Thu 31 July 2025: South Africa is preparing a last-minute “enhanced” trade proposal at the urging of US officials in hopes of avoiding a 30% tariff which kicks in on Friday, its trade minister said on Thursday. South Africa initially submitted a proposed trade deal to President Donald Trump’s administration in May and revised it in June, […]
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Thu 31 July 2025: The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%, with effect from the 1 August 2025. Addressing a media briefing on the MPC’s decision on the repo rate, SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago said the decision to reduce the […]
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Thu 31 July 2025: Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation and Former Executive Director at Agri SA, Christo van der Rheede, believes the looming United States tariffs on South African exports are punitive and will ultimately harm them. With President Donald Trump’s August 1st deadline for 30% tariff hikes approaching, South Africa faces […]
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Thu 31 July 2025: Roughly 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) said Wednesday. In a statement, the agency said active outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria heightened the risk of cholera spreading, raising the threat […]
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Thu 31 July 2025: A landmark judgment solidifies the public’s right to record law enforcement officers. A recent High Court ruling in Johannesburg has affirmed that members of the public are legally permitted to film and question police officers, a decision that significantly clarifies the rights of citizens during interactions with law enforcement. This judgment ensures that […]
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Image via MSF. Thu 31 July 2025: Despite government action, a systemic breakdown and lack of coordination are blamed for the rising number of child starvation deaths in Nelson Mandela Bay. More than two dozen children have died from severe acute malnutrition in Nelson Mandela Bay over the past year, a tragedy the South African […]
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Wed 30 July 2025: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he did not plan to attend the G20 summit in South Africa, rehashing debunked claims of white citizens being systematically persecuted and killed in the country. Asked aboard Air Force One if he planned to attend the leaders’ summit in November, Trump said: “No, […]
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Tue 29 July 2025: Global hunger fell in 2024 for a third straight year, but conflict and climate shocks deepened crises in Africa and the Middle East. Global hunger levels declined for a third consecutive year in 2024, according to a new United Nations report, as better access to food in South America and India […]
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Tue 29 July 2025: In Eswatini, the arrival of five men deported from the United States under Washington’s anti-immigrant measures has sparked a rare wave of public protest. The five, nationals of Vietnam, Laos, Yemen, Cuba and Jamaica, were flown to Eswatini’s administrative capital of Mbabane on July 16 on a US military plane and […]
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Tue 29 July 2025: The far-left party marks over a decade in South African politics with a rally in Khayelitsha. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) celebrated its 12th anniversary on Saturday, 26 July 2025. This marked a significant milestone for a party that has profoundly influenced South Africa’s political landscape. Commemorating the occasion with a […]
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