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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,... →
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,... →
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Opinions
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... →
Boko Haram’s intelligence networks fuel its deadly resurgence
11th December 2025 Since launching its Camp Holocaust offensive at the beginning of 2025, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has carried out over 200 attacks,... →
Recommendations
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),... →
“Like a prisoner in my home” – Coal fueling toxic air in Bulgaria
9th December 2025 Bobi, a 7-year-old boy who lives in Dimitrovgrad, a town in southern Bulgaria, was diagnosed with chronic asthma when he was just six months old.... →
Enhancing resilience: Climate-proofing power infrastructure
9th December 2025 Recent years have seen a surge in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events globally, causing significant casualties, displacements and... →
COMESA Investment Report 2025: Investment trends and policy insights
5th December 2025 The report analyses foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), a regional economic block... →
Statements
Education committee welcomes establishment of national investigative task team following NSC breach
11th December 2025 The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education on Thursday welcomed the establishment of a National Investigative Task Team following the breach... →
Adv. Johnson’s Shortlisting and Poor Interview Performance Confirm Unsuitability to Lead the NPA
11th December 2025 In following our objection to the shortlisting of Adv. Menzi Simelane, ActionSA further objects to the candidacy of Adv. Andrea Johnson, whom we... →
AfriForum calls for strictest possible action against all involved in matriculation fraud
11th December 2025 AfriForum welcomes the Department of Basic Education’s swift and forceful action to determine who was responsible for the leak of seven matric... →
Department of Employment and Labour’s UIF Welcome SIU Action on COVID-19 TERS Investigations
11th December 2025 The Department of Employment and Labour’s Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) welcomes the unannounced search and seizure operation conducted this... →
Press Offices
Take care before you share: The dangers of social media use in the workplace
11th December 2025 Advancements in technological gadgets such as smart phones and laptops, as well as the recent breakthroughs made with artificial intelligence, have... →
Sars and IDAC team-up: A landmark conviction — and a message to fraudsters everywhere
11th December 2025 In a hard-hitting joint media statement released on 9 December 2025, the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), in collaboration with... →
Sars’ new guidance sends warning to young South Africans making use of trusts
10th December 2025 On 26 November 2025, South African Revenue Service (Sars) released a draft Interpretation Note on section 7C of the Income Tax Act, No. 58 of 1962,... →
Navigating the maze: Hurdles foreign individuals face in securing a South African tax number
10th December 2025 South African law requires any person who becomes liable for tax, whether it be income tax, VAT or Capital Gains Tax, to register as a taxpayer... →
