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SA faces continent’s wrath as xenophobia rears its head again
A resurgence of anti-immigrant violence has sparked outrage in other African countries and spurred calls for more to be done.
Conspiracy, disinformation and Zuma-Gordhan fight loom over budget
A year after President Jacob Zuma began feuding with his finance minister the conflict appears to be coming to a head.
Competition Commission seeks to fine banks for rigging rand
Local and international banks allegedly created fictitious bids and offers and co-ordinated trading times to distort demand and supply for profit.
Battered Zuma gambles on populist shift to ensure survival
Once President Jacob Zuma steps down as ANC leader at the party’s next congress, he’ll have to answer to a party that may no longer share his vision.
ANALYSIS: Ramaphosa makes his play in the presidential succession race
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa appears to have hit the campaign trail for the leadership of the ruling ANC, criticising the way it’s being run.
Increased education spending bears fruit as pass rate climbs
The pass rate rose for the first time in three years as government boosted spending on education and teachers got to grips with a new curriculum.
Reserve Bank leaves repo rate unchanged, warns of risks to the rand
The MPC decided unanimously to leave the benchmark repurchase rate at 7%.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Zuma’s waning power exposed by stalled nuclear plan
Government’s decision to stall plans championed by President Jacob Zuma to build nuclear plants has exposed his waning authority.
Unemployment rises to its highest level in more than a decade
The unemployment rate rose to 27.1% in the quarter through September, from 26.6% in the previous three months, Statistics South Africa said.
Government delays nuclear plant plans as economy stagnates
South Africa delayed plans to build new nuclear power plants over concern about their cost and the waning demand for additional electricity.
Breakdown: Courts emerge as main theatre for SA’s political wars
The courts are becoming the main theatre of political battles in South Africa as feuding for power and access to state funds intensifies.
DA lays corruption charges against President Zuma
The DA also asked the police to investigate the Guptas and Zuma’s son, Duduzane, who is their business partner, the party’s leader Mmusi Maimane said.
ANC backs Zuma as MPs prep for DA’s ‘annual and frivolous’ no-confidence motion
The ruling party leadership has rallied around President Jacob Zuma despite the release of the State of Capture report.
Ramaphosa gains from Zuma’s woes in presidential succession race
Ramaphosa and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma are regarded as front-runners to take over from Zuma as ANC president next year, and possibly president in 2019.
How apartheid torture steeled Gordhan for political warfare
Gordhan was detained three times as he worked to bring an end to apartheid, enduring beatings and suffocation at the hands of the police.