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Davies announces Agoa breakthrough
The US and SA have resolved their differences over the Agoa trade agreement, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has revealed.
Pravin Gordhan admits Van Rooyen ‘a miscalculation’
After reflecting on the "many representations" made to him by business and banks, among others, President Zuma decided to "move on to a new scenario".
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Chairperson of the Cape Town Press Club, Donwald Pressly, argues that press clubs are not about stifling debate.
Cricket World Cup brought R1bn to SA
The recent Cricket World Cup brought in the region of R1-billion into the South African economy, says Sports Minister Ngconde Balfour, who told Members of Parliament on Tuesday…
Sexwale: Africa needs to find its own way
Africa will have to find its own way and develop its own growth agenda, which will not be either the Indian or Chinese way of forging economic development, Mvelaphanda Holdings…
ID fights its way back
Patricia de Lille’s Independent Democrats seems to be on the comeback trail in the Western Cape. And the reason appears to be its decision to delink itself from the ANC. In…
Moves afoot to govern use of energy appliances
The Department of Minerals and Energy is working on regulations to govern "the norms and standards" of energy appliances so as to reduce the use of energy, Minerals and Energy…
Minister: Lotto announcement likely on Thursday
South African Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa says he expects to make an announcement on the National Lottery on Thursday. At a media briefing at Parliament on…
Zim: ‘Humanitarian crisis is building’
The Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change’s economics spokesperson, Eddie Cross, says that judging from his own bakery business, the country’s inflation rate now…
Underspending municipalities’ funds slashed
The National Treasury has gazetted the details of municipalities whose 2006/07 municipal infrastructure grant allocations have been stopped — because of non-compliance with the…
Underspending provinces stripped of R145m
A lack of capacity to spend their allocations from the integrated housing and human-settlement development grant has resulted in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga being stripped of…
Botha takes over the Leon mantle
Free Stater Sandra Botha, a former caucus chairperson of the opposition DA, has narrowly won the race for leader of the official opposition by 31 votes to 25 over former National…
Zille slams rejection of white doctors
News that three highly qualified medical doctors nominated for posts in two under-staffed public hospitals have been rejected by the Western Cape provincial health department —…
Sandra Botha to lead DA in Parliament
Sandra Botha has beaten her rival, former National Party minister Tertius Delport, for the post of leader of the opposition in the National Assembly. Finance spokesperson Ian…
ANC retains Western Cape seat, loses by-election
The African National Congress (ANC) has retained a key seat in a municipal by-election in the Theewaterskloof municipal area while it lost a seat to an independent in the Western…