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            <title>SA govt intensifies mass migration repatriations, crackdown on vigilantism </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African government is accelerating its five-point migration strategy, marking significant milestones in the deportation, verification, and repatriation of undocumented foreign nationals across multiple provinces. Established by President Cyril Ramaphosa, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration is overseeing a strict enforcement mandate, with a focus to crack down on legal violations, border security technology upgrades (including drones and satellite monitoring), legislative reforms, and strategic diplomatic partnerships across the African continent.]]></description>
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            <title>Families, survivors of apartheid crimes fight Zuma, Mbeki’s court bid</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A crucial legal battle is set for the Constitutional Court on June 29, when 25 families and survivors of apartheid-era crimes, alongside the Foundation for Human Rights, will formally oppose an application lodged by former Presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki. The high-stakes hearing marks the latest hurdle in a decades-long struggle for truth and accountability. In March, the Gauteng High Court dismissed the application brought by Zuma and Mbeki to withdraw retired Justice Sisi Khampepe as chairperson of the Commission investigating alleged political interference in the prosecution of apartheid era crimes, known as the TRC Cases Inquiry. Zuma and Mbeki are seeking direct leave to appeal the majority judgment.
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            <title>Johannesburg collapse risk spurs call for State to run city</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s government may soon need to make the politically fraught decision to take control of Johannesburg to avert the city’s financial collapse, according to a consultant appointed by two of the country’s leading business groups. While such a move would be difficult for the ANC before crucial local elections in November, it may have little choice but to act, Lael Bethlehem, a partner at Genesis Analytics, said during the presentation of a study commissioned by Business Leadership South Africa and Business For South Africa. “The City of Johannesburg is essentially bankrupt,” Bethlehem said Thursday. “We may have a situation where they may not be able to limp on until November and the government will have to implement” a takeover plan, she said.]]></description>
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            <title>Pretoria pushes back against US criticism on diplomatic engagements</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa has issued a formal rebuke following critical remarks made by US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III regarding the African nation's foreign policy alignments. On Thursday, the country's Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation delivered a firm message clarifying its sovereign stance and the strategic distinction between non-alignment and passive neutrality.]]></description>
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            <title>South Africa producer inflation accelerates to 7.8% y/y in May</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa's producer inflation quickened to 7.8% year on year in May, up from 4.8% in April, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. The Producer Price Index increased 2.6% month on month in May, Statistics South Africa said.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Police Service has called on the country’s taxi industry to reject any attempts to destabilise South Africa or disrupt economic activity ahead of a planned nationwide protest against undocumented immigration on June 30. Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane made the appeal during high-level engagements with South African National Taxi Council president Abner Tsebe and his leadership team. The meeting was prompted by the upcoming march demanding that undocumented foreigners leave the country. Highlighting the massive influence of the taxi industry, Dimpane urged operators to stand firmly with law enforcement and the public.]]></description>
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            <title>DA leader reflects on party's inspiring heritage, leadership push in new coalition era</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the DA marks its twenty-sixth birthday, now under the leadership of newly elected federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis, he says the occasion serves as a reflection of the party’s historic roots and a forward-looking commitment to its future in South African governance. Hill-Lewis noted that the party’s story was intertwined with the South African liberal tradition, noting the formation of the Progressive Party in 1959 and Helen Suzman being the party’s only Member of Parliament in 1961.]]></description>
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            <title>Ramaphosa taps former Treasury Budget Chief as economic adviser</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former National Treasury budget chief Michael Sachs as his economic adviser, bringing a respected fiscal policy technocrat back into the government as the country seeks to accelerate growth and deepen economic reforms. Sachs, who headed the Treasury’s budget office between 2015 and 2017, is expected to assume the role in the coming weeks, presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said by phone on Wednesday. Sachs confirmed his appointment when contacted by phone. The appointment fills a vacancy left by Trudi Makhaya, who served as Ramaphosa’s economic adviser from 2018 until 2023, and places a former senior Treasury official at the center of economic policy-making as the president seeks to lift growth in Africa’s most industrialised economy.]]></description>
            <author>  Bloomberg</author>
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            <title>Outa warns of entrenched S African municipal crisis, as no metro achieves clean audit</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Not a single metropolitan municipality in South Africa achieved a clean audit for the 2024/25 financial year, according to the latest Auditor-General reports, with the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse warning that this failure points to an entrenched crisis in local government. Metros represent 54% of total local government expenditure and serve millions of citizens, therefore, Outa says their financial regression directly threatens both community service delivery and the national economy. While 61% of municipalities achieved unqualified audits, severe underlying issues persist. Outa highlights a “toxic combination” of over-reliance on external consultants, poor budget execution, and a systemic lack of consequence management.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) recorded 2.9-million new registrations during the first voter registration weekend on June 20 to 21. This drive increased the national voters' roll to 28.5-million citizens ahead of the local government elections on November 4.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A South African appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should decide where he is buried, overturning a lower court's order that Zambia's government could repatriate Lungu's body for a state funeral. Lungu, who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021, died in South Africa a year ago while undergoing medical treatment.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The DA used its voting leverage to force major budgetary concessions from the ANC in Ekurhuleni after three failed budget votes threatened a provincial administration takeover. Key budget concessions secured by the DA include increased property rates to be capped at just 1.5%, legal protection for infrastructure funding for roads, electricity, water, and sanitation and a new specialised unit to be established to fight illegal connections and power theft.]]></description>
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