabs
By: Bloomberg 9th April 2025 Zimbabwe issued treasury bonds worth $308-million and made small cash payments to White farmers who were dispossessed of their property 25 years... →
Former President Kabila says he will return to Congo
By: Reuters 9th April 2025 Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila will return to the central African nation to help find a solution to the crisis in the war-ravaged east,... →
Peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels in Doha delayed, sources say
By: Reuters 9th April 2025 Peace talks between Congo's government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels planned for Wednesday in Doha have been postponed, sources from both sides told... →
Female judge representation matters in applying fairness in GBV cases – Ramaphosa
By: Thabi Shomolekae 9th April 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that society should insist that women have more control over their lives and economic independence,... →
ActionSA not politically aligned with ANC, does not intend to be – Herman Mashaba
By: Thabi Shomolekae 9th April 2025 ActionSA president Herman Mashaba said on Wednesday that joining forces with the African National Congress would undermine his party’s ability to... →
South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
By: Reuters 9th April 2025 Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced... →
Rand near record low on tariff war, coalition friction
By: Reuters 9th April 2025 The South African rand traded near an all-time low against the dollar on Wednesday, bruised by global risk aversion linked to U.S. President Donald... →
