Headline News
Mchunu maintains innocence, as he hands over electronic devices to Saps 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th November 2025 Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he remains confident that due process will confirm that his actions have been “ethical, lawful, and... →
SIU launches GBVF programme to act ‘swiftly’
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th November 2025 Special Investigating Unit head Advocate Andy Mothibi said on Friday that corruption and gender-based violence and femicide are inter-connected, as... →
Oppenheimer family scion urges South Africa to cut red tape
By: Bloomberg 7th November 2025 Jonathan Oppenheimer, scion of the family that built Anglo American and De Beers into global mining powerhouses, urged the South African government... →
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Opinions
Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives
7th November 2025 The water infrastructure politics of eThekwini, the municipality that includes the city of Durban, have been splashed across the digital pages of... →
Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election entrenches democratic fragility
7th November 2025 Ouattara’s fourth term landslide win reflects the ongoing struggle to achieve inclusive and trusted democratic governance. Only half of Côte... →
Ramaphosa in parliament: fact-checking claims about Cape Town’s budget and passenger rail
7th November 2025 In October 2025, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa answered questions from members of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), one of two... →
Head spinning
7th November 2025 Given the many moving parts in play currently within the electricity industry, there is a real risk of becoming distracted from what is truly... →
Recommendations
WWF-SASSI Retailer/Supplier Participation Scheme Report 2024
5th November 2025 The vibrant and complex ecosystem that is the WWF Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (WWF-SASSI) underscores the collective... →
G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality
4th November 2025 The G20 Presidency of South Africa gave a unique opportunity for the country to launch a new Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts –... →
All roads lead to reform: A financial system fit to mobilize $1.3 trillion for climate finance
4th November 2025 At COP 29 in Baku, Parties to the Paris Agreement adopted a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance for developing countries,... →
“No Money, No Care” – Obstetric Violence in Sierra Leone
4th November 2025 Obstetric violence is a very common and, so far, mostly invisible dimension of how girls and women are discriminated against and their autonomy and... →
Statements
Gauteng online placements: Johannesburg parents also struggling in despair
7th November 2025 After AfriForum has sent a lawyer’s letter to Matome Chiloane, the Gauteng MEC for Education, last week to bring problems with this year’s online... →
Ramaphosa arrives in Italy for visit to the Holy See
7th November 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has this morning, Friday 7 November 2025, arrived in Rome, Italy for a working visit to the Holy See. South Africa and... →
Tembisa Looting: ActionSA Exposes Blatant Procurement Failures and Government Inaction
7th November 2025 ActionSA can reveal, through official parliamentary replies from the Minister of Health, that government continues to permit the looting of state... →
Minister Dion George finalizes abalone appeals
7th November 2025 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Dr Dion George, has finalized his determination of approximately 150 appeals in the abalone... →
Press Offices
The Confluence Revolution: Why Private Credit is Gaining Traction in Africa (Part 1)
6th November 2025 Africa has observed rapid growth in private credit over the last few years, and when considering this rise alongside the broader trends we are... →
Work visa extension for foreigners
6th November 2025 Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP’s) and Lesotho Exemption Permits (LEP’s), were due to lapse on 28 November 2025. The Minister of Home Affairs has... →
Gross Negligence and Safety Failures in Mining
6th November 2025 In NUM obo De Jongh v Black Mountain Mining [2025] ZALCCT 102, the Court dismissed an application to review and set aside an arbitration award that... →
POPIA compliance for health data: Navigating special personal information requirements in healthcare
5th November 2025 Health data is one of the most valuable assets in modern healthcare, and the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) places strict... →
