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South Africa’s participation in the G20, the forum for global economic cooperation, has often been framed in purely economic terms, says Hugh Hacking, Executive Head of Structured Investments and Annuities at Momentum Corporate. While South Africa’s GDP is not among the top 20 globally, it’s inclusion in the G20 is based on a strategic, geopolitical …

Malcolm Libera  ·24 Nov 2025 The rand declined on Friday as investors moved away from riskier assets, following a US jobs report that did not clarify the Federal Reserve’s near-term interest rate policy. The rand traded at 17.2750 against the dollar, marking a 0.3% decrease from Thursday’s closing level. The Top 40 index on the …

This afternoon His Excellency, the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile had a Courtesy Meeting with Premier LI Qiang of the People’s Republic of China at the NH Hotel, Sandton. The meeting provided an opportunity to advance South Africa’s strategic objectives in trade, investment, industrialisation, multilateral cooperation and governance, …

Thank you to the people of South Africa for a historic G20 Presidency Dear Fellow South African,  Over the past two days, our country hosted leaders from around the world for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg.  This is the first time that the G20 has been hosted on African soil. Recognising the importance of this milestone, we …

Marco Jansen delivered a master class in fast bowling to take 6-48 and propel India to a meagre 201 all out in reply to South Africa’s 489 all out on the third day of the second test at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Monday morning. The tourists sensibly opted not to enforce the follow-on …

A Namibian politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona is currently on course to secure his fifth term in office, running for the role of district administrator in the Ompundja region. Uunona, who has been burdened with the infamous Nazi tyrant’s name, previously went viral in 2020 after winning a sweeping victory in local elections. Voters are …

International relations and co-operation minister Ronald Lamola has confirmed that South Africa will attend the G20 leaders’ summit next year in the US, despite the US boycotting the recent summit hosted by South Africa. The G20 world leaders met at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg at the weekend and adopted a joint declaration focusing …

The rollout of fibre Internet in the Kayamandi township outside Stellenbosch has resulted in increased online learning and job search activity, without an increase in connectivity costs for households. These are among the key findings of the Stellenbosch University Bureau for Economic Research’s report, The Impact of Fibre Broadband on Online Behaviour in a South …

SPOTLIGHT: Springbok centre Jesse Kriel dismissed any notion that their final tour match against a struggling Wales outfit will be a walk in the park. The Boks are on course to go unbeaten on their end-of-year tour for a second consecutive season. They’ve beaten Japan, France, Italy and Ireland and will make it five wins …

Ivan Pillay Sunny is one of those rare persons who eschew self-interest. He placed others before himself and the nation above all else. I would like to share those parts of his story that I was fortunate enough to know about. As activists, before we met Sunny, we had tried without much success to connect …

Naspers has released its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2025, during which e-commerce giant Takealot recorded strong growth. The retailer stated that its Amazon Prime–like TakealotMore subscription proved to be a strong driver of gross merchandise value (GMV) growth during the reporting period. “The Takealot Group delivered a strong performance for …

Seven University of Johannesburg (UJ) academics have been elected to two of the country’s most recognised scientific bodies, the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS). Their election is the latest in the succession of recognitions for the University staff, highlighting its growth trajectory in the …

Speed cameras are one of the most common sources of frustration for car owners, as they can often feel like an unfair punishment for a minor offence. Furthermore, they are often criticised as being little more than a money-making scheme for the authorities, who charge motorists for driving above an unreasonably low speed limit while …

While being in the top 10 is usually a badge of honour, inclusion in the Africa Organised Crime Index 2025 is far from it – and South Africa sits at number two, just 0.04 points behind the continent’s worst-hit country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a crime rating of 7.47. For context, …

24 November 2025 – Wits University The Bachelor of Science Honours (BScHons) and the Master of Science (MSc) in Cybersecurity will be offered from 2026. The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, will launch two new postgraduate degrees in cybersecurity aimed at developing highly skilled professionals to safeguard Africa’s digital future. The two …

Malcolm Libera  ·24 Nov 2025 Coffee has been one of the most volatile items in South Africans’ shopping baskets over the past few years, with prices rising far faster than most other foods and drinks. Instant coffee in particular has seen sharp increases, driven by supply problems in major coffee-producing countries and higher production costs. …