March 9, 2026 As tensions between Iran, Israel and the United States continue to escalate, another battle is quietly unfolding far above the frontlines. Airports across parts of the Middle East have...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana stated in this year’s Budget Speech that the nation is finally seeing a shift after a decade of financial struggles, with debt now stabilizing for the first time in...
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, 12 February 2026, at Cape Town City Hall. The aftermath received a mixed reception. At the forefront of concerns...
The World Economic Forum (W.E.F.) 2026 in Davos, Switzerland is in full session, having started on January 19 and ending on January 23. Leaders from across politics and business have gathered at the...
The Musina–Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) is a special economic zone whose construction has been delayed by ten years. The Zimbabwe‑adjacent project was halted due to strong objections from...
The Rand’s value has grown stronger. This is due to the support of an increase in gold price exports. Local investors had already anticipated the increase before the release of the latest economic...
Microsoft’s Core has created a Surface Reseller Program. This is a comprehensive initiative designed to empower South African resellers to deliver Microsoft Surface hardware, accessories, and...
US President Donald Trump has formally obtained the rotational G20 Chairmanship. He is now seeking to have South Africa removed from the equation of the international bloc of major economies. Neither...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for equality in global trade. Speaking at the African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Summit in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday, the president informed his follow leaders...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was among the attendant member nations at the G20 Startup20 Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 13 to 14 November 2025. The Saudi delegation was led by H.R.H...
In spite of the absence and protest from Washington, G20 members at the Johannesburg Summit were able to agree upon passing a declaration of support measures to address climate change. President Cyril...
As the Group of Twenty (G20) gathers in Johannesburg, South Africa for the G20 Summit, economic experts are calling on the bloc to commit to strong action in response to an all-encompassing debt...
As the Group of 20 (G20) Summit 2025 comes underway in Johannesburg, South Africa, technological innovation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is among the topics and platforms being...
The November G20 Summit 2025 in South Africa to proceed despite United States President Donald J Trump’s boycott of the bloc’s gathering. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in reference to the...
The G20 2025 second Summit will be hosted by South Africa between 22 and 23 November 2025. The venue, Soweto, Johannesburg. President Cyril Ramaphosa was expected to hand over the year-long presidency...
There is the risk in Durban North of car thefts taking place. Among the crime trends discussed at last week’s community imbizo, the theft of motor vehicles was most prominent. Police urged motorists...
African National Congress (ANC) Stalwart and former party Treasurer-General Mathew Phosa in a scathing rebuke of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s conduct in his autobiography; Witness to power: A Political...
Team South Africa’s program had moved forward with a business engagement held on 6th of September which was central to explicitly linking local industry policy with the integration of Africa’s...
South Africa and the world have to brace itself for a devaluation of the United States (US) dollar. America’s gross national debt has come to surpass its $ 38 trillion limit for the first time, US...
President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has departed Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for home. The President concludes a four-day official visit to the south east Asian country that emphasised the long-standing...
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is facing criticism over her decision to renew 35-year terminal operator agreements with international oil companies like BP at the Durban port’s Transnet Island View...
BRICS Plus Foreign Ministers had met to call in a joint statement for inclusive, globally representative governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) under the United Nations, emphasizing meaningful...
Durban as a major South African metropolis has witnessed a rise in jobs, this was according to the latest employment data. However, in terms of formal businesses operating in the city there has been a...
East London, one of the country’s oldest industrial hubs is facing a great risk of turning into a ghost town if Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) decides to scale back or shut down its local...
Inflation has gone downwards since August. South Africa has experienced a decline in rising prices that has seen surprise expressed from market and economic predictions of a slight rise. Annual...
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is positioning tourism at the heart of its economic sustainability strategy, with leaders stressing that the sector is more than leisure—it is a driver of jobs, investment, and...
President Cyril Ramaphosa braced himself for a robust questions and answers session before Parliament where he will face enquiries concerning the purpose of national dialogue, economic growth, the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa was in Harare, Zimbabwe this week for the Official Opening of the Zimbabwe Agriculture Show. He was a guest of honour and was welcomed by Zimbabwean President Emmerson...
The risk of pollution in ground water is increasing. South Africa’s water pollution situation is well-documented, with surface water resources under immense pressure from overuse, pollution and...
State owned Power Utility Eskom is seeking to protect its monopoly over South Africa’s energy resources. This is a resistance in opposition to an envisaged transition to a liberalized energy market...
South Africa must be wary of United States President Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on BRICS Plus bloc member states. South Africa, two weeks on since the imposition of tariffs, has to brace...
A week has passed since United States president Donald Trump has imposed his tariff on over ninety countries. South Africa was included. President Cyril Ramaphosa – nicknamed Squirrel by his critics –...
South Africa finds itself in a right unusual muddle. On the First of August, today at writing United States President Donald Trump will impose his deadline on tariffs for countries Washington has...
South Africa is experiencing the best of luck this year when it comes to oil prices. The Rand has strengthened while oil prices hold steady at lower rates and are line up for a reduction in August...
South Africa and President Cyril Ramaphosa are balancing on a delicate tight rope in search of new opportunities to grow the economy. As the saying goes when one door closes another will open. At the...
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the BRICS Plus Seventeenth Summit in Rio De Janeiro said that Brazil’s leadership of BRICS and COP30, together with South Africa’s presidency of the G20, has...
New golden opportunities abound for South Africa as Pretoria is set to leverage the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The government is to reaffirm its commitment to harness its...
The Johannesburg Deeds Office remains partially shut down, sparking a major financial crisis for estate agents and home sellers as thousands of property transactions are delayed indefinitely. The...
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has disclosed that government departments owe more than R16 billion in unpaid leave benefits to close to 190,000 public service employees. These are workers who...
President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the Outreach Session of the Group of Seven or G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada. Although South Africa is not a member of the international forum, President Ramaphosa...
Act two of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget proposals took place yesterday. Both houses of Parliament convened in separate sittings to consider voting on the fiscal framework and revenue...
eThekwini Municipality’s R 70.9 billion proposed 2025/26 Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF) Budget has come under the scrutinizing analysis of concerned ratepayer associations. The...
President Cyril Ramaphosa is in Washington from Wednesday, yesterday, meeting with United States President Donald Trump to resolve significant differences of varying degrees in relations between South...
The shadow of Elon Musk looms large over the advancements South Africa has strived to make in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Despite his deep entrenchment in United States politics under...
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office confirmed that he would be meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this week following days of speculation by the media. The South African Rand is currently edging...
Delegates from across Africa have gathered in Durban for Africa’s Travel Indaba officially commenced at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC). This year’s event was graced by high-profile...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over two weeks ago to express hope of peace between Russia and Ukraine. Ramaphosa says that South Africa is deeply...
Finance Minister Enoch Gondongwana has found himself in a right muddle of things. The minister will soon implement measures to reverse the nation-wide planned vat increase of 0.5 percentage points...
South Africa’s public service needs an adequate tech-skilled workforce that is capable of having the capacity to handle an evolving social landscape. According to academic researchers South Africa’s...
South Africa as a member of BRICS must utilise its role in the organization to have an equal footing with the United States to strike a fair free-trade agreement. This was according to BRICS Business...