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South Africa consumer inflation slows more than expected in July
By: Reuters Updated 2 hours 14 minutes ago South Africa's inflation rate slowed for the first time in five months in July, partly due to a steep drop in fuel costs, but analysts said it... →
AfriForum, March and March forge alliance to bypass ‘State failure’
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 3 hours ago Lobby group AfriForum and civic organisation March and March have formed a “strategic alliance” as they aim to address government failure and... →
South African rand steady before domestic inflation data
By: Reuters Updated 3 hours ago The South African rand was little changed in early trade on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data that is expected to show a moderation in... →
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Opinions
Diffused accountability is often fertile ground for rent-seeking
Updated 1 hour 26 minutes ago At the constitutional and governance level, the Presidency cannot simply treat Eskom as an autonomous private corporation. The national energy... →
Governments shouldn’t rely on AI to decide who gets a social grant: inside a South African court case
Updated 1 hour 28 minutes ago South Africa introduced a digital social assistance programme in 2020 to identify who was eligible for its Social Relief of Distress grant. The... →
What happened when a South African school switched from English to bilingual science tests
Updated 1 hour 30 minutes ago South African no-fee primary schools use African languages as well as English for teaching and testing. Before 2025, children started learning in... →
Millions of Africans are displaced without crossing a border – and their needs are often overlooked
Updated 1 hour 32 minutes ago The eruption of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026 sparked a major crisis.... →
Recommendations
Information Integrity and Human Rights
Updated 51 minutes ago The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) has published its Policy Brief on Information Integrity and Human Rights, which... →
Fiscal Policy in Commodity Exporters: A Balancing Act
18th August 2026 Two-thirds of emerging market and developing economies—and 90 percent of low-income countries—depend on commodity exports, leaving their public... →
Intelligent Industrial Ecosystems: Turning Proximity into Intelligence
18th August 2026 In the European Union alone, around 80% of industrial data remains unused, limiting competitiveness, resilience and sustainability – a pattern... →
Johannesburg Matters: Joburg in Jeopardy
18th August 2026 Johannesburg is the one municipality whose failure would make national success impossible, raising the critical question: if Johannesburg cannot be... →
Statements
DA's Burke must be withdrawn from Parliament's finance oversight structures
Updated 1 hour 59 minutes ago DA Federal Finance Chairperson, funder and MP, Mark Burke, is unfit to serve on Parliament’s Standing Committees on Finance and/or Appropriations... →
Correctional Services Committee concerned about low confirmation rate of deaths
Updated 2 hours 6 minutes ago The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services has raised concerns about ongoing challenges in the correctional system following its... →
Public Protector's report on R5.1-billion in improper student funding is deeply concerning
Updated 2 hours 11 minutes ago The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Mr Tebogo Letsie, has noted the damning Office of the Public Protector... →
Finance committee reaffirms meaningful public participation on Special Pensions Amendment Bill
Updated 2 hours 17 minutes ago The Standing Committee on Finance today reaffirmed that its consideration of the Special Pensions Amendment Bill of 2026 will be guided by... →
Press Offices
Bad process doesn't make a good dismissal bad: Labour Appeal Court draws a clear line between procedure and substance
Updated 1 hour 7 minutes ago South African labour law has long recognised that a dismissal can fail for one of two reasons. The employer may not have had a fair reason to... →
Size matters: When a stationery cupboard joke turns costly
18th August 2026 If you thought the most dangerous thing in a stationery cupboard was a misplaced staple gun, think again. In a recent Labour Court matter, the... →
How to value your intellectual property
18th August 2026 Most founders can tell you what their equipment is worth, what their receivables look like, and roughly what a competitor paid for a similar... →
Confidence killer: When criticism silences the traits that make women effective leaders
18th August 2026 Criticism. It may seem innocuous and receives less attention than other barriers to female career trajectory, but when poorly framed, it can... →
