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South Africa to establish new Commission to oversee State firms 
By: Bloomberg 7th October 2026 South Africa intends establishing a commission chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa to coordinate the work of its State-owned firms after shelving... →
Mistra warns fragmentation will make 2026 coalition talks complex
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th October 2026 The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection released the third edition of its Coalitions Barometer, on Wednesday, revealing a surprising... →
Mashatile urges National Dialogue committee to resolve governance issues ahead of elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th October 2026 Deputy President Paul Mashatile has emphasised that the immediate priority of the National Dialogue steering committee must be to conclude all... →
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South Africa needs more than a five-point plan to prevent violence
7th October 2026 Violence against women is more likely to be reduced if violence among boys and among men is not accepted as normal and inevitable. The 9 September... →
Fact-checking 2026 Independence Day claims by Nigerian president Bola Tinubu
7th October 2026 With Nigeria’s presidential election set for 16 January 2027, president Bola Tinubu used the country’s 66th Independence Day on 1 October to make... →
Protest later or push for better planning now? 7 actions South African voters can take before local elections
7th October 2026 Every local government election season, South Africans are handed the same menu. They hear from councillor hopefuls that they will repair potholes,... →
Sudan’s death toll in 2025 could be as high as 100 000: how we did the count
7th October 2026 Estimates of the number of people directly killed in Sudan’s civil war vary widely, in part because counting casualties in active conflict zones is... →
Recommendations
The Distance Between Us – Minding the Democratic Governance Gap Beyond the Ballot
Updated 7 hours ago Across both South Africa and Kenya, democracy appears to be facing an increasing paradox. Electoral institutions have become entrenched,... →
Electing Councillors – A Guide to Municipal Elections
7th October 2026 The Dullah Omar Institute has produced a very comprehensive guide to the forthcoming Local Government Elections. Among other things it deals with... →
Time for Action – Corruption in Joburg
6th October 2026 Johannesburg’s decline has been exacerbated by corruption that robs the city of the resources needed to maintain and expand infrastructure. Worse,... →
IFP Local Government Elections Manifesto 2026
6th October 2026 Economic growth succeeds or fails at the municipal level. Local governments must become dynamic economic hubs that prioritise local employment,... →
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Home Affairs takes action against disinformation campaign on Constitutional Court judgment
7th October 2026 The Department of Home Affairs is alarmed by an apparent coordinated disinformation campaign surrounding the Constitutional Court judgment of 7... →
Brink’s sudden conversion to immigration raids a sign of his desperation
7th October 2026 Cilliers Brink’s sudden conversion to highly publicised raids against illegal immigration, just 30 days before an election in which he is... →
DA condemns Mahumapelo’s attack on freedom of expression
7th October 2026 The Democratic Alliance (DA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, calls by the chairperson of parliament’s Portfolio Committee on... →
ActionSA kickstarts initiative planting 1-million trees In Soweto to support greener communities
7th October 2026 ActionSA Johannesburg Mayoral Candidate, Herman Mashaba, hosted a successful launch of an initiative for planting 1 million trees in Doornkop,... →
Press Offices
R30.25 petrol, higher interest rates, 8.7% Medical aid hike: The cost-of-living shock employers cannot ignore in 2027
7th October 2026 Dark clouds of growing financial pressure are gathering over South African households as we approach 2027, and employers need to look beyond... →
Tanzania: Regulatory Update on Critical Information Infrastructure
7th October 2026 On 19 June 2026, the Minister for Communication and Information Technology (Minister) issued the Cybercrimes (Protection of Critical Information... →
Geographical Pay Differentiation: Is It Unfair Discrimination?
6th October 2026 Mulaudzi and Another v MEC: Infrastructure Development and Property Management (Gauteng Provincial Government) (J56/2025) [2026] ZALCJHB 248 (11... →
Cosatu Nationwide Protest Action: What Should Employers Do?
6th October 2026 This year Cosatu again notified NEDLAC of its intention to embark on nationwide protest action on 7 October 2026 (Wednesday). This mirrors similar... →
