The President’s White House visit takes centre stage as Finance Minister aims to get third Budget passed.

Afrikaner ‘refugees’ arrive in US, Pope Leo XIV inaugurated, and key health conference opens.

As Parliament resumes with key debates and committee meetings, global attention turns to the Vatican and a fragile truce in Ukraine.

While South Africa pauses for Freedom Day and Worker’s Day, voters head to the polls in Canada, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Romania, the UK, and – back at home – in KwaZulu-Natal, where a key by-election takes place.

The DA and EFF head to court to challenge the proposed VAT hike and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in South Africa for a working visit. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana chairs the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Washington, DC.

South Africa stands at a political crossroads this week as the ANC and DA hold deliberations on the future of the Government of National Unity (GNU). Meanwhile, global tariff battles intensify, threatening further disruption to the world economy.