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Godongwana stresses need for higher growth to draw investment 
By: Reuters 26th February 2026 South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday that meeting fiscal targets alone was insufficient to draw investment into... →
DA welcomes members from ActionSA's 'dictatorship'
By: Thabi Shomolekae 26th February 2026 Soweto-based ActionSA Councillor Mandla Nyaqela and five of the party's branch chairpersons and members have defected to the Democratic Alliance... →
Moody’s says South Africa budget ‘confirms’ strong fiscal stance
By: Bloomberg 26th February 2026 South Africa’s latest budget painted an encouraging picture of improving public finances, according to Moody’s Ratings, while cautioning that... →
Planned R20bn tax increase withdrawn from 2026 Budget
By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th February 2026 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced during his 2026 Budget speech on February 25 that a R20-billion tax increase that was previously... →
Treasury mandates sustainability plans as fiscal anchor going forward
By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th February 2026 To entrench commitments to healthy public finances, national government will introduce legislation requiring each new administration to table a... →
Treasury expects healthy trade, investment conditions until at least 2028
By: Marleny Arnoldi 25th February 2026 National Treasury expects demand from South Africa’s major trading partners to tick up from an estimated 3.1% in 2025 to 3.3% in 2026, settling at... →
S African men lured into fighting in Russia make their way home
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th February 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday that 11 of the 17 South African men who were lured under false pretences into fighting in the... →
Presidency assures NHI delay won't affect implementation timetable
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th February 2026 The Presidency confirmed on Tuesday that following consultations with Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially... →
MKP files court application to halt Batohi’s pension payments
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th February 2026 The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has filed an urgent application to the court to stop former National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Shamila... →
‘SA immigration system treated as marketplace’ – SIU reveals corruption at Home Affairs
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd February 2026 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) acting head Leonard Lekgetho has called on the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to consider vetting of all its... →
Trump's new ambassador to South Africa presents credentials
By: Reuters 23rd February 2026 US President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to South Africa, conservative activist and writer Leo Brent Bozell III, on Monday presented his... →
Ramaphosa defends SANDF deployment to fight organised crime
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd February 2026 Government is working to close funding gaps and strengthen the readiness of the country’s armed forces to assist the South Africa National Police... →
