Freshwater fish, sharks, rays, endemic plants and iconic mammals are among the country’s fastest-declining species, as invasive species, reduced freshwater flows and pollution intensify

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has intercepted 30 illegal foreign nationals at O.R. Tambo International Airport, preventing them from entering the country.

South Africa’s listed property sector has had a bumper year, breaching the R300 billion market cap threshold for the first time since 2019.

Daily Investor is where South Africa’s financial decision-makers read the news – making it a great place to advertise.

South Africa’s biggest banks look poised for a rerating as falling bond yields amid improved fiscal discipline from the government ease financial conditions in the country.

Economist Dawie Roodt argues that the ANC is in a terminal decline due to corruption, incompetence, and outdated Marxist ideologies that underpin all of its policies.

South African inflation expectations for the next two years fell in the fourth quarter, edging closer to the Reserve Bank’s new 3% inflation target.

Allan Gray has made its debut on the JSE with two actively-managed ETFs, giving investors a new way to gain global exposure through its Orbis-managed portfolios, though questions have been raised about their relatively high fees.

High electricity costs are a barrier to Africa’s competitiveness

The U.S. Senate advanced the nominations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s picks for government positions, including conservative activist Leo Brent Bozell III to be ambassador to South Africa

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has faced intense scrutiny regarding the criteria it uses to lease state land, particularly its racial eligibility requirements.

Fourteen years ago, Tunisia was the very emblem of hope

More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based, according to the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation.

Ngezana scored his first Europa League goal for FCSB as he prepares to link up with his Bafana Bafana teammates for AFCON.

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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