After securing R1.5 trillion in investment commitments, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the new target is to attract an additional R2 trillion in investment
Although global instability may temporarily redirect travel flows, the real opportunity lies not in benefiting from conflict elsewhere but in ensuring that South Africa becomes a destination the world actively chooses, whether there is conflict in other regions or not
The 2026 Budget blue-ticked the jobs crisis, since the Treasury only cares about debt and pleasing financial markets
The projected economic growth trajectory remains insufficient to address structural unemployment
The growth outlook is insufficient to alter unemployment dynamics, some argued
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity
Perhaps the most tangible area of progress since SONA 2025 has been energy stabilisation. The marked reduction in the frequency and severity of load-shedding, including extended periods without outages, reflects the cumulative impact of the Energy Action Plan and improved maintenance discipline at Eskom
The new dawn that the President spoke about in 2018 is no longer an elusive mirage
Only 3% of reform work under phase two of the economic readjustment initiative has been completed, about 27% is delayed or off track, and 53% is under way
Civil society says officials should break the cycle of grand promises and weak follow-through if Johannesburg is to be rebuilt into a world-class city
The president and the national treasury launched phase two of Operation Vulindlela on Wednesday, expanding its focus areas
The president warned about nationalism and protectionism and said South Africa would not change its values or policies
The country’s ports and rail systems are shambolic, but GNU and a pause in load-shedding have elicited some optimism
Negotiating a broad coalition to hold the political centre was perhaps the president’s finest political hour
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The board will provide input on the future of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit, the new minister said in his budget speech
The political transition is a good opportunity for greater transparency about how the government shapes the economy
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Operation Vulindlela is forging ahead with its next phase amid ongoing wrangling over positions in his executive
The father of two owns five cannabis stores in eThekwini and will soon open a sixth in the upmarket Durban North area
