Here are some of the key developments happening in South Africa today, 12 December 2025.

South Africa is seeing increased calls to raise the country’s compulsory VAT registration threshold, which has not changed since 2009.

Construction of the Sarah Baartman Remembrance Centre in Hankey, Eastern Cape, started in August 2014 with a budget of R164-million. It was expected to be completed in two years.

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Public comment deadline extended as concerns raised about risks to fragile Karoo Basin

Eight years of violence and displacement but the lives of the people here do not make headlines

The party is set to address factionalism, corruption and alliance fallout ahead of next year’s local government elections

The ANC knows what it needs to do: rid itself of factions, criminals, careerists and money-chasing cadres

NPA boss defended her decisions while conceding documentation oversights, which she said should not constrain the inquiry

African wildlife policy must be led by African scientists and communities, not curated for private facilities an ocean away

Ethical leadership is the lifeblood of good governance; without it, systems decay regardless of how well designed they are

Fort Hare must be to the African what Stellenbosch University is to the Afrikaner

Earlier this week, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said those belonging to both parties would have to choose between the ANC and the SACP

Mandla Masango believes Kaizer Chiefs have improved compared to the previous season where they ended up finishing ninth on the log.

South Africa’s move to a 3% inflation target and sustained fiscal consolidation kicked off in 2021 and is setting the stage for faster growth, a stronger rand, lower debt-servicing costs, and a declining government debt burden.

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader said the uMkhonto weSizwe party had won the most votes in the province at last year’s elections and should be given a chance to lead

Sources close to the coach claim that these comments have been misinterpreted and taken out of context.

A U.S. House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would renew AGOA for another three years and there was no immediate mention of excluding South Africa as the U.S. trade envoy had said was possible.

Party spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri raised eyebrows when she suggested that the ANC would not have its financial woes if it was corrupt

Durban City have again decided to fire a coach, and this time around an Orlando Pirates legend who joined them this season.