Headline News
ANC says it needs to reform to regain support 
By: Reuters 12th December 2025 South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a crisis over... →
South African inflation expectations fall toward 3% target
By: Bloomberg 12th December 2025 South African inflation expectations for the next two years fell in the fourth quarter, edging closer to the central bank’s new 3% inflation... →
Nersa appoints three new regulators
By: Marleny Arnoldi 12th December 2025 The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has appointed Willibrod Majola and Nomfundo Maseti as full-time regulator members for five years... →
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Opinions
Are Christians Persecuted? Well, It’s Complicated
12th December 2025 US President Donald Trump’s comments on Christian persecution in Nigeria highlight a sensitive issue, but religious violence is complex and demands... →
I saw the crescent . . .
12th December 2025 As the sun sets on 2025, South Africa’s long-awaited recovery is becoming visible like the first sliver of a waxing crescent days after a new moon.... →
From nativism to society’s chains
12th December 2025 Most of what we see in life comes from the way we organise life. As humans are social animals, the way they organise society can determine their... →
Key developments across Africa in 2025
11th December 2025 Trends make order out of developments. While 2025 saw a medley of individual developments striking with regularity in all fields of human... →
Recommendations
Global Trade Update (December 2025): Global trade poised for a record-breaking 2025 as flows expected to surge past $35 trillion
12th December 2025 Global trade in goods and services continued to grow through the second half of 2025. If projections hold, global trade this year will exceed $35... →
World Development Report 2025: Standards for Development
12th December 2025 Standards make everyday life run smoothly. You rarely notice them: the credit card that works in any corner of the world, the Wi-Fi signal that... →
The lives and livelihoods of internally displaced people in Baidoa, Somalia
12th December 2025 Internally displaced people (IDPs) in Baidoa face a daily struggle to build their livelihoods and earn a living. Many blame low-paid work... →
SA reconciliation barometer
10th December 2025 The 2025 South African Reconciliation Barometer (SARB) was conducted one year into the first term of the Government of National Unity (GNU),... →
Statements
Border Management Authority on law enforcement operations and festive oversight visits to Ficksburg, Maseru and Lebombo
12th December 2025 The Commissioner of Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, wishes to inform the public and stakeholders of the enhanced security... →
Gauteng Education commends its markers for successfully uncovering Matric exam breach
12th December 2025 The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) commends its provincial examination markers for successfully detecting an anomaly that indicated an... →
Special Investigating Unit conducts search and seizure over R161 million Employee Relief Scheme fraud
12th December 2025 The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is today conducting a coordinated search and seizure operation across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng as part of its... →
Government welcomes decline in SA’s poverty levels
12th December 2025 Government welcomes the latest Poverty Trends in South Africa report released by Statistics South Africa, which shows a significant decline in... →
Press Offices
The union doth protest too much: NUMSA v BMW and the limits of court intervention in disciplinary proceedings
12th December 2025 The Labour Court’s judgment in NUMSA on behalf of Members v BMW (SA) (Pty) Ltd is a timely reaffirmation of an increasingly necessary principle:... →
What makes the “Best” mobile network? A South African perspective
12th December 2025 Choosing the “best” mobile network depends on multiple factors. In practice, it is rarely defined by a single metric. It has been suggested that... →
Evaluating the public interest effects of a merger: The Competition Appeal Court charts the course
12th December 2025 When evaluating a merger, the Competition Act 89 of 1998 (“the Act“) mandates that the competition authorities apply a two-pronged test. The first... →
COMESA publishes important new Competition Regulations
12th December 2025 The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has recently issued far‑reaching new regulations expected to impact the way that... →
