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Another bit of good news for SA this week was its removal from the European Union’s list of High-Risk Third Country Jurisdictions. This is a consequence of being removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2025, which rewarded the country for its much-improved efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. …

Luke Fraser  ·13 Jan 2026 The Department of Employment and Labour has warned designational employers that they have until Thursday, January 15 2026, to submit their annual Employment Equity (EE) Reports. The midnight deadline marks the first year since the amendment to the EE Act became law. The EE Act now requires designated employers to prepare and implement EE Plans …

Build One South Africa (BOSA) stated that the true matric pass rate is 54.7%, significantly lower than the official rate of 88%. On Monday, 12 January 2025, the Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, announced that South Africa’s official matric pass rate for the class of 2025 was 88%. This represented an improvement over the …

The Department of Basic Education’s website has buckled under the flood of Internet traffic caused by the class of 2025 matrics and their families looking up their results. Attempting to access the site resulted in an HTTP 503 “Service Unavailable” error. People have also reported that the option to receive their matric results via SMS …

Cape Town has cemented itself as a global tourist hotspot, hitting an all-time high of 11.1 million two-way passengers through its international airport in 2025. Figures from Airports Company South Africa (Acsa), which manages the airport, show 3.3 million two-way international passengers passed through the airport’s international terminal in 2025, an increase of 7% on …

Siza Gule, 18, from Soweto, will be flying to the US later this year to study law and politics at Harvard University after bagging nine distinctions and achieving a 94% aggregate in his matric results. The teenager, who studied at St John’s College in Johannesburg, secured a scholarship and acceptance at one of the world’s …

Tata has just announced that two new cars are coming to South Africa this year. The Indian carmaker’s passenger car division relaunched in our market in August 2025, offering an initial roster of four models, comprising the Tiago hatchback, Punch crossover, Curvv crossover coupe, and Harrier SUV. This is only the beginning, however, as Tata …

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Malcolm Libera  ·13 Jan 2026 The United States has issued a new tariff threat to countries that do business with Iran, which could have serious consequences for South Africa. US President Donald Trump announced on Monday (12 January) that any country doing business with Iran will be subject to a 25% tariff rate on all …

My 45th South Africanniversary – OPINION | Politicsweb OPINION My 45th South Africanniversary David Bullard | 13 January 2026 David Bullard writes on his move to the country in 1981 OUT TO LUNCH Today, as I write this on the 11th January 2026, I celebrate exactly forty-five years since I arrived in South… Tech Hubs: …

South Africans are paying up to R70.40 less to fill up their tanks than they were three months ago. The new year got off to a great start with a welcome reduction in the price of both petrol and diesel. Petrol prices dropped by between 62c and 66c per litre, while diesel saw an even …

If COVID-19, why not TB? Mr President, it’s time for a family chat President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the nation in 2021 on developments in the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: GCIS) Comment & Analysis 13th January 2026 | Janet Giddy South Africa had several “family chats” in which President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the …

Deputy Press Ombud: Tyrone August 12 January 2026 Finding: Complaint 32397 Podcast: Maroela Media Interviewer: Mizanne van Wyk Date of publication: 16 November 2025 Headline: Dis ‘Troumateriaal’ vir Brendan Peyper Luister | Dís ‘Troumateriaal’ vir Brendan Peyper ParticularsThis finding is based on a written complaint by Mr Desmond Wells; a written response on behalf of …

Parliament, Tuesday, 13 January 2026 – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, Ms Khusela Sangoni-Diko, rejects the characterisation of her X (formerly Twitter) post as a “lie” by the online Starlink propaganda pamphlet, MyBroadband. In an article titled “Senior government member’s lie about Starlink in South Africa”, authored by Mr …

Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has announced that the National Senior Certificate (NSC) pass rate for the country’s Class of 2025 has increased to 88%, representing a 0.7% improvement over the 2024 pass rate. “This was the largest class in history to sit for the final matric exams, with over 900,000 candidates. We are …

Luke Fraser  ·13 Jan 2026 South Africa’s immigration policies are undergoing significant changes, with the Department of Home Affairs aiming to curb the abuse of the nation’s retirement visas. According to immigration experts at Xpatweb, applications for work visas and permanent residency will soon be strongly linked to how foreign nationals contribute to the country’s …

This is after the official release of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) results to the learners/schools on 13 January, Universities South Africa (USAf) announced this morning. The delay in supplying the 2025 NSC results to all public universities follows a decision by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to minimise the risk of a leak. …

People in South Africa can expect to see dramatic increases in the prices of everything from media players to networking products as a global chip shortage, fueled by AI demand, intensifies. Craig Nowitz, the CEO of IT distributor Syntech, has told MyBroadband that suppliers have notified them of impending processor shortages and price increases on …

Two Independent Examinations Board (IEB) schools in Gauteng, Redhill School and Saheti School, have celebrated exceptional results for the class of 2025, with high distinction rates and top individual performances. Saheti School in Senderwood has again achieved a 100% pass rate, maintaining its unbroken record. Of the 71 candidates, 92% achieved distinctions, while 30% achieved …

The Independent Examination Board (IEB) has announced a 98.31% overall pass rate for the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. All candidates who passed the IEB NSC achieved a qualification that allows access to post-school education: 89.12% qualified for degree study, slightly down from 89.37% in 2024; 7.83% achieved diploma-level entry, up from 7.56% the …

As the Matric Class of 2025 celebrates a historic national pass rate of 88% – the highest in the country’s history – the spotlight has fallen on learners whose individual journeys reflect resilience, discipline and unwavering faith.  From the Western Cape to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa’s top achievers have shown that excellence is not …

South Africa is reviewing the main reference rate commercial banks use to price trillions of rands of loans to clients. The South African Reserve Bank is working on the prime lending rate, it said by email. The measure has been fixed at 350 basis points above the country’s monetary policy rate since 2001. There are …

Luke Fraser  ·12 Jan 2026 South Africans look increasingly set to benefit from lower interest rates in 2026, with developments in the USA encouraging further cuts by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). South Africa has seen the repo rate drop to 6.75% over the last 15 months, with the SARB cutting interest rates from …