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Exhibition: The talent on display at SA Innovation Week 2026 is truly inspiring. Photo: Department of Science,Technology and Innovation SA

Why brilliant ideas aren’t enough

The country has the talent. It has ideas. It has institutions. What it needs is the connective tissue to turn potential into performance — and the patience to accept that breakthrough innovation requires risk, failure and time

US President Donald Trump with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Nethanyahu. (X)

How the US government sabotaged the genocide convention orders against Israel

South Africa can move to get more emergency orders from the International Court of Justice. The UN General Assembly’s Uniting for Peace power can overcome the US government’s veto and obstruction

President Cyril Ramaphosa.
(GovernmentZA)

Artists call for urgent action at Sona 2026

Amid the crisis in South Africa’s creative sector, artists and film crews march to demand funding, spaces and government accountability before Sona 2026

The Draft Block Exemption for the Promotion of Exports under the Competition Act aims to enable exporters to collaborate legally. Photo: File

South Africa’s competition law pivots to turn US tariffs into strategy

A draft export exemption aims to enable exporters to collaborate legally

Alcohol causes many social problems, requiring the revival of the Liquor Amendment Bill.

Profits before people: How the liquor industry undermines reforms

The Liquor Amendment Bill needs to be revived to tackle the social problems created by alcohol

The issue of unequal connectivity in South Africa must be addressed

Trade, industry and competition department sells out to telecoms big business

Last year, the Competition Tribunal prohibited Vodacom’s purchase of a stake in Remgro’s fibre businesses — Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). But then, South Africa’s minister of trade, industry and competition, Parks Tau, submitted notice to appeal. This is worrying.  While Vodacom marketed the proposed transaction as an effort to “connect underserved communities”, a […]

Imported goods are subject to customs duties and a 15% VAT rate based on their value, which must be paid to Sars. (Oupa Nkosi)

All you need to know about Sars’ increase on customs duties for online clothing orders 

The adjustments will affect consumers and the South African fashion industry

The top exported products by value include citrus, apples and pears, maize, wine, dates, pineapples, avocados, sugar, grapes, fruit juices, nuts and wool.

SA’s agricultural export growth cools slightly in second quarter of 2024

Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports

(John McCann/M&G)

Copyright Bill feeds into Big Tech’s agenda to grab creative content

The bill in its current form creates a safe haven in South Africa for machine learning