Soaring electricity prices caused by years of Eskom mismanagement have eroded South Africa’s former power-cost advantage, forcing smelters to shut down.

The DA’s growing tendency to publicly frame the successes of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as primarily its own achievement undermines the basic principles, protocol and discipline of government communication.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana have sleepless nights over the big petrol price increase on Wednesday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Affirmative Action are here to stay.

An individual earning R100,000 per month in South Africa takes home about R67,965 after PAYE and payroll taxes, but once costs for private services like education, healthcare, security, and other levies are included, a large portion of that income is eroded.

CAF announces sweeping reforms to refereeing and governance structures following the controversial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Final, aiming to rebuild trust and prevent a repeat of the incidents

Eskom’s overbuilding of power stations in the 1970s and 1980s created an unsustainable era of cheap electricity that was followed by decades of underinvestment, ultimately resulting in South Africa’s load-shedding crisis and soaring power prices.

Many fuel stations across South Africa have run out of diesel, and in sporadic cases, petrol, prompting stakeholders to call for action.

South Africa’s 2025 luxury market is shifting toward “smarter” buying, with consumers favouring high-value, investment-worthy brands, including some owned by billionaire Johann Rupert’s Richemont.

Homebuyers in South Africa must now be extra cautious, as a High Court ruling confirmed that marketing terms such as “stunning” are not legal guarantees, and that estate agents are not liable for undisclosed latent defects.