Headline News
Makashule Gana representing Parly in Phala Phala court battle against Ramaphosa 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th July 2026 The Western Cape High Court is scheduled to hear an urgent legal challenge on Wednesday and Thursday, positioning Parliament’s Section 89... →
DA demands release of National Water Crisis Action Plan after Speaker rejects debate
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 4 hours ago The DA on Tuesday reiterated its demand for the immediate publication of the National Water Crisis Action Plan and its current implementation... →
PIC suspends CEO, appoints new acting chief investment officer
By: Creamer Media Reporter 14th July 2026 The board of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has placed its CEO Patrick Dlamini on precautionary suspension, saying it is necessary to give... →
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Ghana’s Tarkwa negotiations are testing Africa’s new mining bargain
14th July 2026 For decades, the bargain between states and mining companies was relatively predictable. Governments provided regulatory certainty, companies... →
What will it take for South Africa to outsmart Mandrax traffickers?
14th July 2026 The May seizure of over 700 kg of methaqualone, or Mandrax, was one of the largest at a South African border post in recent years. Acting on... →
Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions
10th July 2026 The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda presents an urgent public health and development challenge... →
The refuse crisis in Johannesburg is not a labour dispute, it is the price residents pay for years of financial mismanagement
10th July 2026 Johannesburg's refuse collection crisis is no longer an inconvenience. It has become a public health emergency and another reminder that residents... →
Recommendations
Ntshavheni raises concerns over Zuma’s India visit; briefs on immigration, Cabinet updates
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 3rd July 2026 Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on July 3 briefed media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held earlier this week, noting that... →
Johannesburg in Brief: Local Government White Paper
1st July 2026 In May 2026, CDE convened a discussion on the draft Local Government White Paper led by Pascal Moloi, convenor of the White Paper review process... →
City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces' Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur
1st July 2026 The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state... →
Discrimination, Lack of Economic Autonomy and Violence Against Women in Cameroon
30th June 2026 For more than a decade, Cameroon’s government had publicly committed to halving violence against women by 2026, an ambitious and necessary goal in... →
Statements
President Cyril Ramaphosa mourns His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Athani
Updated 6 hours ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has on behalf of the government and people of South Africa, expressed his deep condolences at the passing of His Highness... →
Lesufi stalls investigation into government-rented buildings that cost taxpayers R34 million a month
14th July 2026 A year after Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and the MEC for Infrastructure Development, Jacob Mamabolo, announced an investigation into the Gauteng... →
DA approaches High Court to overturn rigged Tshwane Council votes
14th July 2026 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane has approached the Gauteng Division of the High Court on an urgent basis to set aside the Council decisions... →
Parliament to hold bilateral meetings with Ruussia to deepen cooperation
14th July 2026 The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, is leading a parliamentary delegation on a strategic... →
Press Offices
SARS welcomes major sentence in R62-million Value Added Tax fraud case
14th July 2026 The South African Revenue Service (“SARS”) has welcomed the sentencing of the sole member of a close corporation involved in a R62-million Value... →
Major relief for certain visa applicants as Home Affairs drops medical report requirement
9th July 2026 On 8 July 2026, the Minister of Home Affairs moved to provide welcome relief for temporary residence visa and permanent residence permit applicants... →
Tax court sends anti-avoidance warning to taxpayers with complex artificial tax structures
8th July 2026 In a recent Tax Court judgment involving seven interconnected corporate taxpayers, the Court upheld the South African Revenue Service’s (SARS)... →
South Africa: Labour Court warns against rigid application of employment equity targets in promotion decisions
7th July 2026 In Solidarity obo Benjamin v Department of Correctional Services and Others, the Labour Court reviewed and set aside an arbitration award... →
