The US has opened its controversial programme to include racial minorities who believe they are facing persecution
The foreign minister reiterated that the US president’s offer of refugee status for Afrikaners was not made within the international definition of asylum
Civil society says officials should break the cycle of grand promises and weak follow-through if Johannesburg is to be rebuilt into a world-class city
The president and the national treasury launched phase two of Operation Vulindlela on Wednesday, expanding its focus areas
The Democratic Alliance is challenging the Employment Equity Amendment Act in court, saying it violates constitutional protections against unfair racial quotas
Successive ANC-led governments have been criticised by some for prioritising national reconciliation ahead of justice for victims
It is high time for policy reckoning in the GNU
The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity
The ANC secretary general said the Economic Freedom Fighters voting with the Democratic Alliance would not be a surprise should a motion of no confidence be brought against Ramaphosa
Godongwana promises fiscal prudence in his new budget but the growth forecast may change
South Africa argued that a 50-day aid blockade was further proof of the genocide of the Palestinian population
Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase
The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences
The former deputy finance minister has to salvage ties with Washington amid a diplomatic deep freeze and global trade war
The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races
Tension between the DA and ANC persists but ActionSA may keep them together
Donald Trump’s executive orders are of dubious constitutionality, having violated civil rights of federal workers, weaponised immigration laws and limited Congress’s powers over the budget
The Democratic Alliance’s federal executive has held an urgent meeting to decide how to respond to an invitation to talks by the ANC’s national working committee
As tension over trade tariffs and territorial disputes increases around the world, representing African interests on the global stage is more important than ever.
A high number of unsolved gender-based violent cases and gun-related murders have sparked public dissatisfaction with the police
The justice minister has also rejected claims that she is part of a plot to stop party deputy president Paul Matsatile from standing in the ANC’s 2027 elective conference
Here and worldwide people are feeling detached from society and lonely, so they grab onto populist political leaders and parties
President Ramaphosa received Heads of Mission-Designate on the 27 March 2025 at Sefako Magatho Presidential Guest House where letters of credence were accepted from 14 countries. Letters of Credence are official diplomatic documents presented to the President by Heads of Mission-designate who have been nominated by their respective governments to serve as ambassadors / High […]
Both parties are mindful of the magnitude of a split as South Africa faces more economic turmoil
South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions
The Democratic Alliance now plans to challenge the fiscal framework in court, further raising the tension around its future in the ruling coalition
But the presidency said on Wednesday the crunch vote on the fiscal framework was a test of the party’s commitment to the GNU
The agreement came thanks to a lifeline ActionSA threw the ANC
The ANC has so far rejected conditions on which the DA would agree to support Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 0.5 percentage point VAT increase for the coming fiscal year
The ANC secretary general also said there was no truth to rumours that it and the DA had reached an agreement
The decision was a logical consequence of Donald Trump’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa, the ministry said
The ANC secretary general said the ANC would not water it down to ‘Kiss the Boer’, nor would it prescribe to other parties what they must sing