Parliament will this month hold hearings against Economic Freedom Fighters accused of disruptive behaviour during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s budget vote speech last year
The time for sod-turning and ribbon-cutting is nearly upon us
Ten years after its adoption, the government has failed to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan. Looming spending cuts will render the NDP even more futile
With most of the NDP targets way off the mark, our fiscal path defers the NDP goals by another decade, if we are lucky, while an incapable state will spell its death
Jacob Zuma’s lawyer, Dali Mpofu said the former president’s criminal trial would not proceed soon, because he would again ask for the removal of state prosecutor Billy Downer
A 10-year review of the NDP lays bare the extent to which the economy has regressed, as its targets slip further from the government’s grasp
The former deputy international affairs minister helped develop South Africa’s foreign policy in the post apartheid era
The report found that South Africa’s overall trend over recent years was one of ‘worsening instability’ and economic crisis
Group wants dubious transactions as far back as 2015 investigated
The infrastructure is there but it has to be maintained, upgraded and used appropriately
The fund, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2020, may have helped protect the fiscus from a long-term debt crisis
A review of the NDP notes that the economy has not performed adequately to rid the country of poverty, inequality and unemployment by 2030
State capture implicated businessman Edwin Sodi was awarded a contract to the value of R291 million for the Rooiwal upgrade, which didn’t take place
eThekwini council wants the issuing of title deeds completed within two months
The ruling party’s economic transformation head Mmamokolo Kubayi said the resolution for state entities to be moved to line ministries remained intact
A cloak-and-dagger approach to macroeconomic policy could further hinder the state’s exercise in confidence-building
The ruling party’s economic transformation committee head, Mmamoloko Kubayi, said the treasury’s proposals were ‘unfortunate’, ‘illegal’ and a ‘tick-box exercise’
The league’s national spokesperson said it will agitate for all its provincial chairpersons to be appointed as MECs
The president has sought to clinch an early extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act during his New York visit
Ramaphosa said that the IFP leader had helped end the violence which had gripped the country ahead of the 1994 polls.
If the state can’t face up to the need to restructure, market forces will dictate just how far the welfare of the state can spread, ultimately eroding the country’s sovereignty
The proposal suggested the bloated cabinet be cut and departments trim their expenditure
The Zulu traditional prime minister and his king quarrelled over the trust during his final months
The public protector was removed from office on the grounds of misconduct and incompetence by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday
The former president sought to challenge the court’s finding that his private prosecution of the president was unlawful and invalid
Flags will fly at half mast on government buildings until after the Zulu prime minister is buried
Another round of spending cuts stand to shake the governing party’s already rickety foundations
The agreement to admit the AU was championed by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi
The IFP founder and Zulu traditional primer minister will receive a state funeral
The governing party asks voters to ignore its failings and focus on its long-term successes
Stage six is back as the ANC deals decisively with load-shedding
South Africa’s news headlines suggest the opposition and the ANC are still struggling to get its act together