Headline News
Ramaphosa to address nation on migration action plan 
By: Bloomberg Updated 4 hours ago President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation on the country’s approach to managing migration, according to Minister in the Presidency... →
S Africa launches ‘historic’ HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 5 hours ago Describing it as an “historic turning point in South Africa’s national healthcare”, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday officially launched the... →
My Vote Counts warns Rise Mzansi’s R30m donation exposes flaws in Party Funding Act
By: Thabi Shomolekae 5th June 2026 Civil society group My Vote Counts argues that Rise Mzansi’s R30-million loan conversion highlights major flaws in the Political Party Funding Act,... →
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Opinions
Opinion: Reimagining public health service design in the era of National Health Insurance and digital health
5th June 2026 South Africa's health system carries the heavy imprint of history. The apartheid era bequeathed a fragmented, inequitable system in which race... →
Is local lagging?
5th June 2026 Billions are flowing into South Africa’s green economy. #PowerTracker investigates whether local manufacturers, workers and communities are truly... →
Virtue of necessity
5th June 2026 Following an embarrassing false start, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has set a deadline of early next year for the... →
JNIM’s blockade tactics threaten West Africa’s trade corridors
4th June 2026 Recent terror attacks across Mali have intensified JNIM’s blockades of vital transport routes connecting port cities to Sahelian capitals. On 25... →
Recommendations
Rationalizing Informality: Social Protection, Job Quality, and Growth
5th June 2026 Drawing on new data and modelling approaches, 'Rationalizing Informality: Social Protection, Job Quality, and Growth' offers a fresh view of the... →
Shaping the Future of Learning: Education Readiness for the Age of AI
5th June 2026 Artificial intelligence is transforming how people learn, access knowledge and develop skills - but education will not be determined by technology... →
Deepening Divides: The Cost of a More Fragmented Financial System
5th June 2026 The period spanning 2025 and early 2026 marked a turning point for the global trade and financial systems as states deployed economic statecraft on... →
Preparing for the Future: The Pillars of Digital Safety Foresight
5th June 2026 Organisations are increasingly following safety-by-design principles, assessing how new products, feature updates, policy changes and model... →
Statements
DA seeks Debate of National Importance, after Ramaphosa fails to release Water Crisis Action Plan
Updated 4 hours ago Yesterday, the President missed the deadline to publicly release the National Water Crisis Action Plan. Following the President's repeated... →
Deputy President Mashatile receives courtesy visit from Cuban Ambassador
Updated 6 hours ago His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Paul Mashatile, today, Friday, 05 June 2026, received a courtesy visit... →
Police chairperson welcomes Shibiri's dismissal and calls for criminal investigation
5th June 2026 The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr Ian Cameron, has applauded the swift dismissal of Major-General Richard Shibiri, the... →
SACP condemns xenophobic attacks and threats and calls for working-class unity and solidarity
5th June 2026 The South African Communist Party (SACP) overtly rejects and opposes the xenophobic violence and threats of violence against immigrants. There is... →
Press Offices
R221-million case shows that SARS wins in the end — And why frivolous litigation can backfire
4th June 2026 Taxpayers embroiled in disputes with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) often believe that if they can eventually settle the outstanding tax... →
Introducing Sabinet’s Legal Research Assistant
4th June 2026 South African legal research is constantly evolving. Increasing volumes of information, frequent legislative amendments, and growing expectations... →
Merger condition compliance: Proposed Rule 39 amendment brings improvements to process but shifts the burden of proof to merged entities
4th June 2026 Key implications of the proposed amendment to the procedure that will be followed by the Competition Commission when firms subject to merger... →
Cryptocurrency is money and capital for exchange-control purposes
4th June 2026 1. Introduction 1.1. This case involved Mr Mangundhla and Ms Dangaiso, who both had trading accounts on the Luno platform, a well-known... →
