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Up, up and away: Under President Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa has done very well since his 2018 State of the Nation Address and is on an upward trajectory, the writer argues.

Tide turns on SA’s age of hope

The new dawn that the President spoke about in 2018 is no longer an elusive mirage

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa. Photo: Supplied.

High levels of corruption cripple SA municipalities but government optimistic about improvements, Ramokgopa says

Minister in the presidency for planning, monitoring and evaluation said there had been progress in implementing the country’s medium-term development plan, running from 2024 to 2029

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Godongwana forecasts better revenue, strikes optimist tone in medium term budget

The finance minister announced a lower inflation target of 3%, which the South African Reserve Bank has been pushing for

  • Stella Mapenzauswa
4 min read
The country’s financial systems, especially international transfers, must be fit for purpose in the digital age. Photo: File

Greylisting isn’t the only test of South Africa’s financial system

With a review imminent, the country faces more than the risk of remaining greylisted. Outdated, costly global money transfers are undermining competitiveness, increasing trade risks and deterring investment

5 min read
Oppression: Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Photo: Natalia Fedosenko/Pool/Reuters

Amendments to the voluntary organisations Act threatens civic space in Zimbabwe

Repression in the country is cloaked in reform through the suppression of nonprofit organisations

4 min read
The country’s financial systems, especially international transfers, must be fit for purpose in the digital age. Photo: File

Greylisting is a symptom. South Africa’s real crisis is dysfunction without consequence

Financial crime governance should be happening in the boardroom and the legal and financial fallout from the lack of enforcement is becoming increasingly serious

5 min read
There has been nothing remarkable about the government of national unity’s first year in office, but the steadying of the ship has been invaluable. Photo: GCIS

Brinkmanship in GNU devastating for SA

The Trump factor, plus the ANC and the DA playing to the brink, has cost the country R1 trillion

  • Eyaaz
7 min read

Deputy national prosecutions director Rodney de Kock dies of brain cancer

The National Prosecuting Authority praised him for his passion for justice and the rule of law

  • Eyaaz
2 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (David Harrison/M&G)

Pragmatic, pinched budget statement dampens growth hopes

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana forecast 1.8% growth over three years, coupled with a bigger deficit, as debt service costs crowd out fiscal space

  • Emsie Ferreira
7 min read
Mission: The NPA will tap into the private sector for expertise needed to get South Africa off the Financial Action Task Force grey list.(Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images)

NPA to get private sector forensic help

The move is aimed at helping South Africa get off the Financial Action Task Force grey list and the prosecute state capture cases

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn corruption charges against former cabinet minister and ANC national executive committee member Zizi Kodwa. Photo: Frennie Shivambu/Gallo Images

Zizi Kodwa faces R1.6m ‘bribe’ charges

The National Prosecuting Authority has encouraged its prosecutors and investigators to go after state capture cases

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
The country’s financial systems, especially international transfers, must be fit for purpose in the digital age. Photo: File

More to be done before SA makes its great grey list escape

According to the treasury, the country’s authorities still need to fulfil 17 tasks in its 22-point plan This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Eyaaz
1 min read