# The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that an urgent court application brought to stop the execution of arrest warrants in the case involving extortion-accused taxi boss, Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni, and his co-accused has been formally withdrawn. Prosecutors had obtained a J50 warrant of arrest after re-enrolling the case that had been struck off the […]
# The Conference of the Left has called for sweeping economic reforms, including the nationalisation of the South African Reserve Bank and a fundamental review of its mandate, ownership, and governance. Over 300 delegates from political parties, civil society organisations, and youth and women formations attended the conference in Boksburg on the East Rand of […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie sê die globale graderingsagentskap Standard and Poor’s se jongste vooruitsigte is ‘n bemoedigende teken dat Suid-Afrika die potensiaal het om sy ekonomiese groeikoers te verhoog en openbare skuld vinniger te verminder. S&P het die land se langtermyn buitelandse valuta-soewereine kredietgradering op ‘BB‘ en plaaslike valuta-gradering op ‘BB+‘ bevestig, wat ‘n positiewe […]
# Konferensie van Linkse Organisasies het ‘n geskiedkundige verklaring aangeneem wat deelnemende instellings verbind om die georganiseerde mag van die werkersklas en die armes te herbou. Die konferensie het politieke partye, vakbonde, studente-organisasies, geloofs- en godsdienstige instellings en tradisionele leierskapstrukture byeengebring. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunistiese Party se hoofsekretaris, Solly Mapaila, sê die konferensie het verklaar dat […]
# National Treasury says global rating agency Standard and Poor’s latest outlook is an encouraging signal that South Africa has the potential to lift its economic growth rate higher, and reduce public debt faster. S&P affirmed the country’s long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating at ‘BB’ and local currency rating at ‘BB+’, maintaining a positive […]
# The Conference of the Left adopted a historic declaration committing participating formations to rebuild the organised power of the working class and the poor. The conference brought together political parties, trade unions, student organisations, faith and religious formations, and traditional leadership structures. The South African Communist Party General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says the conference […]
# The Electoral Commission has published political party donation declarations from 1 January to 31 March 2026, revealing nearly 97.2-million-rand in disclosed funding. The DA received the largest share at 57.3-million-rand followed by RISE Mzansi with 30-million-rand and ActionSA with 9.9-million-rand. The report comes ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections, signaling intensified fundraising activity. […]
# The Electoral Commission has welcomed contributions totaling 4.5-million-rand to the Multi-Party Democracy Fund during the latest reporting period. The fund received three-million-rand from Vodacom and 1.5-million-rand from Standard Bank. The Commission says the donations reflect continued support for South Africa’s multi-party democracy and equitable political funding. It expects both the value and volume of […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has asked the National Treasury for guidance on launching an independent investigation into a controversial 70-million-rand lease agreement for a vacant building in Pretoria. A preliminary report found the Property Management Trading Entity approved the lease in 2023 despite plans to close the Department of Public Enterprises. […]
