A new court judgment clarifies that talaq cannot bypass civil divorce laws, ensuring Muslim women can access interim maintenance, as mandated by recent legal changes in South Africa’s Divorce Act.

President Ramaphosa hails business-government partnership

President Cyril Ramaphosa has credited a deepening partnership between government and the private sector as a key driver of South Africa’s economic recovery and reform momentum.Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 2026 South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton on Tuesday, President Ramaphosa said collaboration across...

In two weeks the war on Iran emitted more carbon than the combined emission in a year of a country like Iceland or more than a million cars. This is the environmental backstory that seldom gets told as jets roar off carriers and rockets carry death to the enemy.

Record investment pledges a turning point for South Africa’s economy

South Africa has entered a new phase of growth, with the country securing the highest-ever investment commitments at the 2026 South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC).

Closing the conference in Sandton on Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the scale of pledges both in value and number of projects, marked a...

Use of biodiversity does involve trade-offs. But complexity does not justify analytical shortcuts. Trade-offs do not justify false equivalence. And regulatory structure and adaptive management without transparent rules does not substitute for ecological evidence.

South Africa’s water purification and wastewater treatment plants continue to crumble, wasting dam-loads of clean water, polluting rivers and raising health risks.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: A global ban on taxing digital streaming and downloads across national borders expired on Monday, after members of the World Trade Organization concluded an annual meeting without agreeing to extend it. U.S. representatives had pushed to extend the ban, which prevents the more than 160 members of the W.T.O. from issuing duties related...

The decision to allow the government to collect the names and phone numbers of Jewish people on campus could allow the government to pursue similar tactics elsewhere.

Private sector commits to massive capital investments at SA Investment Conference

The sixth South Africa Investment Conference has seen private sector leaders commit to major capital investments across key sectors of the economy.

The conference unveiled a group of 16 “landmark investments” each valued at R10 billion or more, spanning multiple sectors including energy, tourism,...

Last year, Daily Maverick published an article that led Minister John Steenhuisen to file a complaint with the Press Ombud. While most of his grievances were dismissed, the Deputy Ombud determined that Daily Maverick should have offered Steenhuisen a Right of Reply regarding a specific claim linking his trade dealings with China to the dismissal of then Environment Minister Dion George. We have...

Seven accused allegedly linked to a campaign of violent extortion targeting Intercape and other long-distance buses have finally appeared in court, a significant milestone in a case that has exposed the scale and coordination of criminal extortion networks.

Tau positions South Africa as resilient, investor-ready

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has reaffirmed South Africa’s position as a competitive global investment destination, declaring that the country has “turned a corner” despite a volatile global economic environment.Addressing the closing session of the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton...