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Three decades on: Assessing South Africa’s Progress since 1994
The democratic breakthrough of 1994 stands as one of the most significant political achievements of the modern era. Against the odds, South Africa chose negotiation over civil…
South Africa’s investment drive is rebuilding the economy
In an era when cynicism too often dominates public discourse and doubt easily overshadows progress, the facts speak volumes. South Africa is attracting capital, rebuilding…
AI funding set to bring mining into 21st century
Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country faces challenges in developing an effective system for exploration and mining licences
Editorial: Morero a burden to Joburg
Morero should long have heeded the call to quit for the stability of the city, or face the humiliation of a motion of no confidence
We can’t leave our young ones behind
The most recent statistics show that more than 1. 15 million children (68,4%) aged 3 – 5 years are not in ECD centres
Trump’s whips and chains initiative
He has been ruling like a dictator, claiming wartime powers, circumventing the Senate and Congress
US ratchets up diplomatic war against South Africa
The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott
Ramaphosa slams Trump’s falsehoods on South Africa
In a national address, Ramaphosa said South Africa would attend the 2026 summit in Miami despite the US president’s suggestions otherwise
South Africa shrugs off Trump theatrics post G20, plans to attend 2026 summit
South Africa’s risk is not expulsion, which the G20’s rules do not allow, but a year of disruption that could blunt the gains of its presidency
Breaking with G20 custom, world leaders adopt declaration at start of annual summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration
South African government marks US ‘absent’ for G20 leaders summit
The government said it would not be handing over the G20 presidency to any junior United States official
National shutdown to put spotlight on gender violence on eve of G20 summit
Advocacy group Women for Change argues that South Africa ‘cannot host the world’s most powerful leaders while a woman is killed every two-and-a-half hours’
Trump U-turn on G20 as US asks to join summit
‘There should be no bullying of one nation by another. We are all equal’ the president said after Washington warned Pretoria against pursuing a joint G20 leaders’ statement this…
G20: All eyes on Ramaphosa
The absence of US President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin puts the spotlight squarely on President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa
You don’t need a summit to clean a city; you need consistency
The people of Johannesburg have cried many tears over the past decade and become accustomed to temporary service delivery ‘solutions’