Headline News
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... →
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... →
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Opinions
No time to lose in establishing SA’s new anti-corruption agency
9th December 2025 Long-established norms of human rights, diversity and democracy are under attack worldwide. Conflict, fascism and disinformation are on the rise.... →
Can Zambia capitalise on intensifying great power rivalry?
9th December 2025 Diplomatic overtures and strategic deals in Southern Africa have set the tone for a packed international itinerary in the neighbourhood recently.... →
Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour
5th December 2025 The G20 group of the world’s 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment – the Women... →
Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself
5th December 2025 South African liberation leader Albert Luthuli died on 21 July 1967 near his home in Groutville, in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. A... →
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
Treasury acts at last after DA exposes Merafong’s financial crisis
10th December 2025 The National Treasury has now confirmed it will withhold the equitable share grants the Merafong City Local Municipality was supposed to receive in... →
Write for Rights: The justice system must not fail Unecebo Mboteni
10th December 2025 The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) must urgently examine the docket handed over by the South African Police Service into three-year-old... →
DA hails surge in immigration enforcement
10th December 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the tough stance on illegal immigration under Minister Leon Schreiber, with more illegal immigration... →
No school may withhold reports due to fee arrears – DA urges parents to report violations
10th December 2025 The DA, as a partner within KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) calls on public school principals and School Governing... →
Press Offices
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... →
When fairness meets firmness
9th December 2025 The Labour Court Draws the Line on Procedural Perfection The Code of Good Practice is guidance, not gospel, and employers aren’t expected to... →
When privacy is mistaken for defamation: National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa v B
9th December 2025 It is easy to understand why privacy and defamation often become tangled in public discourse and even in litigation. Both involve publishing... →
