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Despite a warm reception for US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell last week, South Africa’s finance chiefs have been snubbed ahead of a G20 meeting in Washington.
TUESDAY, 14 APRIL 2026, 22:47

Despite a warm reception for US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell last week, South Africa’s finance chiefs have been snubbed ahead of a G20 meeting in Washington.
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Many small businesses in South Africa’s informal sector remain unregistered and outside the tax system often due to administrative burdens or a lack of data available to SARS.
As the DA concludes its federal congress with a renewed focus on attracting a diverse pool of voters, black delegates argue that the party’s challenge lies not in appealing to black voters but in overcoming what they describe as “stigma” and narratives propagated by political opponents.

Entrepreneurship education is one of the most important missing pieces in the fight against youth unemployment.
To the voters, politics increasingly appears driven by the “it’s our turn to eat” phenomenon
Gauteng continues to reinforce its position as Africa’s leading metropolitan investment hub.

While coalition politics require compromise, this move appears to be more about political survival than principled governance

When the basics are already unaffordable, slower increases offer very little comfort.

Many South Africans are buying their first houses late in life due to family commitments, employment challenges and prioritising their careers first.

Aurora Gold Mines is seeking to attach the assets of attorney John [Johan] Walker after he allegedly failed to pay over R16 million collected on behalf of the company. This comes as 475 ex-miner workers of the Germiston mine, have been waiting.

You might know him as the vibrant voice on YFM, but Thabo Sandisile Xaba — popularly known as Thabo X — has reflected on the surreal first day on Morning Live last week Wednesday.
New DA leadership signals cabinet review and tougher stance within coalition
Election ends the 16-year rule of right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Fighting crime does not only require a long-term commitment from the government of well-trained police but also enough boots on the ground.

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TAIPEI, April 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Eswatini next week, his office said on Monday, the island’s last remaining diplomatic ally in Africa.
BUDAPEST, April 12 (Reuters) – Hungary’s veteran nationalist leader Viktor Orban lost power to the upstart centre-right Tisza party in Sunday’s national election after 16 years in office, marking a setback for his allies in Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House.
Fear of crime and corruption has emerged, along with unemployment, water provision and local government infrastructure failure, as the biggest factors in turning South Africans off politics and politicians.
Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina says the time for talk is over, vowing that municipalities that fail to properly manage water and sanitation will bear the consequences.