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The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has released its Annual Crime Statistics for 2024, raising concerns over the growing threat posed by artificial intelligence (AI) powered fraud. The warning comes despite the country’s recorded financial crime losses declining from R3.3 billion in 2023 to R2.7 billion in 2024. “Despite this progress, criminals have …

Analysis Manuel Godsin|Published 8 hours ago Copy to Clipboard PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa’s diplomacy is charting a delicate course between East and West as South Africa finds itself in Washington’s crosshairs. On August 20, 2025, Ramaphosa held phone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, discussing international issues and reaffirming …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the late Ambassador Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, former Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and a long-serving diplomat, will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 2 on Saturday, 6 September 2025. Ambassador Mahlangu passed away at the age of 72 on 24 August 2025, on his way …

China’s Innovation Ecosystem: A Model for Collaboration China’s economic rise is anchored in its investment in science, technology, and education. Over the past 75 years, its university system has grown significantly, prioritising practical learning and strategic partnerships with industry and government. Beijing Jiaotong University, my host institution, exemplifies this through its collaboration with the China …

Three University of Cape Town (UCT) alumna – who are sisters – are running some of South Africa’s most successful and influential companies. Tsakani has been the Auditor General of South Africa since 2020, Basani was the first Black Female CEO of a bank after taking over at African Bank, and Refilwe now holds a …

Jan Fourie, CEO at renewable energy firm Mulilo, says South Africa’s failure to expand its transmission grid capacity is already stalling renewable energy projects. Over the next 10 years, South Africa will need around R390 billion to connect many renewable energy projects in the pipeline. Without the investment, many of these projects may never be …

 ·29 Aug 2025 South Africa’s state-owned postal company halted some services to the US indefinitely, after President Donald Trump revoked duty-free access for international parcels. While all parcels or other items containing goods destined for the US will be suspended, documents, letters and exempted mail classes such as military mail will still be accepted, the …

MG has officially launched the new ZS Pro in South Africa. The ZS has been around since the Chinese carmaker launched in South Africa at the start of this year, serving as the entry point to the brand until the MG3 hatchback was introduced earlier this month. The Pro is actually the second-generation ZS; however, …

A critical issue for South African commuters has remained the accessibility and affordability of public transport. This concern has been exacerbated by recent budget cuts impacting essential services for people with disabilities. Statistics South Africa reports a national disability prevalence rate of 15.7%, encompassing visual, hearing and physical impairments, among others. The data also reveals …

Johannesburg may still be Africa’s wealthiest city, but Cape Town is fast catching up and could seize the crown by 2030. That’s the standout finding in the Africa Wealth Report 2025, published by Henley & Partners in collaboration with New World Wealth. South Africa remains the continent’s heavyweight, with 41 100 (US dollar) millionaires – …

Staff Writer  ·29 Aug 2025 Reports this week have sparked fears that South Africa is at risk of being cut off from the global Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) system. The concerns are rooted in reported comments made by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana at a closed meeting with South Africa’s banks this past …

Ford plans to cut more than 470 jobs at two plants in South Africa, just as imports of cars from India and China jump. The US carmaker has sent an official notice to labour groups announcing its intention to lay off workers at its Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria and the Struandale engine plant in …

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Road To Becoming an ASSA Actuary The ASSA qualification roadmap explains what is required to qualify for each level of professional membership. TASSA – Technical Member AMASSA – Associate Member FASSA – Fellow Member CERA – Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary The ASSA qualification journey is a scaffolded path designed to build your skills gradually, with each level preparing you …

August was a month of collaboration, coastal stewardship, and community action for the WESSA Coastal Programme. From national biodiversity planning forums to on-the-ground youth awareness campaigns, our work continues to link people and nature in meaningful ways.  Shore to shore, our work is powered by The Ford Wildlife Foundation. Amplifying coastal conservation voices This month, …

Agrement South Africa aims to be the leading regulator of non-standardised construction products and systems in South Africa. Agrement South Africa has opportunities for Internship Programme at their Pretoria offices, within  Human Capital Management, Communications and Marketing, Information & Communication Technology, Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Strategy, Monitoring & Evaluation departments. Commitment to Quality Journalism: …

South Africa is at a crossroads. In light of government’s ongoing efforts to implement the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, public concern is growing over its financial feasibility, economic impact, and the risk it poses to our country’s existing healthcare access. Why the current NHI model falls shortThe NHI Act establishes a single-purchaser system and …

Introduction As the road to the 2025 Group of 20 (G20) Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, draws near, nations gathered for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in 2025. The South African government assumes the G20 Presidency from 1 December 2024 until November 2025, which marks five years before the deadline of …

South Africa’s taxi industry has brought a relatively new iteration of capitalism to the country. It’s a gangster capitalism. This form of capitalism is quite different from other forms, like crony capitalism, chaebol capitalism or even plutocratic capitalism. It is also not like the gangsters for capitalism of Henry Ford who employed gangsters to bust …

South Africa’s journey to smart, greener transport South Africa like it peers across the globe is making some noteworthy stride in establishing an economy built on sustainable transport.  In fact, the country’s Green Transport Strategy (2018–2050) includes strategic imperatives such as the rollout of Electrical Vehicles (EVs), cleaner fuels, and integrated public transport. [embedded content] …

2025 has brought major changes for the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), many of which could completely upend the department’s infamous poor service delivery track record. For many years, visiting a Home Affairs office to apply for or get critical documents has been daunting, especially considering the prospect of being turned away after hours of …

JOHANNESBURG – Schools across South Africa are on the brink of a significant financial shake-up, as the government moves to remove them from the VAT system, a proposal that could reshape the private education sector.  At the same time, the country’s largest private school group, Curro, is set for a historic transformation through a R7.2 …

Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina’s Keynote Address on “The Role of Science Diplomacy in Women’s Empowerment:The South African-Tunisian Experience”  H.E. Ms. Karima Bardaoui, Ambassador of Tunisia to South Africa Dr Barbara Glover, AUDA-NEPAD representative.Ms. Nthabiseng Sepanya-Mogale, Chairperson of the Commission for Gender Equality.Dr Ndumiso Cingo, Chairperson of the Steering Committee of Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa.Dr Hazel …

The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve the South African Reserve Bank’s acquisition of control over BankservAfrica, without conditions. BankservAfrica is the developer and processor of South Africa’s new instant payments system, PayShap, and the acquisition will give the Reserve Bank full control over it. “The Commission has recommended that the Tribunal …