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ANC NEC condemns Motsepe’s leadership campaign 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd March 2026 The African National Congress National Executive Committee has taken a decision to halt leadership campaigns in the run-up to its 2027 National... →
DoH senior officials arrested for fraud, theft
By: Thabi Shomolekae 2nd March 2026 Three senior officials from the Department of Health were arrested on Monday, in an ongoing investigation into allegations of theft and fraud of... →
Allocations for reform of services in metros linked to performance targets – Ramaphosa
By: Schalk Burger 2nd March 2026 In his newsletter on March 2, commenting on the Budget delivered the week before, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that R19.2-billion will be... →
EFF lays criminal charge against Paul O’Sullivan
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th February 2026 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Friday laid a criminal charge against forensic analyst Paul O’Sullivan for allegedly contravening the... →
Cape Town Mayor to run for leadership of DA
By: Bloomberg 27th February 2026 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said he’ll stand for election as leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s second-biggest political... →
Presidency assumes control of Iran naval inquiry from Defence Department
By: Sashnee Moodley 27th February 2026 The probe into Iran’s participation in the BRICS Plus naval exercises, held in South Africa in January, is being relocated from the Ministry of... →
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Planned R20bn tax increase withdrawn from 2026 Budget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... →
