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US President Donald Trump addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 22, 2026.

Week of drama ahead for financial markets

Markets shrugged off last week’s Iran shock – but the next few days could put that resilience to the test.

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.

A township in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. The municipality is returning grants to the National Treasury, which are meant for road infrastructure and sanitation upgrades.

Mangaung Metro interventions fail to halt service delivery crisis

Mangaung’s service-delivery crisis persists despite six years of government intervention.

Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), which is chaired by  Songezo Zibi, is concluding an extensive oversight inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF).

Scopa lays bare RAF’s R15.7bn legal costs crisis

Inside the Road Accident Fund's spending saga: what went wrong behind closed doors?

Municipalities forfeited R1.5 billion in unspent municipal infrastructure grants over the past three years due to poor planning and lack of capacity.

Punished twice: no water, no power — and R1.5bn in infrastructure grants unspent

Municipalities forfeited R1.5bn in infrastructure grants over three years as poor planning and capacity failures left communities battling worsening basic services.

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says SAPS is adapting Operation Prosper to strengthen intelligence-led operations, disrupt gang networks and improve investigations as mass shootings continue in Western Cape communities.

South Africa's military is facing increasing strain

More missions, less money: pressure builds on South Africa’s military

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, in his Budget speech this year, said Treasury will introduce reforms to manage unclaimed financial benefits.
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Treasury proposes centralising R88bn in unclaimed financial assets and a time cap

National Treasury unveils a discussion paper proposing the centralisation of over R88 billion in unclaimed financial assets, aiming to improve tracking and management while…

The chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence said military veterans' must be given their benefits.

The struggle veterans still waiting for their liberation pension

Parliament weighs changes that could unlock pensions for more than 10,000 liberation veterans.

The Supreme Court of Appeal is set to hear a critical case on August 25 that could reshape social assistance for over 16 million South Africans.

SCA to hear pivotal SA social grant case affecting millions

The Supreme Court of Appeal is poised to hear a landmark appeal on August 25 regarding the Covid-19 Social Relief grant.

A shopper reaches for a bottle of alcohol at a retailer. National Treasury is reviewing the country’s alcohol tax framework amid a wider debate over excise duties, public health and illicit trade.

South Africa’s alcohol tax battle puts illicit trade under scrutiny

As Treasury reviews the country’s alcohol tax framework, a disputed claim about the illicit market is sharpening a wider debate over revenue, public health and the formal alcohol…

KwaZulu-Natal election campaign trail, the DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis said the eThekwini Metro needs billions of rand to fix failing infrastructure.

LGE 2026: DA's private partnership plan to fix failing municipal infrastructure

The DA's Geordin Hill-Lewis outlines plans for public-private partnerships to resolve eThekwini's infrastructure issues, while also addressing the government's funding decisions…