This week in South Africa: Former President Thabo Mbeki testifies before the Khampepe Inquiry into alleged political interference in apartheid-era prosecutions, while National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola returns to work after his suspension was lifted. The IEC faces possible ballot reprints following a Constitutional Court ruling, Stats SA releases September inflation data, and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, all as campaigning intensifies ahead of the 4 November local government elections. 🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

The way misinformation spreads is a lesson for truth Deliberately false claims about a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum processing helped spark violent anti-migrant unrest in Durban and Soweto this month, spreading faster than any correction could follow. In this week's Resolve Insight, Gerhard Mulder argues that organisations build their defence against this long before a crisis hits by maintaining a consistent, truthful public record. 🔗 Read the full article: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: The Constitutional Court hears the ANC's appeal over disqualified local government election candidates, with coalition arithmetic in several councils hanging on the outcome. Stats SA's August mining data and Eskom's tariff reform briefing to Parliament will test the health of the economy and the utility's finances, while the IMF's World Economic Outlook and SACCI's business confidence index offer fresh reads on growth prospects. President Ramaphosa addresses the FEDUSA congress as COSATU's own congress reconvenes, AgriSA holds its congress in Pretoria, and the Reserve Bank briefs the media on payments modernisation ahead of the 2027 Payments Conference. 🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁 Circulation figures mourn print every quarter, but several South African titles are growing, and print still anchors the country's news chain, from radio and TV to the CEO LinkedIn post of a clipped op-ed. In this week's Resolve Insight, Loftus Marais argues print's dated, verified, physical page is one of the few remaining proofs that something was actually said, at a time when AI can fabricate a statement for anyone. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: The Constitutional Court hears the ANC's urgent appeal over its excluded candidate list, as special vote applications close ahead of the 4 November local government elections. The Reserve Bank hosts its Monetary Policy Forum following last month's repo rate hike, while the NCOP holds an urgent debate on gender-based violence. Steep fuel price increases hit Wednesday, Stats SA releases August manufacturing data, and Parliament's Mkhwanazi and Phala Phala committees continue their work. 🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

Operational and communication strategies to mitigate the risk of cyberattacks South African companies keep getting the same thing wrong after a cyberattack: they plan for the systems to come back online, but not for what they'll tell staff, customers and regulators while everything is still on fire. In this week's Resolve Insight, Paul Boughey argues that a communications plan is as critical as a technical one because once you say nothing was taken and the attacker proves otherwise, nothing you say after that will be believed. 🔗 Read the full article: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: The Madlanga Commission resumes, with dismissed Crime Intelligence officer Feroz Khan set to testify on taxi violence and interference in criminal justice, alongside evidence from Mpumalanga taxi boss Bafana Sindane. Statistics South Africa releases Quarterly Employment Statistics after Q1's 80 000 job losses, while the Reserve Bank's Quarterly Bulletin offers the clearest read yet on how the US-Iran conflict and oil shock have hit the economy. Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee on Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's allegations works to finalise its report following criticism from Speaker Thoko Didiza, as the IEC begins printing ballots for the November 4 elections amid the ANC's Constitutional Court challenge over municipal ballot omissions. 🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

The calculable and incalculable cost of crime in South Africa In this week's Resolve Insight, @TonyLeonSA argues that South Africa's crime crisis is also an economic one - costing at least 10% of GDP a year, with illicit trade alone draining R300 billion in uncollected taxes annually. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: The Reserve Bank's MPC delivers its repo rate decision on Wednesday, weighing an oil-price shock above $105 a barrel against a contracting economy, hours after Stats SA releases August inflation data. Parliament's Mkhwanazi committee reconvenes under a seventh extension, while the Madlanga Commission turns to alleged JMPD-criminal links. Ahead of the 4 November local elections, special votes applications open and the IEC certifies ward candidates. 🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 South Africa exported $117 billion in goods in 2025, yet a 25% US tariff has already cut vehicle exports 83% and AGOA's future is uncertain. In this week's Resolve Insight, Victoria Tompkins argues SA must defend its established markets while diversifying into new ones — the two aren't in competition. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: The ANC turns to the Electoral Court to save its municipal election list ahead of Wednesday's deadline, as final candidate lists are set to be published and legal challenges loom. Meanwhile, the Madlanga Commission resumes testimony on corruption in the justice system, Cosatu elects new leadership at its national congress, and Cape Town hosts the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. On the economic front, inflation expectations are set to climb on Middle East oil pressure, July retail sales may turn negative for the first time in over two years, and consumer confidence looks set to stay near multi-year lows. 🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

South Africa's economy just shrank again – can data centres and AI change that? The country's economy contracted recently, even as data centre and AI investment surges. In this week's Resolve Insight, Sashni Pather argues SA must negotiate transparent terms now, or risk losing investment that could fuel economic growth and employment. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: Stats SA releases second-quarter GDP data, with economists warning of a possible contraction driven by weaker mining and manufacturing output and rising fuel costs. The ANC heads to the Electoral Court to challenge candidate disqualifications ahead of November's municipal elections, while President Ramaphosa departs for the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee on the Mkhwanazi allegations also faces a Friday reporting deadline, as July mining and manufacturing data add further detail to the economic picture. 🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

Flying above the chaos: lessons from the Airlink flyover In this week's Resolve Insight, Erin Dodo looks at the global backlash to the Airlink flyover at Saturday's Springbok test, and what South Africans understood that the international headlines didn't. The article argues that discernment and knowing who's qualified to comment are what separate informed audiences from the clickbait. 🔗 Read full article: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: Parliament's third term closes amid Phala Phala impeachment proceedings, with the impeachment committee receiving a legal opinion on Ramaphosa's objection to the evidence leader appointment. Municipal election campaigns shift to the ground game as candidate lists go to the IEC, which is set to release preliminary figures by midweek. Economic data also comes into focus, with Absa's Manufacturing PMI, new vehicle sales and the S&P Global PMI all due this week, offering fresh signals on the economy ahead of the 4 November municipal poll. 🔗 Read more here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 In this week's Resolve Insight, Gerhard Mulder uses the looming "super El Niño" to make a wider point: South Africa keeps getting early warning of its crises, from Eskom's 1998 white paper to Johannesburg's crumbling water network, and keeps acting only once the warning becomes the emergency. The same logic, he argues, applies to the industries and regulations being decided in Parliament right now—the cost isn't what changes immediately, but what it means in 10 years' time. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the National Assembly on Tuesday over Pan-African credibility and municipal reform ahead of the local government elections, as Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee weighs its draft report into allegations by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and MPs debate an EFF-sponsored motion of no confidence in Speaker Thoko Didiza. Oversight sharpens further as the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture is briefed on World Cup spending and SCOPA follows up on eThekwini's audit outcomes, while Stats SA's July producer price inflation data and the Reserve Bank's July trade balance offer fresh reads on the economy. Political parties face Friday's deadline to submit candidate lists for November's polls, with the ANC yet to settle on mayoral candidates in key metros, as the Africa Youth Economic Forum convenes in Midrand under the AU's youth development agenda. 🔗 Read how these and other diary items will shape South Africa here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

What is South Africa's capital saying? Nedbank has published its Capital Expenditure Investment Listing for H1 2026. New project announcements are down 81% on last year, making it the lowest in nine years. Loftus Marais writes in this week's Resolve Insight about what happens to a country's growth when capital sits still, and why that's a communication failure as much as an economic one. 🔗 Read full article: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

This week in South Africa: The Madlanga Commission moves to lay criminal charges against ANC official Suliman Carrim for repeatedly dodging its hearings, as Parliament's Phala Phala impeachment committee separately meets to appoint an evidence leader and set its terms of reference. South Africa assumes the SADC chairpersonship as the bloc's Durban summit concludes, while the ANC scrambles to finalise long-delayed mayoral candidates ahead of local elections. On the economic front, SACCI's Business Confidence Index, July CPI and June retail sales all land this week, with inflation expected to push toward 5.5% and sharpen the case for a Reserve Bank rate hike. 🔗 Read how these and other diary items will shape South Africa here: resolvecommunications.co.za/…

RESPONSE TO DAILY MAVERICK ARTICLE Strip away the framing of today’s Daily Maverick piece and here's what the story actually says: a person who once worked at Resolve a number of years ago, who knows RICA and SIM-card fraud well, went on to raise it in Parliament and in the media of her own volition, after she left. That's it. That's the whole story. Despite this, Rebecca Davis of the Daily Maverick decided to build a whole story based around an inference built on the fact that someone once worked for Resolve. If that's the standard, no MP with real-world expertise could ever legislate in their own field: not a doctor, not a lawyer, not a trade unionist, not an accountant. Expertise from a past career is usually an asset for a lawmaker, yet here, conveniently, it's been recast as evidence of something strangely sinister. SIM-card fraud and weak RICA enforcement fuel real violent crime in this country. An MP who understands that and pursues it hard should be welcomed, not smeared. Turning that into a “gotcha” moment isn't journalism, it's a hatchet job.