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Time to reflect: Easter holy days call us back to the foundational values of tolerance, solidarity and shared humanity. Photo: AAC /MakanakaMedia

From holiday to holy day

Rediscovering the power of Easter in a wounded world: Easter reminds us that leadership is not confined to positions of authority. It is lived out in our daily choices, in how we treat one another, in how we respond to injustice, in how we carry ourselves in moments of difficulty

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa pauses NHI implementation pending Constitutional Court ruling

The Constitutional Court will hear challenges to the National Health Insurance Act from 5 to 7 May 2026

In her new book Flotilla: A Journey of Conscience, Zukiswa Wanner recounts the harrowing final hours of a civilian flotilla intercepted while attempting to break the blockade of Gaza

So Close to Gaza: Inside a Night the Gaza Flotilla Didn’t Reach Shore

In her new book Flotilla: A Journey of Conscience, Zukiswa Wanner recounts the harrowing final hours of a civilian flotilla intercepted while attempting to break the blockade of Gaza

Growing challenges: Domestically, President Cyril Ramaphosa spent much of 2025 managing internal friction within the GNU.

Ramaphosa’s tumultuous 2025

Diplomacy, domestic strains and a test of political authority underlined this year’s presidency

The G20 leaders summit was held in South Africa last week. (GCIS)

Of flags, flowers, fashion and flashlights

Johannesburg not only hosted a successful G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first to take place on African soil, but also delivered an impressive and memorable global event.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and President Cyril
Ramaphosa at the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.

How Ramaphosa Trump-ed his US counterpart: A global communication masterclass

The G20 Summit was a moment that announced to the world that the Global South is ready not only to contribute to global discourse but to shape it

ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula. (X)

Mbalula dares US to bring on sanctions against ANC leaders

The ANC secretary general said the party would not compromise on policies like black economic empowerment which have attracted the wrath of Washington

A two-week strike by pilots at FlySafair ended on Friday after the airline and union Solidarity reached agreement on wage increases and better working conditions.
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Flysafair reaches wage deal with pilots, ending strike

According to union Solidarity, pilots will receive salary increases of between 6% and 6.9% over the next four years

AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel. Photo: @kalliekriel

AfriForum reiterates calls for US sanctions against Ramaphosa

Kallie Kriel said treason charges were baseless and would only serve AfriForum’s cause

US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

SA opts for quiet diplomacy over impossible mission to Washington

The government is trying instead to build alliances within the G20 as President Trump continues to malign South Africa

The department of basic education says it is willing to discuss language policies in the controversial Basic Education Law Amendment (Bela) Act, in the wake of legal action taken by trade union Solidarity.

Basic education department open to consultation on Bela Act language policies

Trade union Solidarity has said that the new law alienates Afrikaans-speaking learners

President Cyril Ramaphosa has laid strong foundations for the G20. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

Newly signed Expropriation Bill heading for court, cabinet clearing house

The EFF and MK party both believe the new law falls short of giving real muscle to land reform programmes

The 13th of December marks the end of the consultation period President Cyril Ramaphosa announced after he signed the Act to allow parties to find each other on contentious clauses. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Bela and factional strife stress test the GNU

The Democratic Alliance called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to draw on a settlement with Solidarity to end the impasse over the act

President Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa’s G20 presidency will focus on climate change and Africa’s development problems

The focus would also be on Africa’s high debt levels, financing the just energy transition and the strategic use of critical minerals