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Minibus taxi operators have another four years before they have to start complying with basic safety regulations, Transport Minister Dullah Omar announced on Monday. He said…
The SA Reserve Bank sought on Tuesday to quell criticism that governor Tito Mboweni’s last two pay rises were excessive in view of the bank’s own inflation targets.
Africa had bitten off as much aid as it could chew with the development package the G8 industrialised nations had agreed to fund, President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday.
The elation of warring Congolese parties over a long-awaited peace agreement on Wednesday was tempered by warnings that tough times lay ahead. ”No one must imagine that this deal…
Pleasant consumer inflation surprises might be in the offing in view of the latest production price index (PPI) figures, Absa economist John Loos said on Wednesday.
Six coaches of South Africa’s luxury Blue Train were damaged by fire at the Pretoria station on Tuesday night, Spoornet said. Representative Mike Asefovitz said on Wednesday the…
The South African economy grew by three percent last year, compared to a 2,8%expansion recorded in 2001, Statistics SA reported on Tuesday.
The defence ministers of South Africa and Mozambique met on Tuesday for the first talks on details of deploying an African peacekeeping force in strife-torn Burundi.
MOURNERS packed the main stand of the Pilditch stadium in Pretoria on Thursday to pay their last respects to deceased Safety and Security Minister Steve Tshwete.
PERSUADING broadcasters to be cautious about showing explicit sex on television could form part of the quest to renew moral values in South Africa, Deputy President Jacob Zuma…
The prime interest rate will remain steady at 17 percent after the SA Reserve Bank opted not to adjust the repo rate on Thursday.
The quest to empower blacks will be stepped up despite the pain this process might bring for some people, senior African National Congress figures said on Tuesday.
Cosatu came to the SA Communist Party’s 11th Congress in a fighting mood on Wednesday, while the African National Congress sought to subdue tensions in the tripartite alliance.
The biggest Afrikaans church voted on Tuesday not to apologise for historical events that led to unfair land distribution.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance will be among five interest groups set to ”welcome” African heads of state on their arrival in Durban from Sunday for the launch of the African Union…
The way proceeds from the Lotto are being distributed leaves much to be desired, Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya said on Tuesday.
Details of a mechanism to compel African states to practise good governance would still take some time to be finalised.
President Thabo Mbeki is expected to throw his weight behind those opposing unilateral United States military action against Iraq when he addresses the United Nations this week.
More mega-summits would not be the way to get global development and environmental plans off the ground, the European Union said on Wednesday.
As police were rounding up suspected right-wing troublemakers in a countrywide swoop on Friday, a body purportedly representing such extremists threatened more violent attacks.
