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/ 16 September 2011
Local government pay rose by 53% between 2006/2007 and 2009/2010, while municipal employment levels rose just 4%, it emerged on Wednesday.
A war of words erupted between the DA and the government over ministers’ perceived failure to answer parliamentary questions.
Eskom chief executive Brian Dames warned that the utility faced a long summer of maintenance of its power plants, increasing the risk of load-shedding
Businesses’ aversion to spending in the ‘real economy’ has many causes, experts say.
Bleak forecasts for the global economy were echoed by similar warnings of tougher conditions from local economists this week.
The IMF’s latest report on the South African economy predicts a positive growth trend, but highlights necessary changes such as labour market reform.
The speaker of the national assembly has refused to allow Parliament to debate the business dealings of president Jacob Zuma’s family and friends.
South Africa’s failure to criminalise torture in domestic law leaves many citizens vulnerable to gross human rights abuses while in state custody.
Mining minister Susan Shabangu has slammed Cosatu’s claim that nationalisation is a foregone conclusion, saying the ANC can speak for itself.
Parliament is trying to claw back its credibility after the spectre of the Travelgate scandal once again reared its ugly head this week.
The jogger who was allegedly interrogated by President Jacob Zuma’s bodyguards has yet to receive an apology.
Enver Daniels remains adamant that the original version of the Protection of Information Bill would have passed muster constitutionally.
Experts point to the crisis involving the chief justice as an example of their poor judgment.
The National Nuclear Regulator gave assurances last week that it was working to incorporate lessons learned from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear incident.
A local exchange shows how talent can pay for goods and services.
The issue of how we can grow the economy in a way that creates jobs and includes the poor has been lost in the jostle for monetary gains.
Contrary to popular belief, it is not the poor residents of Soweto who steal the most electricity in South Africa — it is commercial enterprises.
The South African authorities are closely monitoring Europe’s worsening debt crisis but remain confident.
A High Court judge is opposed to the Bill to resolve the impasse over the extension of the term of office of Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo.
The 67% year-on-year leap in loans with no surety has raised the hackles of the National Credit Regulator.
The workings of a unit inside Parliament, set up to support chapter nine institutions, are still unclear.
The HRC has told Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa to apologise to the Cape Town jogger who showed President Jacob Zuma’s motorcade a middle finger.
The new online system for mineral rights applications shut down for two days may be experiencing bigger problems.
Alleged conflicts of interest over contracts worth at least R100-million form part of a Special Investigating Unit probe of the NHBRC.
Parliament is planning to spend more than R2-billion on a revamp of facilities and the parliamentary precinct, but lacks an independent watchdog.
At least R2-billion was being lost to the fiscus each year because of the abuse of Section 45 of the Income Tax Act, says Sars.
South Africa is a long way from finding a long-term and financially sustainable solution to the problem of acid mine drainage.
Parliament on Thursday extended the life of the ad hoc committee on the Protection of Information Bill.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is forking out an additional R15-million this year to plug its financial management skills gap.
Business leaders were caught on the back foot by the government’s sweeping changes to the Eskom board.
A politicised public service, rampant corruption, an ailing healthcare system and continued divisions are among the biggest problems facing SA.
A transatlantic row over a $250-million set of contracts for the replacement and upgrading of the Koeberg nuclear power station has been kept secret.