South Africa: Rates Held Steady in Face of Escalating Uncertainty and Trade Tensions

The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is playing it cautious as levels of global uncertainty reach unprecedented levels due to US President Donald Trump's trade wars and other… Read more »

Africa: SA Should Exit Agoa Before Being Pushed, Warns Citi MD

Citi South Africa MD Gina Schoeman believes that SA should negotiate an Agoa exit before we get kicked out, so we can beat investors at their rand-weakening game. Read more »

South Africa: Trump's Actions Against SA Part of a Deeply Veiled Political Agenda With Nefarious Intent

The use of the words 'human rights violations' in Donald Trump's executive order is a strange twist of irony, considering that three days later Trump withdrew the US from the UN… Read more »

South Africa: Conservationists in Shock At Death of Top SA Cheetah Scientist Vincent Van Der Merwe

Globally renowned South African conservationist and National Geographic Explorer, Vincent van der Merwe, who organised the transfer of cheetahs to India, was found dead in his… Read more »

Africa: Curing Alzheimer's Disease - Magic Bullet or Magic Shotgun Blast?

Rather than seeking a single cure -- a magic bullet -- for Alzheimer's disease, a shotgun blast of different drugs with different targets may be a better approach to this very… Read more »

South Africa: Hawks Arrest Western Cape Duo Who Hit the R7m 'Jackpot' After Hacking ATMs With Rogue Software

The Hawks in the Eastern Cape have arrested two men linked to a scheme where they use rogue software to make unauthorised and potentially unlimited withdrawals from ATMs. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa and Trump - - How We Respond Will Come to Define Our Country

While the current dispute between South Africa and the Trump administration raises big questions about our foreign policy, we should not forget who we are as a nation. How our… Read more »

South Africa: After the Bell - Corporate Execs Play Musical Chairs While SA's Banks Stand Still

It's a bit of a joke in journalism that a single event is happenstance, but if it happens twice, suddenly it's a 'trend'. It would be hard to make a case that a few instances of… Read more »

Africa: Samaranch, Coe and Coventry Vie for Sport's Most Powerful Position As IOC President

Since 1894 there have only been nine presidents of the International Olympic Committee. On Thursday a 10th will be elected. Read more »

South Africa: Aviation Crisis - Urgent Action Needed As South Africa's Air Traffic System Breaks Down

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that critical skills shortages, equipment failures and outdated procedures at Air Traffic National Services (ATNS) have contributed… Read more »

South Africa: Rasool's Controversial Exit - Unpacking the Diplomatic Tensions Between South Africa and the US

While very little of the analysis has delved into the core issues that Ebrahim Rasool raised in his remarks, the case raises the question about to whom protocol applies in relation… Read more »

South Africa: Frantic Efforts to Migrate Sassa Recipients to New Cards Before 20 March Deadline

With the deadline fast approaching for the migration of Sassa cards, it is all systems go to help grant recipients. Read more »

South Africa: Ndumo Game Reserve Facing Mounting Pressure Amid Fight for Sustainable Conservation

Ndumo's history reveals the challenges of integrating biodiversity conservation with impoverished local communities' needs, rights and values, and maintaining that conservation in… Read more »

South Africa: Stilfontein Mine Tragedy Was a Consequence of SA's Porous Borders, Says Police Minister

Calling illegal immigration a 'huge problem', Senzo Mchunu told Parliament: 'The overall fundamental issue is border management'. Read more »

South Africa: Jail or Fines Coming for Sewage Pollution of Waterways, Deputy Minister Warns Municipal Officials

'Once you know you're going to jail, maybe your sense of urgency will be awakened,' says Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Sello Seitlholo. Read more »

South Africa: From Checkers to the Springboks - South Africa's Unique Branding Journey Toward Global Influence

What is encouraging is that as an emerging business innovator South Africa is very capable of building some world-beating brands. Read more »

South Africa: Why the Ever-Evolving Springbok Bench Still Has the Edge Over 'Le Bomb Squad'

France adopted South Africa's 7-1 strategy to win the Six Nations, but there's evidence to suggest that the Springboks have already taken the Bomb Squad concept to the next level. Read more »

South Africa: 'Doesn't Have Teeth' - Experts Voice Concern About Deferral of 'Key' Clauses in Climate Change Act

The Climate Change Act, South Africa's most comprehensive legislative framework for climate action, has come into operation but certain significant sections of the Act were… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Assures SA Shouldn't Have Sleepless Nights Over Us Envoy Expulsion

He insists relations with the US will be 'put on an even keel', and that South Africa had not been 'blue-ticked' when Ebrahim Rasool's expulsion was announced on X. Read more »

South Africa: Joburg's Failing Water Infrastructure a Result of Poor Prioritisation, Not Lack of Funds

Extravagant councillor lunches should be sacrificed to ensure that everyone in Johannesburg receives their constitutional right to water, not the other way around. Read more »

South Africa: Thick Skin, Masochist, Golfer, Not a Politician, Fluent in Trump - - the Boxes SA's New Us Envoy Needs to Tick

Whoever Pretoria picks to replace Ebrahim Rasool, it needs to move fast. Pepfar is a ticking time bomb, and the Agoa discussion is happening now. Read more »

South Africa: Could SA Lead a Move to Bypass the U.S. Presidency of the G20 in 2026?

The G20 could send an important message of international disapproval of Trump's cruel version of 'America First' nationalism that has already hurt many undeserving countries,… Read more »

Africa: 'To Block Out the Screams' - - Peter Beinart On Israel, White South Africa and Gaza

The global acclaim for Peter Beinart's new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza, rests mainly on its call for a Jewish awakening that moves beyond the story of… Read more »

Africa: Women Leaders Tackle South Africa's Growing Water Crisis

While South Africa's water crisis deepens, women are leading the charge by driving research, policy and community-based solutions to secure water resilience. From self-supply… Read more »

South Africa: SA in the Throes of a Sodden Summer, Marked By Widespread Flooding and Infrastructure Damage

Much of South Africa has been battered by relentless rainfall and flooding since the start of the year. Read more »