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Nersa appoints three new regulators 
By: Marleny Arnoldi Updated 4 hours ago The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has appointed Willibrod Majola and Nomfundo Maseti as full-time regulator members for five years... →
South African inflation expectations fall toward 3% target
By: Bloomberg Updated 5 hours ago South African inflation expectations for the next two years fell in the fourth quarter, edging closer to the central bank’s new 3% inflation... →
ANC says it needs to reform to regain support
By: Reuters Updated 5 hours ago South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a crisis over... →
Most South Africans want empowerment policy ended, study finds
By: Bloomberg 11th December 2025 More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based,... →
NDPP interviews: ActionSA objects to Andrea Johnson’s candidacy
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th December 2025 Following its objection to the shortlisting of Johannesburg Society of Advocates' advocate Menzi Simelane as a National Director of Public... →
US House committee approves Africa trade bill, no mention of South Africa exclusion for now
By: Reuters 11th December 2025 A US House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would renew for another three years Washington's preferential trade programme for Africa,... →
Parties question Menzi Simelane’s NDPP shortlisting, DA threatens legal action
By: Thabi Shomolekae 10th December 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Wednesday it will interdict any appointment emerging from what it describes as a “flawed” National Director of... →
Cabinet approves draft Gas Bill for processing by Parliament
By: Terence Creamer 10th December 2025 Cabinet approved the submission of the draft Gas Bill 2025 to Parliament for further processing at its last scheduled meeting for 2025, which took... →
US House committee to take up Africa trade bill, but South Africa risks exclusion
By: Reuters 10th December 2025 A US House committee will on Wednesday consider a three-year extension to Washington's flagship trade initiative for Africa which lapsed in... →
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... →
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... →
