🇿🇦 Explainer: South Africa 2026 budget
South Africa's fiscal trajectory faces mounting pressure from multiple fronts as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares the 2026 budget framework....
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🇿🇦 Constitutional Court Rebukes Government Over Storm Disaster
South Africa's Constitutional Court has delivered a scathing indictment of governmental accountability, ruling that authorities displayed "appallingly...
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🇿🇦 Conjoined twins successfully separated in Limpopo
In a procedure that would have required transportation to an international medical hub just a decade ago, a surgical team at Mankweng Hospital in Limp...
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🇿🇦 Convicted murderer and rapist rearrested after prison escape
The recent recapture of Thulani Gcaleka, a convicted murderer and rapist who escaped from Sevontein Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, represents f...
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🇿🇦 Resignation of US intel official over Iran 'good thing'
** The abrupt resignation of Joseph Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, marks a rare public fracture within the Trump administ...
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🇿🇦 Nkosi in hot seat over alleged crime cartel links
The Madlanga Commission's ongoing investigation into police sergeant Fannie Nkosi has unveiled a troubling nexus of corruption within South Africa's l...
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🇿🇦 SPAR cutting jobs as it struggles due to tough competition
South Africa's SPAR Group, one of Southern Africa's largest grocery retailers, is implementing significant workforce reductions through a voluntary se...
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🇿🇦 Tsakane Matlala fighting to have charges dropped
The ongoing legal proceedings surrounding businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala present a microcosm of the institutional challenges that European investo...
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🇿🇦 KPop Demon Hunters brings global fans to Seoul's sites
The global entertainment industry is witnessing a profound shift in how cultural exports translate into tangible economic activity. South Korea's rece...
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🇿🇦 Irish PM pushes Trump on Iran -- politely
The annual Saint Patrick's Day diplomatic dance between Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin and US President Donald Trump has exposed a widening fault...
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🇿🇦 Judge orders Trump admin to reinstate 1,000 VOA employees
A US federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate over 1,000 Voice of America employees and resume broadcasts within days, marking ...
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🇿🇦 Global Governance Instability and African Market Risk
Recent developments across multiple geopolitical spheres reveal a pattern of institutional stress that carries significant implications for European i...
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🇿🇦 Mokoena stars as Sundowns top PSL standings
Mamelodi Sundowns' commanding position atop South Africa's Premier Soccer League (PSL) standings reflects more than sporting achievement—it demonstrat...
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🇿🇦 South African rand slips after mixed month-end data
The South African rand has weakened against major currencies following the release of mixed month-end economic data, signaling renewed uncertainty in ...
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🇿🇦 Chinese authorities approve Nvidia's H200 AI chip sales
In a significant development for the global artificial intelligence sector, Chinese regulatory authorities have granted approval for domestic technolo...
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🇿🇦 The IMF has a message for South Africa
The International Monetary Fund's latest assessment of South Africa's economic trajectory carries a sobering message for both policymakers in Pretoria...
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🇿🇦 Marshall Monteagle takes temporary R81m Covid-19 hit
Marshall Monteagle, a significant player in South Africa's supply chain and logistics ecosystem, has disclosed a temporary R81 million (approximately ...
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🇿🇦 Ronald Lamola discusses US trade relations and G20
Ronald Lamola's recent remarks at the Financial Times Africa Summit represent a strategic recalibration of South Africa's approach to international tr...
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🇿🇦 South Africa takes step towards trade deal with China
South Africa is executing a carefully calibrated diplomatic balancing act, simultaneously advancing trade negotiations with China while recalibrating ...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: AD HOC COMMITTEE
South Africa's institutional credibility suffered another significant blow this week as President Cyril Ramaphosa effectively blocked high-level testi...
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