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Trump snubs South Africa

President Donald Trump said he would not attend this year’s Group of 20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg in November, after months of attacks on South Africa’s government over unfounded claims it’s carrying out a genocide on White Afrikaners. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that Vice President JD Vance would represent the […]

South Africa’s economy collapsing one domino at a time

South Africa’s economy is imploding, with key industries falling one by one like a set of dominoes after 15 years of mismanagement and poor government policy. The job cuts taking place at industrial giants such as ArcelorMittal, Goodyear South Africa, and several mining giants have resulted in the government being deeply concerned about the impact on […]

Ramaphosa Praises Zimbabwe’s Murderous ‘Land Reform,’ Displacement of White Farmers

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a speech on August 29 in which he praised Zimbabwe’s bloody policy of “land reform,” which targeted white farmers for murder, displaced one million black farm workers, and led to a famine that starved millions more. Ramaphosa, who has denied claims of a “genocide” of white farmers in South […]

Ramaphosa scores major own goal for South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa may have scored a major own goal for South Africa after praising Zimbabwe’s land reform programme, a policy widely viewed as disastrous for the Zim economy. His comments, made during the official opening of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show in Harare on Friday, 29 August 2025, have drawn sharp criticism and could raise […]

Tariffs start hitting businesses in South Africa

South African business sentiment deteriorated last month amid subdued business activity and sluggish demand as President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs began taking a toll on exports. Absa Group Ltd.’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, declined to 49.5 in August, the Johannesburg-based lender said in an emailed statement on Monday. Sam […]

Shutdown of 110-year-old South African company leaves a big hole

110-year-old company Johnson Tiles has ceased operations in South Africa, which has placed JSE-listed Italtile and the larger South African tile industry under pressure. Johnson Tiles was a division of Norcros SA Proprietary Limited, a leading glazed ceramic wall and floor tiles manufacturer, that forms part of the UK-based  Norcros group. It was one of […]

“They left my child for dead” – Mother after gruesome home attack

The parents of 14-year-old Luann Combrinck, a Grade 8 learner at Hoërskool Overkruin, say they are determined to ensure that the four suspects who attacked their son at their home in Wonderboom on Monday are brought to justice. According to his mother, Marisa Combrinck (47), Luann arrived home from school at around 13:45. As usual, he entered […]

Murder as a message: When assassins set the local government agenda

Let’s not tiptoe around it — local government in South Africa has become a killing field. In the past five years alone, 37 municipal officials and 59 councillors have been murdered across the country, according to official data compiled by ProtectionWeb, released in January 2025. These statistics are not merely numbers; they represent a deeply […]