Siphelele Dludla

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Siphelele Dludla

A business and economics journalist. Dludla's extensive coverage portfolio includes active reporting on the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, where he has focused on South Africa’s engagement with global economic partners and its policy and investment narratives. Dludla is also a key voice on African trade and continental economic developments. He has reported on events such as the Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF) 2025.

Transnet Group CEO Michelle Phillips said the entity's recovery plan is finally producing measurable results.
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Inside Transnet’s remarkable R4.6 billion turnaround

In an exclusive interview, CEO Michelle Phillips opens up on the decisions, setbacks and battles behind Transnet’s recovery.

Veteran actor Desmond Dube and Nomathamsanqa Ngoma, in particular, land moments of sharp portrayals of sorrow and comic relief.

'Mr Duiker Sang the Blues' review: A requiem for the quiet ones

Dyondzo Kwinika’s award-winning story becomes a moving, music-driven meditation on grief, mental illness and the people left behind at The Market Theatre.

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has previously stressed that SETAs should no longer be viewed as grant-disbursing agencies or bursary administrators but as strategic economic institutions responsible for aligning workplace learning with industry demand.

Manamela bets on SETAs overhaul to tackle youth joblessness

In an exclusive sit-down with The National, Manamela reveals his plans to overhaul a skills system that has barely changed since 2000 — and what comes next.

Thabo Dloti is the chairman of the board of African Bank and a seasoned financial services leader.

Inside African Bank's reckoning: Why the brakes are on for a ‘brutal’ year ahead

Thabo Dloti, chairperson of African Bank, shares insights with The National's editor, Siphilele Dludla into the bank's current challenges and the year ahead.

South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago says nationalising the SARB's private shareholding would change almost nothing operationally.

Nationalising the SARB: A symbolic ownership change or a risk to SA's economic stability?

Supporters believe sole State ownership would eliminate an historical anomaly and strengthen national sovereignty. Opponents believe it risks creating precisely the perception…

Siphelele Dudla is the editor of The National.

The National: A new voice for a changing South Africa

The newly launched news platform The National promises to be a place of sanity and clarity in a noisy world. Here its editor, Siphelele Dludla, tells you why they launched a new…