South Africa Travel Now Threatened: US Congress Proposes Sanctions, Here’s What You Need To Know
In a significant development that has raised political tensions, the US Congress recently proposed a bill aimed at imposing sanctions on South Africa. The legislation is known as the Addressing Hostile and Antisemitic Conduct by the Republic of South Africa Act of 2025 and has sparked controversy over the country’s legal action against Israel and its growing diplomatic ties with Iran and Hamas. While the […]
SA teeters under corrupt leadership and collapsing diplomacy
The world is watching as SA stumbles from crisis to crisis while the president appoints multimillion-rand commissions and inquiries that everyone knows will lead nowhere. The African Development Bank estimates the country will need about R725 billion a year to halt the decay and collapse of our country’s infrastructure. The country cannot pay for this. […]
Government preparing for social unrest in South Africa
The South African government has flagged rising concerns over the risk of social unrest in the country, and its putting plans in place in case that concern becomes a reality. This was highlighted in the National Security Strategy (NSS) for 2024–2028, adopted by the Cabinet in March 2024 and presented by the minister in the presidency, Khumbudzo […]
Durban pensioner shoved outside Addington Hospital after refusing to show ID to anti-foreigner group
Durban resident Crispin Hemson, 77, a former director of the Centre for Non-violence at the Durban University of Technology, alleges he was violently assaulted by members of the March and March Movement at Addington Hospital after he refused to provide his ID at the hospital’s gate. The incident took place on Thursday outside the hospital’s gates, where […]
Former World Trade Organisation official sends a warning to South Africa
South Africa has been warned that it is dangerously close to being priced out of the world’s largest market unless Pretoria begins to take US objections seriously. Trade expert and former senior WTO official Johann Human cautioned that if it fails to do so, the consequences for South African exporters and workers could be devastating. South Africa […]
‘It is a mockery’ – ANC slams US move to sanction its officials
JOHANNESBURG – The ANC has slammed the US’ moves to sanction some of its leaders. ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the idea of targeted sanctions against a party that led ‘the freedom struggle,’ is a ‘mockery’ and is ’embarrassing’ to anyone who entertains such thoughts. The US South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act cleared its […]
Neasa doubles down on opposition to Employment Equity quotas
The National Employers’ Association of South Africa (Neasa) on Tuesday upped its anti against Employment Equity sectoral numerical quotas and wrote an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth. This comes hot on the heels of Neasa and Sakekuga earlier this month lodging an urgent legal challenge against the employment […]
Dawie Roodt warns South Africa has gone too far with taxes
Roodt said that South African taxpayers are among the most heavily burdened in the world, with a tiny fraction responsible for the majority of tax revenue. He also explained that the system is immensely complicated, making it difficult to administer and very costly to run. However, the main issue facing the tax system currently is […]
MK Party files motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa
PRETORIA - uMkhonto weSizwe has officially requested a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa. In a letter to the National Assembly Speaker, the party cites a range of concerns, from rising crime and economic mismanagement to national security failures. The motion also claims that Ramaphosa’s leadership has eroded public trust and allowed the state […]
SARS’ 2025 filing season kicks off today
The South African Revenue Service(SARS) has announced that the 2025 filing season for individual taxpayers has opened today until 20 October. Both provisional, referring to people who earn income other than a salary, and non-provisional tax payers can now file their returns on the agency’s digital platforms. SARS says the auto assessment period that started last week […]