South African News
Ramaphosa calls for restructuring of ECD landscape, making it effective and inclusive 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 17th March 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the creation of a collaborative framework for early childhood development (ECD), which brings together... →
SA, EU summit reaffirms unwavering commitment to multilateralism – Ramaphosa 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 17th March 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa noted on Monday that while South Africa and the EU are expanding their traditional areas of cooperation, they are now... →
Budget debates must be focused on infrastructure investment to drive growth – BLSA
By: Schalk Burger 17th March 2025 To create growth, South Africa needs to invest in infrastructure and infrastructure must be front and centre in the debate over the Budget, says... →
Trump’s trade salvos test nerves of central bankers
By: Bloomberg 17th March 2025 An anxious sense of wait-and-see may emerge from central banks in the coming week, in their first collective assessment of how President Donald... →
Government advertises for new head of Independent Power Producers Office
By: Terence Creamer 17th March 2025 The South African government is advertising for a new head of the Independent Power Producers Office (IPPO), a position that has been held by... →
US expels South Africa's ambassador, calling him 'race-baiting' Trump hater 
By: Reuters 17th March 2025 The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates... →
Platinum given major boost by EU backing green hydrogen generation in South Africa 
By: Martin Creamer 14th March 2025 South Africa’s world-leading platinum group metals (PGM) endowment received a major boost when European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen... →
Committee recommends fines for nine MPs who failed to declare financial interests

By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th March 2025 Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members’ Interests says it has recommended that the Houses of Parliament reprimand nine MPs and impose... →