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Nkabane appointed acting chairperson of Agriculture Committee 
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 6 hours ago The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has officially elected Dr Nobuhle Nkabane as its acting chairperson, invoking Rule 159 of the National... →
MKP, EFF reject Treasury’s ‘punitive’ R13.5b municipal funding freeze
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 2 hours 27 minutes ago The MKP and the EFF have strongly condemned the National Treasury’s decision to temporarily withhold R13.5-billion in local government equitable... →
DA to lead massive anti-crime march in Nelson Mandela Bay
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 7 hours ago DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis will on Friday spearhead what is anticipated to be the largest anti-crime demonstration in Nelson Mandela Bay’s recent... →
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Weak governance of gold mining still drives conflict in Central Africa
Updated 6 hours ago 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... →
Africa must act before deep-sea mining becomes a new battleground
7th July 2026 Malawi, Kenya and Madagascar are the first African countries to take a stand on deep-sea mining (DSM). At the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa... →
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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
Withholding of municipal grants confirms widespread governance failures – AfriForum
Updated 4 hours ago According to AfriForum, the National Treasury’s decision to temporarily withhold R13,5 billion in equitable share allocations from 69... →
Failed political leadership exposed in seven KZN municipalities as Treasury withholds equitable share funding
Updated 4 hours ago The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes National Treasury’s lawful and necessary decision to temporarily withhold the July 2026 equitable share... →
Portfolio Committee On Agriculture Elects Dr Nobuhle Nkabane As Acting Chairperson
Updated 6 hours ago The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture today elected Dr Nobuhle Nkabane as Acting Chairperson of the committee, in accordance with Rule 159 of the... →
North West’s municipalities are in financial ICU: Voters must prescribe the cure in LGE 2026
Updated 6 hours ago National Treasury acts after repeated failures to comply with financial legislation. More than half of the province's municipalities have failed... →
Press Offices
Tax court sends anti-avoidance warning to taxpayers with complex artificial tax structures
Updated 7 hours ago 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,... →
SARS cancels trust penalties – but only for now
6th July 2026 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has provided welcome temporary relief to thousands of trustees across the country by withdrawing certain... →
