News

Minister McKenzie advances Transformation through approval of 21 Geographical Name Changes On Monday, 26 January 2026, the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Honourable Mr Gayton McKenzie, approved twenty-one (21) geographical name changes and name registrations from the Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provinces, following recommendations from the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC). …

ArcelorMittal South Africa said it was in advanced talks with the state-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) that could lead to a potential transaction, driving its shares up nearly 10%. The loss-making South African unit of global steelmaking giant ArcelorMittal has been battling weak local demand, high electricity costs, as well as competition from local scrap …

An explosion at Africa’s biggest water-treatment plant is curbing supplies in a system that serves more than 11 million people, the latest setback highlighting the decay of infrastructure in South Africa.  The Tuesday blast at the Zuikerbosch facility, about 70 kilometres south of Johannesburg, disrupted bulk supply to parts of Gauteng — the nation’s richest …

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) and its affiliate, the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), on Thursday 29 January briefed the media on the deepening national crisis of factory closures, retrenchments and deindustrialisation following our engagement with BritishAmerican Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) regarding the proposed closure of its Heidelberg manufacturing plant. This closure …

WASHINGTON – A South African man has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents (ICE) for multiple counts. In a post shared on its official X account, ICE described Jacob Lodevickus Jasne Van Rensburg as a “criminal illegal alien from South Africa.” His picture was posted alongside those of other offenders arrested by …

On the 13th of July 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the establishment of the Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. This followed serious allegations made by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about the existence and operation of a sophisticated criminal syndicate that has allegedly infiltrated the criminal justice …

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has formally commenced a process to rebuild and stabilise the governance of basketball in South Africa. This follows the de-recognition of Basketball South Africa due to prolonged governance and administrative failures that undermined the development of the sport. The intervention is being undertaken in partnership with the …

South Africa is nearing the start of a R100 billion ($6.3 billion) state-linked fund to promote Black-economic empowerment that companies will bankroll. Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau proposed changes to so-called codes of good practice on BEE that will support the creation of a Transformation Fund to pool money that the state plans …

Malcolm Libera  ·29 Jan 2026 South Africa’s motor industry is warning that government plans to potentially double import duties on vehicles from China and India could have far-reaching and unintended consequences.  This is the message from BMW SA CEO Peter van Binsbergen and other stakeholders in the motor industry, who noted that it could hurt …

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 30 January 2026 receive the FIFA World Cup™️ Original Trophy during the FIFA World Cup™️ Trophy Tour at the Union Buildings, Pretoria. The FIFA World Cup™️ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola is bringing the most coveted prize in football to South Africa. South Africa’s football story is rooted in defining …

Staff Writer  ·29 Jan 2026 The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) says it issued a record 4 million Smart ID cards in South Africa in 2025, with an accelerated rollout of digital services set to end the fraud-prone green ID book. According to the DHA, it issued 4,002,964 Smart ID Cards in the 2025 calendar …

The Chinese carmaker Lepas is set to launch in South Africa in the first quarter of 2026, with a second brand, iCaur, to follow soon after. Lepas and iCaur are two new brands under the Chery Holding Group, marking the next major expansion for one of South Africa’s fastest growing automakers. Chery relaunched in our …

Entrepreneurship, according to economist Israel Kirzner, is a “tendency for profit opportunities to be discovered and grasped by routine-resisting entrepreneurial market participants”. Kirzner, an alumnus of the University of Cape Town and emeritus professor at New York University, is celebrated for his work defining entrepreneurship. The successful market actor, he says, is always “spontaneously on …