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Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said it would be unfortunate for SA/US relations if the bill comes to pass
The bipartisan bill accuses the ANC, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Naledi Pandor of anti-semitic statements
The American presidential hopeful’s world policies make him a bull in a china shop
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Lower prices are good insofar as inflation is concerned but they suggest that economic troubles lie ahead
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Last week, South Africans got a taste of the kind of influence economists hold, despite them being part of an often fallible tribe
Investors will struggle to look beyond the country’s energy and logistics crises
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The finance minister was speaking on a panel in Davos about the expansion of Brics
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A new report from the World Economic Forum shows that Africa is most vulnerable to health-related losses
Global security has deteriorated markedly, just as countries need to be able to count on one another to avoid a deeper crisis
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana noted that South Africa’s position on Israel’s occupation of Palestine has always been clear
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Joy Basu said the US wants women owned business to benefit more from Agoa
AU commissioner Albert Muchanga said reciprocal US access to duty-free African markets would not benefit the continent
South Africa to oppose reciprocal duty-free access for US companies during the Agoa conference in November
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Countries’ stance on ongoing geopolitical conflict could be what excludes them from the renewal or extension of the African Growth And Opportunity Act
The workforce is being transformed by increased 4IR technologies and people must be developed with the right skills to seize its opportunities
As the US considers the future of the trade agreement, South Africa has pointed to its critical position as a gateway to a future economic powerhouse
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Regional directors will connect with global peers to share knowledge and promote climate governance in the boardroom
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The utility has been in a tailspin for years but those in charge of correcting its course lack direction, which does not bode well
Money is needed from corporations and the ultra-rich to reduce poverty and inequality, empower women, transform food systems and overhaul energy systems
First they blamed De Donker and De Donkerder, then Cyril, Pravin and the State Capture King and finally Old King Coal
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We’re all crying out for a cabinet reshuffle – and Paul Mashatile for his West Wing office – but the post-conference presents will take time
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said ending blackouts is at the top of the government’s priorities as the country grapples with tough economic conditions
Serena Williams’ exist from professional tennis calls into question the persistent unequal pay scenario
A new report delves into the view that the private sector is key to combatting violence against women and recommends that companies should include their efforts in corporate reports
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Contemporary African intellectuals, historians, self-styled Pan-Africanists, patriots and good old liberal political commentators such as myself carry divergent opinions of why South Africa shuns — or does not commemorate — Africa Day. I have, ever since my country shrugged off Rhodesian colonialism in 1980, bought the story hook, line and sinker that May is truly […]
Central banks massively underestimated inflation risks as economies bounced back from the pandemic-induced slump
WWF says the Global Risks Report is a wake-up call for world leaders and business to make the necessary changes to reduce the crisis
The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21 will instead be held in “early summer”, the organisers said.
Only 5% of chief executives are women and the gender pay gap is most pronounced in the top JSE-listed companies, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released on Thursday. The report, which tracked executive director remuneration trends in 285 companies, found that there were only 81 women executives among the 725 people whose pay was […]
Fatih Birol, the IEA’s executive director, says wealthy countries have a ‘moral responsibility’ to enable a just transition
The World Economic Forum reports it would take more than 135 years to reach global gender parity. South Africa ranks 18th, a downward curve in gender equality.