Department of Tourism did not pay safety monitors
Several hundred South African youth had a dim festive season after the Department of Tourism failed to pay their stipends for working as Tourism Safety Monitors.
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FROSTY UPGRADE: IMF raises SA’s 2026 GDP growth forecast as Team SA takes sales pitch to Davos
Progress has been made, but South Africa remains a laggard when it comes to economic growth. At Davos, Team SA has its work cut out for it.
Eskom coming after South Africans with solar panels on their roofs
Energy expert Chris Yelland has raised serious concerns with Eskom’s push to register solar systems, particularly for households in South Africa.
Unemployed teachers camp outside KwaZulu-Natal education department
Teachers from across KZN have been camping outside the provincial education department’s offices in Pietermaritzburg since last Monday.
South Africa’s vision for dialogue, reform, and shared growth at the World Economic Forum 2026
South Africa will take its message of dialogue, multilateral cooperation, and economic reform to the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026
News24 | Trump says world ‘not secure’ until US has Greenland
Donald Trump no longer needs to think “purely of peace” after being snubbed for a Nobel, the US president said in comments published Monday, adding the world will not be safe until Washington controls Greenland.
South Africans are falling into a trap
Lifestyle pressure and easy access to credit are pushing young South Africans into bad debt, which can lead to long-term financial strain, damaged credit records and delayed wealth creation.
Water crisis in popular millionaire’s town in South Africa
With just ten days of water left, local authorities in Knysna have admitted that they allowed key infrastructure to collapse after decades of neglect.
GROUNDUP: ‘Girls on Bikes’ empowers women in Johannesburg from first ride to fearless
‘For me it’s not even about the fitness, it’s more the social aspect: getting to meet people and form friendships.’
News24 | Rendani Makatu | Deadline for provisional tax looming: What you must know
If you earn income other than a salary, whether through a business, rental income, freelance work, investments, or any trade, it is essential to understand your tax obligations as a provisional taxpayer.
South Africa in the eye of the storm
South Africa’s government is facing mounting pressure to explain Iran’s participation in naval drills off the coast of Cape Town, a move that has further soured Pretoria’s already fractious ties with the US.
News24 | Massive test case for Fed’s independence
The most consequential test of the Federal Reserve’s independence in more than a century of existence comes before the US Supreme Court this week.
News24 | Zambia accepts taxes in yuan as China pushes currency across Africa
Zambia is the first African country to let Chinese mining companies pay taxes in yuan. It probably won’t be the last, as Beijing seeks to internationalise the currency and dilute its dollar dependence.
Severe floods kill 37 across Limpopo and Mpumalanga, national disaster declared
Relief and recovery efforts are underway across the two provinces
South African Reserve Bank dodges a bullet
Under normal circumstances, South Africa’s move to a lower inflation target would have come with serious short-term pain. However, the Reserve Bank received an unexpected gift in 2025.