Headline News
National Treasury lowers 2026 growth outlook to 1.2%, warns of elevated risks 
By: Terence Creamer 21st October 2026 The National Treasury has lowered its growth outlook for 2026 to 1.2% from its 1.6% forecast outlined in the February Budget. In 2025, South Africa... →
R10bn in temporary fuel-levy relief announced amid record fuel prices
By: Terence Creamer 21st October 2026 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced another round of temporary reductions to the fuel levy in response to a surge in fuel prices to record... →
South African inflation rises modestly but bigger fuel-driven jump seen in October
By: Reuters 21st October 2026 South Africa's inflation rate rose modestly in September, data showed on Wednesday, but economists expect a sharper acceleration in October after... →
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Opinions
South Africa’s schools reflect an unequal society: what can teachers do about it?
21st October 2026 South Africa’s education system is often described as the key to overcoming the legacy of apartheid. The country remains one of the most unequal... →
Millions of children aren’t getting vaccinated: how mapping tools can help find them
21st October 2026 Worldwide about 13.5-million children have never received a vaccine at all. These are known as zero-dose children. Reaching them is central to the... →
Africa needs more than envoys to secure the Red Sea
21st October 2026 The Horn’s proliferating diplomatic appointments have done little to bolster African influence amid new Middle Eastern alliances. In September,... →
#LGE2026: nine ANC manifesto claims put to the test
21st October 2026 Several of the ANC’s claims are supported by the data, including those on access to water and sanitation, state-subsidised housing, employment... →
Recommendations
MKP: The People’s Mandate 2026 Local Government Election
20th October 2026 The 2026 Local Government Elections give our people an opportunity to restore dignity by restoring our municipalities and rural communities. For... →
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) Comparison Report 2026
20th October 2026 The Comparison Report is an exercise carried out by the Global Risk and Finance Forum (GRaFF), which brings together Chief Risk Officers (CROs) and... →
Working Paper 388 - Intra-African immigration and Africa's external performance
20th October 2026 International migration has been the focus of several studies in international macroeconomics in recent decades. Interest in this issue is linked... →
Ten years of the Paris Agreement: a global review of health in nationally determined contributions
20th October 2026 This WHO report reviews the integration of health into the third generation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs 3.0), the national climate... →
Statements
EFF MMC Mashabela fails in her understanding of leadership during the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis
21st October 2026 ActionSA notes a series of public statements issued by EFF MMC for Health, Cllr Tshegofatso Mashabela and EFF Mayoral Candidate following our... →
MTBPS 2026: Now that fiscal reforms are working, its time for ambitious growth reforms
21st October 2026 The DA believes that faster and more far-reaching growth reforms are now urgent. The 2026 MTBPS cuts this year’s growth forecast from 1.6% to 1.2%.... →
MTBPS: Minister offers short-term relief but economic fundamentals remain broken
21st October 2026 ActionSA is disappointed by Minister Godongwana’s announcement of short-term fuel relief measures, which we believe do not go far enough to ease... →
Durban High Court permits DA to say: The leaders of eThekwini have failed to deliver water services
21st October 2026 The Durban High Court has issued an order allowing the DA to say that: “The outgoing Mayor of eThekwini, the outgoing Municipal Manager, and the... →
Press Offices
SABS publishes draft AI standards for public comment
21st October 2026 The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has published a series of draft standards on artificial intelligence (AI) for public comment. The... →
Sars taken to task over tax returns filed without taxpayer's authority
21st October 2026 A recent Johannesburg High Court judgment has highlighted the limits of the South African Revenue Service’s (Sars) discretion when refusing to... →
When silence becomes complicity: Constructive dismissal, workplace bullying and the cost of doing nothing
20th October 2026 Constructive dismissal remains one of the more difficult claims to prove in South African labour law. Employees must do far more than demonstrate... →
Been abroad for five or ten years? The tax questions that do not go away for South African expatriates
20th October 2026 Laura has been living abroad for almost a decade now. As far as she is concerned, South Africa is home in the past tense. But a recent night out... →
