Headline News
ActionSA rejects Parly Saps committee terms, challenges Speaker over alleged censorship 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd August 2025 ActionSA said it will urgently challenge National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and Parliament’s “unilateral decision” to restrict access to... →
MVC consults legal team after political party funding court application dismissed
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd August 2025 Following the dismissal of its court application to overhaul the Political Party Funding Act (PPFA), civil society organisation My Vote Counts... →
SANDF rubbishes claims of abandoned Oryx helicopters in DRC
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd August 2025 The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has dispelled claims that its Oryx helicopters were abandoned in the Democratic Republic of Congo... →
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Opinions
Trump turns global human rights on their head
22nd August 2025 The 2024 State Department Human Rights Reports transform democrats into despots in a reflection of Trump and MAGA values. Few things illustrate US... →
Policy first
22nd August 2025 The message delivered by Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa that the reforms under way in the electricity sector are... →
When trade wars hit home: how US tariffs could hurt ordinary South Africans
21st August 2025 South Africa is battling to negotiate reduced terms after the US unilaterally imposed “reciprocal” tariffs on allies and rivals alike. Many... →
Displacement as a weapon of war: targeting Africa’s most vulnerable
21st August 2025 From Sudan to the DRC and Mozambique, armed groups prey on refugees to instil fear and consolidate power. On the second anniversary of Sudan’s... →
Recommendations
Key Highlights of the Africa Green Minerals Strategy 2025
19th August 2025 The adoption of the Africa Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS) by the Heads of State and Government during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of... →
A Brics agenda for enhancing climate finance
19th August 2025 The global climate finance system is under immense strain, with current financial flows falling far short of what is needed to meet the goals of... →
Flood Displacement and Planned Relocation of Fisherfolk in Saint-Louis, Senegal
19th August 2025 On the side of the busy highway that leads out of the city of Saint-Louis, in northwestern Senegal, is a site known as Khar Yalla. Its name means... →
Vulnerability of low- and middle-income countries to the impacts of aid cuts and US tariff increases
19th August 2025 Recent cuts to official development assistance (ODA) from the US and EU, coupled with new and higher US tariffs, pose a significant threat to the... →
Statements
DA questions delay in Manamela’s SETA scandal accountability
22nd August 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has today written to the Chair of Chairs, Cedrick Frolick, to investigate why the Chairperson of the Portfolio... →
DA demands Minister Motshekga addresses poor health care for Northern Cape military veterans
22nd August 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) will insist that inefficiencies within the Military Veterans Department is urgently addressed, to ease the plight of... →
AfriForum warns of high fire danger this weekend in north of country
22nd August 2025 AfriForum is warning communities in the north of the country to exercise extreme vigilance due to the high temperatures expected this weekend. The... →
Parole monitoring operation – Mamelodi
22nd August 2025 The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Makgothi Samuel Thobakgale, will lead a Parole Monitoring Operation at Mamelodi on Friday,... →
Press Offices
Cross-border enforcement - Electronic service brings foreign persons within South African regulatory reach
22nd August 2025 The Pretoria High Court's landmark judgment in Financial Sector Conduct Authority v Financial Services Tribunal and Others fundamentally transforms... →
Troubled waters and looming distress as we enter the second half of 2025
22nd August 2025 Much has been written and said about the dangers posed to South Africa’s economy, by outside factors and macro-economic influences. These dangers... →
Do shareholders need any reasons whatsoever, to remove a director from the board of a company?
22nd August 2025 In the recent decision of Weir v Wiehahn Formwork Solutions (Pty) Ltd & others, the High Court was faced with a fairly simple question: do... →
Swimming upstream – the case for assisting the struggling SME
22nd August 2025 Whilst there have been a handful of instances where we have been told, genuinely and somewhat accurately, that we’ve never had it so good, the... →
