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Source: @jsteenhuisen/X. Federal Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhuisen.

Finance

DA to back Appropriation Bill amid accountability demands

19 hours

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Rising platinum prices to benefit SA's fiscal plans - Old Mutual

Colleen Goko 19 hours

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

South African budget law passes after months of delay

Alessandro Parodi and Sfundo Parakozov 12 Jun 2025

Source: Pixabay.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Legal showdown for land rights: New push to scrap the Expropriation Act

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2025

Source: Facebook/Baragwanath Academic Hospital.

Healthcare

Inside Baragwanath Hospital: How a linen shortage exposed systemic failures

23 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that a section of the law which automatically strips South Africans of citizenship if they take the citizenship of another country is invalid. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Tania Broughton 7 May 2025

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Labour Law

Court battle looms over Employment Equity Act amendments

Hugo Pienaar, Asma Cachalia, and Alex van Greuning 5 May 2025

Source: Reuters. Leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) John Steenhuisen speaks to media in Cape Town, South Africa 14 June, 2024.

Taxation & Regulation

#Budget2025: Pushback over Fikile's D-Day announcement

Katja Hamilton 8 Apr 2025

Source: Fikile Mbalula, the Secretary-General of the African National Congress addresses the media during a press conference at Chief Albert Luthuli House, the headquarters of the African National Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa, 1 April, 2025.

Markets & Investment

South Africa's ANC committed to coalition despite budget disagreements

Nellie Peyton 8 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters. SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2025: Fiscal steps get nod, VAT set to rise

3 Apr 2025

Finance

Budget2025 deadlock: Can Treasury guarantee the payment of social grants?

Katja Hamilton 2 Apr 2025

Healthcare

The N4G Summit: Linking agriculture to better health in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 1 Apr 2025

Source: CFO South Africa. SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

Resolution in sight for South Africa's budget crisis, says GNU

31 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

"Wandile Sihlobo is too bullish on the Expropriation Act"

Martin van Staden 14 Mar 2025

Advertising

Controversy erupts over R28m spent on NHI marketing

24 Feb 2025

Budget Speech

Budget Speech clash: The elephant in the room

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Nuclear Power

Mantashe adds Russia and Iran to nuclear chat

Wendell Roelf 19 Feb 2025

Source: @GovernmentZA/X

Economy

Countdown to #Sona2025: Will foreign-policy concerns overshadow domestic troubles?

Katja Hamilton 6 Feb 2025

Explainer: Bela and its controversies

Primary & Secondary Education

Explainer: Bela and its controversies

Paula Ensor 5 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand drifts in holiday-thinned trade

24 Dec 2024

African Penguins (photographed above at the Boulders penguin colony) are critically endangered. Photo: John Yeld/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Legal delays threaten survival of African Penguins, say conservation groups

John Yeld 12 Dec 2024

Malatsi follows through on DA policy plans in withdrawal of SABC Bill

ICT

Malatsi follows through on DA policy plans in withdrawal of SABC Bill

Lindsey Schutters 11 Nov 2024

Labour Law & Unions

South Africa introducing visa reforms to boost economy, says minister

Nellie Peyton 3 Oct 2024

South Africa has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why

Primary & Secondary Education

South Africa has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why

Wayne Hugo 26 Sep 2024

Markets & Investment

South African factory activity contracts again in June - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 2 Jul 2024

Agriculture

Ramaphosa announces DA's Steenhuisen as Agriculture Minister

1 Jul 2024

Source: @GovernmentZA/X. SA's continued finance minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

Godongwana holds onto Finance Ministry in new Cabinet

Katja Hamilton 1 Jul 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand rallies on hope DA and ANC can agree on cabinet posts

Tannur Anders 28 Jun 2024

Source: Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

Economy

NCOP introduces economic and finance clusters

28 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Economists expect Sarb to cut the repo rate in November

Vuyani Ndaba 19 Jun 2024

Source: © LinkedIn

Markets & Investment

ANC-DA deal: "Step toward economic renewal" - Lew Geffen Sotheby

18 Jun 2024

A man takes a photograph of the election results at the National Results Operation Centre of the IEC, which serves as an operational hub where results of the national election are displayed, in Midrand, South Africa, 2 June 2024. Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Law Practice

#SAelections24: What happens next in South Africa after ANC loses majority?

Anait Miridzhanian and Joe Bavier 3 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Jittery markets struggle with South Africa coalition puzzle

3 Jun 2024

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Environment & Natural Resources

When words aren’t enough: Parties falling short on climate action

Kemunto Ogutu, Issued by Roving Reporters 31 May 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: DA crosses line in political persuasion

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: DA crosses line in political persuasion

Brendan Seery 27 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Icasa rules in favour of DA against SABC on flag-burning election advertisement

Advertising

#SAelections24: Icasa rules in favour of DA's flag-burning advertisement

27 May 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures ahead of signing into law a national health bill that aims to provide universal coverage to South Africans, at the Union Buildings. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy

Energy transition is an ANC election campaign obstacle

Joe Bavier 16 May 2024

Image source: feverpitched –

Legislation & Regulation

NHI Bill set to face legal challenges

Nqobile Dludla 15 May 2024

Advertising

#SAelections2024: How much ads are costing political parties on Meta and Google

Karabo Ledwaba 8 May 2024

#SAelections24: SA's political parties promise education reform, will they deliver?

Education

#SAelections24: SA's political parties promise education reform, will they deliver?

Dr Corrin Varady 7 May 2024

Media

Court overturns Icasa's election broadcast regulations amendment

19 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Health Dept slammed for favouring Cuban doctors over local talent

16 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets

Libby George, Dhara Ranasinghe, Karin Strohecker, Naomi Rovnick,and Marc Jones and Yoruk Bahceli 10 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

Education department blames transport department for scholar transport fiasco

Primary & Secondary Education

Education department blames transport department for scholar transport fiasco

Joseph Chirume 24 Jan 2024

Source: Capricorn FM Icasa's Draft National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations public hearings will take place on 8 December

Advertising

Icasa to host hearings on the Draft National & Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts & Political Ads

6 Dec 2023

Criminal Law

DA plans oversight visit to CPUT stabbing scene as shocking video emerges

Katja Hamilton 15 Nov 2023