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Former environment minister Dion George. (Photo: Environmentza/X)

Environment minister reflects on his – and the GNU’s – first year in office

Dion George said his department is breaking down silos and working well with other departments ‘to get things done’

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
the country’s government debt to GDP ratio is unsustainable at 73.45%. In other words, our debt stock is worth nearly three-quarters of the total value of goods and services produced in the country in any given year. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Brighter 2025 outlook for South Africa’s economy

Analysts expect GDP growth to be 1.5% to 2% in the coming year, which will is also likely to see further interest rate cuts

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo after taking the presidential oath. (Pool)

FULL COVERAGE | Cyril Ramaphosa is inaugurated

The president said the formation of a Government of National Unity was the beginning of a new era for South Africa

  • Des Erasmus
32 min read
President of the African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa gestures after he was announced South African president after members of parliament voted during the first sitting of the country’s new parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024. (Photo by WIKUS DE WET / AFP)

FULL COVERAGE | Inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa

Following much pomp and ceremony, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will administer the Presidential Oath of Office, after which Ramaphosa will give an address

  • Des Erasmus
29 min read
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – May 6, 1990: F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela during negotiations between the Apartheid government and the ANC. (Photo by Gallo Images via Getty Images/ Sunday Times)

A new GNU: South Africa’s first democratic election and the evolution of power sharing in the ANC

The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his remarks after the official announcement of the South African general election results at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) National Results Operation Centre at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, on June 2, 2024. (Photo by MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images)

South Africa starts countdown to elect new president and speaker following election results

The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read

Vote 2024 | National election debate at Fort Hare

As South Africa marks 30 years of democracy, this election debate at Fort Hare is more than just a discussion; it’s a pivotal moment for reflection, decision-making, and shaping the future of the nation.

  • Scott Peter Smith