South Africa’s economy would have employed 500,000 more people if it had maintained its pre-2008 economic growth rate through to the present day. This means that had the administrations of President Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa maintained the economy’s momentum, half a million more South Africans would have jobs. Apart from the job creation,…
SANDTON — In his first major national address since assuming the leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA), Geordin Hill-Lewis declared an end to thirty years of uninterrupted political orthodoxy, asserting that South Africa has firmly entered its ‘second transition.’ Speaking from Sandton on Thursday morning, Hill-Lewis unveiled a comprehensive blueprint aimed at completely restructuring the…
Western Cape exports to the United States fell by R2.8 billion in 2025, and by nearly R7 billion on the latest rolling twelve-month figures, as tariffs and a diplomatic freeze hit the province’s farmers, wine makers and boat builders. The slump has landed hardest on the agricultural and agro-processing lines that the Democratic Alliance’s provincial…
A record-breaking rugby crowd in Baltimore has thrown a spotlight on both the Springboks’ global commercial potential and the deep costs of South Africa’s ongoing skills and capital flight.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to remain in office and push forward with economic reforms following historic electoral defeats for his center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in state elections held on September 20, 2026. The CDU suffered severe losses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin, with exit polls showing the party falling to just 5% in…
There are reports today that Hamam al-Hammami, 29, the apparent Omani co-pilot being held in Abu Dhabi after the suspected hijacking on Wednesday, who attempted to down a Flydubai plane filled with predominantly Israeli citizens was radicalised while a student at Melbourne university RMIT. Buckinghamshire New University in the UK. Edmund Burke viewed radical or…
The ongoing collapse of Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is attributed to decades of mismanagement by the Makana Local Municipality, with several interlocking causes. The first is serious Financial mismanagement – The municipality has received a “disclaimer of opinion” from the Auditor-General every year since 2018/19, and its liabilities exceeded its assets by R813 million. Revenue collection…
The judgment thwarts Parliament and the national government’s attempts to capture control of all state entities’ procurement policies. While the judgment was made on public participation grounds, its effect is highly consequential: It thwarts Parliament and the national government’s attempts to capture control of all state entities’ procurement policies and subject them to racial and…
Singer Ed Sheeran is facing the biggest controversy of his career after a storm over a decision to drop support act Macklemore from his US stadium tour following the rapper’s on-stage pro-Palestinian comments. Sheeran is one of the most successful songwriters of all time. He has sold more than 120 million records and spent more…
PRETORIA — Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has sparked fresh debate over patriotism and accountability after publicly questioning why individuals who claim South Africa is “not a good country” choose to stay rather than leave. Speaking on the country’s collective responsibilities, Ntshavheni emphasized that all South Africans must pull together to confront ongoing socioeconomic…
