US TO HALT ALL PAYMENTS AND SUBSIDIES TO SOUTH AFRICA – TRUMP
In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will stop “all payments and subsidies” to South Africa “effective immediately.” “Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year,” he […]
SOUTH AFRICA BECAME THE WORLD’S BILLBOARD DURING THE G20 YEAR, AND OUR CREATIVE INDUSTRY PROVED ITS POWER
There are moments in a nation’s history when attention becomes a national asset. For South Africa, the G20 year was one such moment. Over the past twelve months our country became a global stage, a communication platform and, in many ways, the world’s visual billboard. As Johannesburg hosted the first G20 Leaders’ Summit on African […]
UNDP SA LAUNCHES DIME TO MODERNISE SA’S INDEPENDENT ECONOMY
Unlocking Township Growth through Digital Innovation, Inclusion, and Industrialisation The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa, in partnership with the City of Johannesburg and Wakanda NPC, today announced the launch of the Digital Innovation for Modernising the Independent Economy (DIME), a pioneering initiative transforming township economy through digital tools, improved food safety standards, […]
JOHANNESBURG REWRITES THE SCRIPT: SOUTH AFRICA’S G20 MOMENT SIGNALS AN AFRICAN CENTURY TAKING SHAPE
In a year defined by geopolitical fractures and waning Western dominance, South Africa’s G20 Presidency delivered something unexpected. It delivered clarity. The Johannesburg Declaration doesn’t just elevate African priorities but it reframes the moral and political architecture of the global order. And in doing so, it reveals a South Africa the world may have underestimated. […]
HERE TO STAY: MOTHER TONGUE BILINGUAL LEARNING REINFORCED AS A SILVER BULLET TO SOLVE SA’S DIRE LITERACY CRISIS
2025 has been a watershed year for South Africa’s Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education (MTbBE) “equaliser” policy. It has also been the year that confirmed the country’s severe literacy crisis. Casting a shadow on South Africa’s ability to achieve its 2030 goal that all 10-year-olds will be able to read for meaning, last week’s release of […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S REMARKS DURING THE 7TH AU-EU SUMMIT
“Allow me to begin by congratulating our hosts, the Republic of Angola, on the 50th anniversary of their independence. This milestone is a reminder of the long road we have travelled together, as countries and as a continent. It gives us inspiration and encouragement as we chart the road ahead. It is fitting that the […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA HOLDS BILATERAL MEETING WITH SLOVAKIAN PRIME MINISTER
His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Robert Fico. As South Africa seeks alternative markets, Slovakia presents opportunities for South Africa as a viable supplier of goods and services. Slovakia‘s Africa strategy aims to integrate economic diplomacy with development aid, promote private sector involvement, […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MASHATILE HELD A COURTESY MEETING WITH PREMIER LI QIANG OF CHINA
This afternoon His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Paul Mashatile had a Courtesy Meeting with Premier LI Qiang of the People’s Republic of China at the NH Hotel, Sandton. The meeting provided an opportunity to advance South Africa’s strategic objectives in trade, investment, industrialisation, multilateral cooperation and governance, while […]
MAPISA-NQAKULA’S CORRUPTION CASE SET FOR TRIAL
The Gauteng Division of the High Court; Pretoria, postponed the corruption case against Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to 20 July 2026 for trial. She has indicated through her new attorney that she will not pursue filing representations with the office of the NDPP, and that she is ready to proceed with trial. Mapisa-Nqakula is facing 12 counts […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA ARRIVES IN ANGOLA TO ATTEND AU-EU SUMMIT
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Luanda, Angola, this morning, Monday, 24 November 2025, to attend the 7th African Union-European Union Summit from 24 to 25 November. This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the partnership between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) since its 1st Summit in Cairo, Egypt, in 2000. […]
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA CLOSING REMARKS AT THE G20 LEADERS SUMMIT
“I extend my deepest gratitude for the steadfast support you have shown throughout South Africa’s G20 Presidency. Your commitment has been vital in reaffirming the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation, and ensuring that it continues to drive progress on our most important challenges. We have met this year in the face of […]
AUTOMATION, WITH INCLUSION, COULD BRING OPPORTUNITY
Just last week, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) finally offered the nation a glimmer of relief with news that our notorious unemployment rate had dipped. The report stated that the official unemployment rate has dropped to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2025 – with about 248 000 people gaining employment. This has been an […]