The World Bank Group has reiterated its dedication to supporting the development agendas of South Africa and Namibia after locking the countries into permanent debt contracts
The new law allows the Minister to control every aspect of the economy and impose mandatory restrictions on every sphere of government, and each individual in the economy
A recent Constitutional Court ruling has scrapped the health departments powers to restrict private healthcare development, a key step on the road to dismantling NHI
The new stablecoin is aimed at making banking easier for those without bank accounts, while reducing banking costs
The DA highlighted a lack of oversight and inclusion in decisionmaking since 2022, while the ANC/PA/EFF coalition accused them of obstruction
Objections to the project from local businesses reliant on tourism and leisure have been deprioritised, and supporters note the disused site is already an eyesore
The new amendments include removing the right to public comment on temporary housing developments, as well as increasing requirements for "green" technology
While racial rhetoric is more heated, and local officials can get caught up in organised violence, South Africa's leading political candidates seem largely off-limits
VF Provincial Deputy Chair Grant Marais reminded the City of its years of neglect after squatters were finally removed from vital infrastructure
Local integration of the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) targets on carbon reduction and affirmative action will impose a heavier compliance burden
The free money the government aims to distribute to all citizens will require a massive tax increase which has been regarded as fiscally irresponsible by experts
With only a quarter of the seats, the bid is unlikely to succeed. But it could be used to paint the ANC as sell-outs, putting the ruling party in a tough spot.
However, cuts to fuel taxes which contribute to 70% of the price of fuel have been ruled out, instead proposing price controls, which risk fuel shortages by squeezing retailers
Ambassador Wu's tour included a visit to the South Africa Chinese Community and Police Cooperation Centre, which oversees priority SAPS protection to Chinese settlers
The Western Cape government has called on their national government colleague in the agriculture department to temporarily block livestock entering the province
Coreth Naudé, senior advocate for the South African Revenue Service (SARS), was the target of a brutal assassination attempt in Durban on Thursday afternoon.
However, the legitimacy of the W2E plants is in question, as in Wellington, where construction costs have been massively inflated, and environmental impacts have been suppressed
The natural environment and agricultural economy of the Agulhas Wine Triangle is under threat, as a BEE holding company for Gupta mining interests seeks an exploration license
The DA has been successfully neutered, the EFF are facing jail, and Zuma is both irreplaceable, and facing old age. The ANC will soon have no opposition.
Roads and rail have both been declining, not just since the ANC took power, but to some extent since 1977. But the policy which started this trend can be easily reversed
Despite 13 years of effective immunity, former-ANC members in DA-run Garden Route are now facing prosecution. But the DA has been slow to act even now
