Renewed vigour to tackle corruption head-on was palpable in National Treasury’s 2018 budget
A people’s tribunal on economic crimes in South Africa has heard submissions on how big corporations evaded the TRC
‘Khumalo knew the legislature, and the people in it, like the back of his hand, finessing documents and politicians with ease and grace’
The SA government’s official social media network could be bought by a foreign multinational.
We have to be tough on ourselves until we can generate more growth, says Finance Minister Gordhan Pravin.
As the ANC and the state lock horns, some in the ruling party are peeved that Cabinet is leaving them in the dark on vital policy issues.
The narrow focus on Nkandla misses the point of the rot that lies at the heart of the ANC’s patronage engine, writes Philip Machanick.
The promotion of Christian values by some of our politicians endangers our constitutional integrity.
A union leader could be the next Chicago mayor, signalling a shift towards progressive politics.
?As post-election euphoria dies down, Milton Nkosi wonders if South Africa’s glass is half-full or half-empty.
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South Africa has a very high rate of cellphone usage, even among the poor. Could such technology help people keep government accountable?
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The Development Bank of Southern Africa has a clear strategy for the African energy crisis and isn’t stopping until it is resolved.
The government needs to create more job opportunities to make people’s lives better.
The government’s national infrastructure plan is intended to transform the economic landscape of South Africa.
Analysts say drastic measures are required if the government wants to reach its goal.
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Julius Malema drew an impressive crowd to the EFF’s launch rally – even though his speech was mostly predictable. But who supports him, and why?
Many small businesses that do work for government still do not get paid on time.
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Graduates in accountancy have skill sets that can take their careers into most industries.
China’s economy maintained a stable growth for the first half of 2013.
A road in the North West that is just 50km long
has so far cost almost R5-million per kilometre to build and after four years is still unfinished.
Vendor financing is a possibility, but questions remain over the country’s finances.
Warnings were sounded for months, but now the prospect of stagflation is a real concern.
Healthcare that is accessible to all is the foundation on which an equitable and efficient system must be built.
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The Gauteng government has said that it will offer assistance to the son of the Daveyton taxi driver who died in police custody, says an official.
The M&G speaks to Minister Pravin Gordhan about government corruption and whether he thinks it could be eradicated.
In this week’s Weekend 101 Gordhan warns against government spending, Pussy riot is sent to a forced labour camp and Eskom asks for more money.
Cash-strapped groups plead for more funds: Subsidies have fallen so short of the needs of NGOs that many face imminent closure, writes Heidi Swart.
The government has to produce savvy young people to meet the challenges of the workplace, writes Forum for Public Dialogue’s Nompumelelo Sibalukhulu.
The state is trying to work out how to raise the funding shortfall needed to meet e-tolling’s contractual obligations. But it won’t raise the deficit.
A draft constitution for Zambia released last month has drawn criticism from an eminent lawyer because of insufficient debate, amongst other things.
Zuma acknowledged his administration’s poor service delivery at a business function days before his administration releases its midterm review report.
The DA on Sunday described the re-appointment of Paul Mashatile as Gauteng’s ANC chairperson as "bad new" for the province.