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Ramaphosa extends Madlanga Commission deadline to November 
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 4 hours ago President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the final report deadline for the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference,... →
Steering committee to be set up to fast-track Vaal Gamagara project
By: Natasha Odendaal Updated 3 hours ago The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has resolved to establish a political steering committee to monitor and fast-track the implementation... →
Ramaphosa heads to France for high-level talks
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 3 hours ago President Cyril Ramaphosa is embarking on a three-day official working visit to France to advance global education reform, strengthen bilateral... →
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Mkhwanazi opened SA’s eyes to the scale of high-level police corruption
Updated 2 hours 41 minutes ago It has been a year since KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s press briefing alleging collusion between senior... →
Weak governance of gold mining still drives conflict in Central Africa
8th July 2026 Gold mining revenues are increasingly bypassing official coffers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Cameroon. Between 2021 and 2025,... →
When politics takes precedence over governance, citizens pay the ultimate price
8th July 2026 National Treasury's decision to withhold funding from the City of Johannesburg should concern every South African, not only those who live in the... →
Beyond the build: Green jobs in SA’s renewables industry
7th July 2026 South Africa’s renewable energy industry has created tens of thousands of jobs, but most disappear once construction ends. South Africa’s green... →
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
RISE Mzansi calls for urgency in SAPS re-vetting and lifestyle audits, welcomes Madlanga Commission extension
Updated 3 hours ago The evidence emerging from the Madlanga Commission is damning: criminal networks have infiltrated the highest echelons of the South African Police... →
ActionSA Exposes R27 Million SANDF Vehicle Graveyard
Updated 3 hours ago ActionSA has uncovered yet another damning example of the collapse of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). A parliamentary reply from... →
South Africa House closes as DIRCO’s embassies crumble
Updated 6 hours ago The South African High Commission to the United Kingdom(UK) closed without notice this week as its building, South Africa House in London’s... →
DA condemns latest Cape Flats massacre as proof that military deployments alone cannot defeat gangs
Updated 7 hours ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape condemns in the strongest possible terms the brutal murders of seven people and the wounding of... →
Press Offices
Major relief for certain visa applicants as Home Affairs drops medical report requirement
Updated 7 hours ago 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... →
(A)I rest my case: AI and the future of online dispute resolution
7th July 2026 If there is one thing organisations know well, it is that disputes are expensive. The expense extends beyond legal fees, to management time,... →
