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Is the loss of aid an opportunity for Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies Updated 3 hours ago US and EU aid cuts could prompt Africa to end its dependency, but the task for poor countries will be especially difficult. United States (US)... →
Reaffirming the European Union's Global Position with a Strong External Action Budget
Updated 3 hours ago International development cooperation has consistently been an integral component of the European Union's foreign policy. Like diplomacy,... →
New narrative
By: Terence Creamer 4th April 2025 Developments in those transport sectors hitherto dominated by Transnet reflect not only a belated acknowledgement of South Africa’s fiscal... →
SABS investigation continues amid unsettling allegations of mismanagement
By: Darren Parker 4th April 2025 Ever since allegations of corruption and mismanagement against State-owned entity the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) started to surface... →
Trump slaps Lesotho with highest tariff of all
By: Reuters 3rd April 2025 The tiny southern African kingdom of Lesotho has been hit with a 50% reciprocal trade tariff by US President Donald Trump, the highest levy of any... →
South Africa's white Afrikaner separatists want Trump's help to become state 
By: Reuters 3rd April 2025 A group of white Afrikaners was so opposed to majority Black rule when apartheid ended some three decades ago that they carved out a separatist... →
South Africa’s coalition teeters as Budget shows widening rift
By: Bloomberg 3rd April 2025 South Africa’s ruling coalition risks unravelling after a dispute between its main members over proposed tax increases deepened, pummelling the... →
As US imposes 30% tariff on South African exports, Presidency reiterates desire for new bilateral trade deal 
By: Terence Creamer 3rd April 2025 South Africa’s Presidency has expressed concern over new tariffs that have been imposed on South African exports to the US following President... →