Stakeholder Relations

Looking Ahead SONA 2026

Looking Ahead SONA 2026

Looking Ahead SONA 2026 800 800 Frontline Africa Advisory

As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) at Cape Town City Hall on Thursday, the tension between spectacle and substance will again be unavoidable. The slow reconstruction of the National Assembly building, which was gutted by fire on 2 January 2022, has become more than an infrastructural…

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ANC NGA

ANC’s 5th National General Council: A momentous phase of its future 10 December 2025

ANC’s 5th National General Council: A momentous phase of its future 10 December 2025 800 800 Frontline Africa Advisory

This week the African National Congress’ (ANC) is holding its 5th National General Council (NGC), 10 years after  the last one in 2015. The NGC is a mid-term review of the party’s state of the organisation from electoral performances to policies, between its five-year elective national conferences and it is the second-highest decision-making structure after…

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National General Council and Ramaphosa’s “New Dawn”

The ANC’s National General Council and Ramaphosa’s “New Dawn”: Between Promise and Paralysis

The ANC’s National General Council and Ramaphosa’s “New Dawn”: Between Promise and Paralysis 800 800 Frontline Africa Advisory

As the African National Congress (ANC) prepares for its National General Council (NGC) in December, the party faces one of the most consequential moments of introspection since 1994. For party president Cyril Ramaphosa, the gathering is more than an internal review; it is a mid-term test of whether his ambitious “new dawn” reform agenda, unveiled…

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Is South Africa still an attractive investment destination?

Is South Africa still an attractive investment destination?

Is South Africa still an attractive investment destination? 800 800 Frontline Africa Advisory

Recently a number of multinational corporations, such as ArcelorMittal South Africa, Glencore, Rio Tinto, and Goodyear have announced either exits or large-scale downsizing of their South African operations. While the reasons cited range from global restructuring to sector-specific challenges, common themes emerge: declining profitability in the local market, energy insecurity, infrastructure backlogs, and regulatory uncertainty.…

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