Jeremy Maggs on 02/07/2026

ActionSA slams Dina Pule appointment as accountability failure

‘If the department that is there to service the most needy in our country is being used as a trough, either for personal gain or party-political gain, then there's a big problem in this country,’ says ActionSA’s parliamentary leader Athol Trollip.

J Jeremy Maggs
Jeremy Maggs on 02/07/2026

Think the RAF is broke? Think again

Opposition parties take aim at the controversial Dina Pule cabinet appointment as GNU credibility test. New report shows mining's next phase will be shaped by policy, capital and technology. And why foreign nationals need more than a valid visa.

J Jeremy Maggs
Jason Gale, Bloomberg on 02/07/2026

Ebola could cost Congo more than $1bn, UN agency says

The outbreak, declared on May 15, 'represents a complex development emergency' rather than a localised medical crisis, the United Nations Development Programme said.

J Jason Gale, Bloomberg