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Ramaphosa urges African health sovereignty, self-reliance in wake of Ebola outbreak 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd June 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the critical need for African nations to establish self-reliance during health emergencies. Stressing that... →
Police deployed as anti-migrant deadline looms
By: Bloomberg 22nd June 2026 South Africa will deploy more police this week to deter possible violence before a June 30 deadline set by xenophobic protest groups for foreigners... →
Salga demands intervention in political attacks ahead of local elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae Updated 2 hours 46 minutes ago The South African Local Government Association (Salga) has issued an urgent call for stronger measures to curb political violence and killings... →
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The Achilles’ heel of South Africa: Local government
Updated 4 hours ago We are only halfway through the year, but arguably the most important political event of 2026 will be the local government elections on 4 November,... →
Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and Brazil
Updated 7 hours ago Vaccine uptake has been declining in Brazil and South Africa over the last decade. This decline has reversed important gains in protecting children... →
Can Africa survive the global aid squeeze? Yes, but it will take financial discipline
Updated 7 hours ago Africa faces declining aid, rising debt, climate pressure and a weakening global order. Official development assistance, the technical term for... →
Anti-migrant myths that have been allowed to fester in South Africa
Updated 7 hours ago Rising xenophobia is fuelled by narratives that woefully and wilfully misrepresent SA’s socio-economic problems and immigration and refugee law. As... →
Recommendations
Ending Impunity and Inequality
19th June 2026 41 G7 energy-billionaires have increased their wealth by $23.5-billion since the unlawful US and Israel war against Iran began, reveals new Oxfam... →
Energy Transition Index 2026
19th June 2026 Despite record global energy investment reaching $3.3 trillion, energy transition progress is fragmenting as geopolitical tensions, infrastructure... →
Gender equality and the climate crisis: resolutions at the Human Rights Council
19th June 2026 Since 2008, the Human Rights Council (HRC) has brought a human rights lens to climate action, playing a leading role in analysing and recognising... →
Eight considerations for adaptation finance quality discussions
19th June 2026 The past two years have seen the international community make a number of commitments to scale up climate finance flows, particularly to... →
Statements
Impeachment committee chairperson files affidavit opposing President's interdict
Updated 4 hours ago The Chairperson of the Impeachment Committee on Section 89 Enquiry, Mr Makashule Gana, today filed an affidavit opposing the urgent application... →
JCPS cluster meets Zulu royal house to strengthen working relations
Updated 6 hours ago The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi together with the Deputy Minister of International Relations and... →
Stop Treating South Africans Like Criminals for Demanding That the Law Be Enforced
Updated 7 hours ago On Friday, during my interview with Bongani Bingwa on 702, I was once again confronted with a reality that deeply troubles me: 32 years into... →
National Assembly Speaker files notice to abide in the President's urgent interdict to stay the work of the impeachment committee
Updated 7 hours ago Speaker of the National Assembly Ms. Thoko Didiza has resolved to file a notice to abide by an explanatory Affidavit alongside the Impeachment... →
Press Offices
The invisible innovation in wills and estate administration supporting bereaved families in SA
Updated 3 hours ago For many South Africans, a will is still a once-off legal document, drafted, signed and stored away for “one day”, not to be thought of again, if... →
SARS reveals the 17 questions it is asking South Africans claiming non-residency
Updated 4 hours ago Where does your spouse live? Where are your personal belongings? Have you applied for permanent residence or citizenship abroad? These are just... →
Powering Africa’s industrial future: Why electrification is a key enabler
18th June 2026 As the Africa Energy Forum returns to Cape Town from 16 to 19 June 2026 under the theme Building Africa’s Industrialised Future, it comes at a... →
How CDH is solving the experience paradox and getting future ready
18th June 2026 Statistics South Africa's latest Labour Force Survey indicates that 5.8-million youth are without jobs. For graduates, a central issue is the... →
