President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic adviser says government is taking precise steps to bolster economic growth
The ‘capitalist comrade’ has been with the international banking firm since 2000
Gender-based violence and xenophobia need to be addressed through approaches that take account of people’s emotions and trauma
South Africans are not scared to tell us that even the president doesn’t want us here; that we should go back to where we belong.
Rather than wading into the economic rucks and mauls, we’ve been kicking for touch: buying time, instead of making game-winning yards
Parliament passed the Bill but the president has, for very good reason, did not sign it off
The president says a R53-billion drop in tax collection and Eskom have drained the public purse
The unemployment rate increased to 29,1% in the third quarter of 2019
A year after the UN sounded the klaxon, warning of ‘some countries becoming dysfunctional’ thanks to the climate crisis, governments aren’t responding
A letter signed by 40 senior women lawyers called the absence of female silks from the state capture prosecutions team ‘astonishing’
Under the NPA Act, Parliament may still reverse Ramaphosa’s decision to fire Jiba. There is also Part B of her court case, still to come
The problem of not paying for electricity in Soweto is endemic, with some residents saying that before prepaid meters, they did not pay.
A civil society conference later this month will discuss what needs to be done to rebuild state institutions that will serve the public’s needs
The power utility keeps applying for exemptions to minimum emissions standards. But its ongoing pollution is causing citizens’ death
The finance minister’s Powerpoint did not shy away from straight-talking — including taking aim at ministers and officials
Eskom is spending R4.5m more on coal each day because of contracts that are lucrative for certain producers
Although Nigeria and South Africa are often cast as rivals they have a strong bilateral relationship
The FSCA conducted a search and seizure Sekunjalo premises on Wednesday
Amid the violence in Jeppestown — labelled xenophobia, but a manifestation of people’s fears and desperation — runs a sliver of hope
In court papers, the Financial Intelligence Centre insists that it acted lawfully in providing the information it did to the Public Protector
The plan calls for a significant increase in renewable energy, but still includes coal, gas and nuclear power
The president says Sadtu must be at the forefront of developing programmes that will ensure children access quality learning from a young age
Much is at stake both for the president and Mkhwebane in the most significant legal and political battle of Ramaphosa’s first year in office
A report recommended fraud and corruption charges against a former Pietermaritzburg mayor and municipal manager, relating to over R290-million
“Our nation is at a crossroads. Our actions now will determine whether we rise or sink into the abyss,” the president says
The country’s fragile peace deal needs all
the help it can get — and South Africa has a a major role to play
Representation and transformation are important issues for the APRM to implement
Live TV broadcasts of political rallies, funerals and press conferences, may be more decisive than social media in shaping mass debate in South Africa
The national broadcaster has “strong prima facie evidence” indicating that the broadcast of the incorrect clip was deliberate
South Africans have been crying out for leadership, longing for an official condemnation of the scourges of gender-based violence and xenophobia
It could be angry truckers, but security cluster officials are investigating the possibility of an orchestrated campaign to destabilise the country
And where economic reforms are concerned, a slayer in shining armour would be welcome