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Top cop Sibiya braced for arrest as corruption crackdown widens
Police raid deputy commissioner’s home as inquiries link him to neutralised political killings task team
Africa to lead global trade growth in 2025, says WTO
Imports set to surge 11.8%, the fastest worldwide, as continent’s demand and exports defy global slowdown
SA’s B20 legacy hinges on implementation of recommendations
Alignment with G20 priorities, measurable targets and continuity are essential to proposals being accepted, report finds
Rob Davies ‘astounded’ by rise in car imports
Former trade minister Rob Davies expressed surprise at the dominance of imported vehicles in South Africa, which now make up 64% of the market, primarily from India and China. The automotive production and development programme (APDP) he helped design aimed to boost local production and employment, but these have declined due to various factors, including the pandemic and slow government adaptation. Local manufacturers are pushing for higher import duties and better use of duty credits to compete, while the industry faces challenges adapting to global shifts towards electric vehicles.
ANC rolls the last dice with economic recovery plan
NEC adopts proposal aimed to arrest the deindustrialisation of SA’s metals sectors
POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Ramaphosa to unveil ANC’s economic blueprint ahead of 2026 polls
Plan to steer growth and boost service delivery aligns with Treasury push for greater private-sector role
Two GNU parties join Bosa to form new pact for 2026 elections
GOOD, Rise Mzansi and Bosa are expected to fully merge only in 2029
Fikile Mbalula says criminal cartels have infiltrated ANC
Secretary-general concedes networks have eroded trust as commission hears of underworld links to party funding
Afrikaner leaders’ private US dinner raises trade diplomacy concerns
Influential business and political figures pitch proposal in Washington as SA holds formal talks on trade deal
SA ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa dies
Former minister is believed to have jumped from 22nd floor of a Paris hotel, French-based newspaper Le Parisien says
SA and US move to seal revised trade deal in October
Only a few Agoa issues remain as Pretoria pushes for multiyear extension despite Trump tariffs
France stops short of labelling Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide
UN report has not been tested in a court, says French ambassador to SA
Government to react to new US trade proposal during Agoa’s final hours
It is unclear whether the offer includes an extension of the country’s access to the duty-free programme
Helen Zille cautiously optimistic, but MK has changed political terrain in Joburg
‘There are many Zulu speakers in Gauteng and in Johannesburg in particular, and a lot of them voted for MK,’ said Zille