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Polity.org.za offers a unique take on news, with a focus on political, legal, economic and social issues in South Africa and Africa, as well as international affairs. Now you can listen to the top three articles on Polity at the end of each day.

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02:10

Parly committee welcomes GBVF crisis declaration,...

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2025/11/21

Parly committee welcomes GBVF crisis declaration, urges swift rollout of National Strategic PlanThe Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Social Development says President Cyril Ramaphosa's declaration of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as a national crisis is an urgent reminder that the country must take bolder and more decisive steps. On Thursday, during the G20 Social Summit held in Ekurhuleni, Ramaphosa said government had declared GBVF a national crisis. "We have agreed,

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01:21

DBE proposes single national school calendar

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2025/11/21

DBE proposes single national school calendar The Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Friday called for "national alignment" in education as it set out proposals to scrap the staggered reopening and closure of inland and coastal provinces with the establishment of a single national calendar for all provinces. The department's proposed amendments to the School Calendar Policy aim to modernise existing policy by removing "outdated" provisions and aligning the calendar-planning process with

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03:51

Academic says South Africa should not hand over G20...

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2025/11/21

Academic says South Africa should not hand over G20 presidency to the US South Africa should not hand the G20 presidency over to the US, Columbia University Center for Sustainable Development director Jeffrey Sachs has suggested. "Don't hand it over. If there's no one here to hand it over to, don't hand it over. The US is doing its own thing. I don't know whether there will be a G20 in the US or not. You never know, day by day, what is happening in my weird country," he said on November 21

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03:58

US excludes S Africa from ‘revolutionary’ HIV...

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2025/11/20

US excludes S Africa from 'revolutionary' HIV prevention meds, will only provide 300 000 doses globally Activists have sharply criticised the US government's move to exclude South Africa from receiving HIV prevention medication Lenacapavir (LEN-LA), and is urging the South African government to "act decisively" for equitable access. The US government has announced the donation of only 500 LEN-LA doses each for Eswatini and Zambia, ahead of World Aids Day on December 1. LEN-LA is a new,

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01:38

Stepping aside does not imply guilt on my side –...

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2025/11/20

Stepping aside does not imply guilt on my side - Malusi Gigaba African National Congress (ANC) MP Malusi Gigaba said on Thursday that the party's step-aside principle does not imply guilt on his side, stating that there is no indictment and evidence of wrongdoing in the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) matter. On Tuesday, the IDAC formally added Gigaba as the fifth accused in a corruption case involving former Transnet executives, at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial

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01:45

South African key rate lowered at first decision...

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2025/11/20

South African key rate lowered at first decision under new inflation target South Africa's central bank cut its main lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75% on Thursday at the first meeting since its inflation target was lowered, easing concerns that the new target would prevent it from cutting rates. The decision by members of the bank's Monetary Policy Committee was unanimous. "Members agreed there was scope now to make the policy stance less restrictive, in the context of an improved

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01:27

NCOP delegates back Mabuyane’s push for military...

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2025/11/19

NCOP delegates back Mabuyane's push for military action against 'extortionists' in E Cape Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has requested the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to deal with "deadly extortionists" in the province, a move that a National Council of Provinces (NCOP) delegation is endorsing. Mabuyane has urged action against alleged extortion at large infrastructure projects in the Eastern Cape. Provincial Whip and leader of the Eastern Cape

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01:34

Motshekga to act against Navy Chief over...

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2025/11/19

Motshekga to act against Navy Chief over 'disingenuous comments' The Department of Defence and Military Veterans says Minister Angie Motshekga will be taking "appropriate steps" against Navy Chief Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, for what the department termed "unfortunate" statements that cast aspersions at the leadership of government. Last week, at two events in Tshwane, Lobese cited chronic underfunding of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which he said impacted the country's

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01:14

South African consumer inflation quickens to 3.6% y/y...

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2025/11/19

South African consumer inflation quickens to 3.6% y/y in October South African inflation rose slightly in October, but by less than expected, prompting analysts to predict Thursday's interest rate decision by the central bank was likely to be a close call. Headline consumer inflation climbed to 3.6% year-on-year from 3.4% in September, staying within the 1 percentage point tolerance band of the central bank's new 3% target announced last week. Economists polled by Reuters had predicted

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01:10

DA threatens to release Q1 crime stats if Cachalia...

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2025/11/18

The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it expects to receive the delayed first quarter crime statistics through its pending Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) request on November 27, and threatened to release them if Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia does not do so by November 28, as he had promised to Parliament. Last month, the party submitted a PAIA request to compel the South African Police Service (Saps) and Cachalia to release the delayed first quarter crime statistics. DA

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01:52

G20 Summit will move on without US, South Africa says

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2025/11/18

Leaders from the Group of 20 nations will take decisive action to reform the global financial architecture and make other key decisions at their annual summit this week, despite US President Donald Trump's absence, according to a top official from South Africa, which is hosting the gathering in Johannesburg. "We believe that the countries that are present here must be able to take a decision and adopt a declaration," Ronald Lamola, South Africa's foreign minister, told the inaugural

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07:25

Ramaphosa touts progress as G20 faces boycotts,...

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2025/11/17

Ramaphosa touts progress as G20 faces boycotts, scepticism As South Africa hosts the G20 leadership summit this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa has positioned the moment as evidence of national progress. Yet the broader economic picture remains mixed, with many of the country's underlying structural problems persisting despite pockets of improvement. Ramaphosa's upbeat public messaging has been somewhat undermined by the fact that the leaders from several of the world's leading economies

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03:21

G20 Summit: Govt optimistic declaration will be...

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2025/11/17

G20 Summit: Our doors are open to the US - Lamola Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola said on Monday that South Africa's doors are still open if the US decides it wants to participate in the G20 Leaders' Summit. Lamola provided an update on the preparations for G20 Leaders' Summit scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday, and confirmed that activities are on track, with numerous heads of State and government from G20 member countries and invited guest

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02:13

AG holds municipal accounting officer personally...

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2025/11/14

AG holds municipal accounting officer personally responsible for case of financial mismanagementAuditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke on Friday issued the first certificate of debt (CoD) when North West Ngaka Modiri Molema district municipality accounting officer Allan Losaba was held to be personally liable for financial loss of more that R4-million. This is the first time the AG has issued a CoD since the Public Audit Act gave her the powers when it was amended in April 2019. This CoD

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02:04

Home Affairs confirms Palestinian travellers did not...

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2025/11/14

Home Affairs confirms Palestinian travellers did not apply for asylum Minister of Home Affairs Dr Leon Schreiber confirmed on Friday that none of the 153 travellers from Palestine applied from asylum. On Thursday, a chartered flight arrived in Johannesburg with 153 Palestinian travellers with no departure stamps in some of their passports, no return tickets for some or addresses for their accommodation in South Africa. Holders of ordinary Palestinian passports have 90 days of visa-exempt

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01:28

South Africa will hand G20 over to US 'empty chair',...

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2025/11/14

South Africa will hand G20 over to US 'empty chair', president says President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday South Africa will symbolically hand over the G20 presidency to an "empty chair" in the absence of US leadership at the summit next week, while stressing the need to repair trade ties with Washington. US President Donald Trump said last week no government official would attend the Group of 20 summit on November 22-23 in South Africa because of what he said were "human rights abuses" -

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00:45

Ramaphosa names new environment, deputy trade ministers

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2025/11/13

Ramaphosa names new environment, deputy trade ministers President Cyril Ramaphosa has named new environment and deputy trade ministers, appointing people from his party's main coalition partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA). Ramaphosa's office said in a statement late on Wednesday that Willem Aucamp would be forestry, fisheries and environment minister, and Alexandra Abrahams one of two deputy trade, industry and competition ministers. Aucamp replaces the DA's Dion George, and Abrahams

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01:27

Civil society rejects ‘right-wing Afrikaner genocide’...

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2025/11/13

Civil society rejects 'right-wing Afrikaner genocide' narrative ahead of G20 Civil society organisation Defend our Democracy on Thursday rejected efforts to "advance right-wing and populist politics" that seek to undermine South Africa's democratic principles, exacerbate racial tensions and problematise immigration. The organisation said persistent disinformation regarding an alleged Afrikaner genocide undermines South Africa's constructional democracy. Defend our Democracy said the global

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03:23

Ramaphosa reiterates government’s shift from...

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2025/11/13

Ramaphosa reiterates government's shift from consumption to investment President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government's strategic shift in government spending during his address at the 2025 National Construction Summit in Ekurhuleni, on November 13, promising the prioritisation of long-term investment over consumptive social spending and subsidies. "We are shifting the composition of spending from consumption to investment. Capital payments are the fastest-growing expenditure item on

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03:26

Families of anti-Apartheid activists unhappy with...

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2025/11/12

Families of anti-Apartheid activists unhappy with delays in TRC inquiry Survivors and families of victims of Apartheid-era crimes expressed disappointment with the delays in the commission of inquiry into political interference in the investigation and prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases, but reaffirmed their commitment to the commission. The first sitting of the commission of inquiry, chaired by Justice Sisi Khampepe, got off to a rocky start on Monday, after it

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