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Editorial: Mini-budget makes big promises
Editorial
/ 28 October 2022

Editorial: Mini-budget makes big promises

A healthier public purse could signal better days ahead, but a lot remains to be seen

By Editorial
US warning raises question: How prepared is SA for a terror attack?
National
/ 27 October 2022

US warning raises question: How prepared is SA for a terror attack?

The threat is real, say experts about the warning from the United States about a possible strike in Sandton

By Greg Ardé
Senzo Mchunu is implicated in job fraud
Politics
/ 27 October 2022

Senzo Mchunu is implicated in job fraud

The minister supported the appointment of a senior North West official who only has a matric certificate, despite CV claims

By Khaya Koko
Godongwana: Government can’t walk away from Eskom, Transnet
Business
/ 27 October 2022

Godongwana: Government can’t walk away from Eskom, Transnet

The minister’s medium-term budget policy statement had to balance the fiscal risk of state-owned entities and the threat their collapse posed for the economy

By Sarah Smit
Koko, wife and stepdaughters arrested over Kusile power station contract
National
/ 27 October 2022

Koko, wife and stepdaughters arrested over Kusile power station contract

The three face charges of fraud and corruption stemming from a crooked deal with Swiss engineering firm Asea Brown Boveri

By Emsie Ferreira
ANC cements its numbers in City of Johannesburg council
Politics
/ 27 October 2022

ANC cements its numbers in City of Johannesburg council

The Patriotic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters ditch the Democratic Alliance during the election of council chairpersons

By Khaya Koko
Tongaat Hulett placed in business rescue as debt rises
Business
/ 27 October 2022

Tongaat Hulett placed in business rescue as debt rises

Tongaat Hulett said it entered into business rescue due to its debt burden and that waiting for additional funding exacerbated the already dire situation

By Anathi Madubela
Carbon tax: How it affects households
The Green Guardian
/ 27 October 2022

Carbon tax: How it affects households

Carbon tax revenue must be fed back into the economy

By Jessika Bohlmann, Roula Inglesi-Lotz and Heinrich Bohlmann
Motlanthe: Our immigration policy has lost Africa’s trust
Politics
/ 27 October 2022

Motlanthe: Our immigration policy has lost Africa’s trust

The former president has called for the movement of people and goods between South Africa and African states to be easier

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘It’s good to be back,’ says Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse
National
/ 27 October 2022

‘It’s good to be back,’ says Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse

The reinstated Johannesburg mayor tells her first council meeting since being ousted that she will focus on stability and service delivery

By Khaya Koko
Medium-term budget elicits mixed feelings
Business
/ 27 October 2022

Medium-term budget elicits mixed feelings

The medium-term budget policy statement has received criticism and praise from civil society

By Anathi Madubela
With Sunak as UK PM, let’s hope for bland times ahead
Opinion
/ 27 October 2022

With Sunak as UK PM, let’s hope for bland times ahead

No one is sure what Sunak must do, but whatever it is, it’s not going to be easy in toxic British politics

By Zulfikar Abbany
‘We’ll be a good opposition’ says ousted DA Ekurhuleni mayor
Politics
/ 26 October 2022

‘We’ll be a good opposition’ says ousted DA Ekurhuleni mayor

Tania Campbell has accepted her removal as mayor by a mere seven votes

By Khaya Koko
US government warns of attack in Sandton, but has no specifics
National
/ 26 October 2022

US government warns of attack in Sandton, but has no specifics

The US embassy has also recently updated its travel advisory to South Africa as a ‘violent country with civil unrest’

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Treasury opens the purse for corruption prosecutions
Business
/ 26 October 2022

Treasury opens the purse for corruption prosecutions

After a small increase in the MTBPS, there will be further allocations for the NPA and the fight against financial crime in the 2023 budget

By Emsie Ferreira
MTBPS: Government to take a chunk of Eskom’s debt
Business
/ 26 October 2022

MTBPS: Government to take a chunk of Eskom’s debt

The treasury warns that helping the ailing power utility clear its staggering debt won’t fix all its problems

By Sarah Smit
Social relief of distress grant extended for another year
Business
/ 26 October 2022

Social relief of distress grant extended for another year

The finance ministry confirmed that it is still mulling whether and how to replace the interim measure with a basic income grant

By Emsie Ferreira
Mini-budget: Transnet, Sanral and Denel get lifelines
National
/ 26 October 2022

Mini-budget: Transnet, Sanral and Denel get lifelines

With a take-over of Eskom’s debt looming, the finance minister found no indulgence for other struggling parastatals

By Emsie Ferreira
Mini-budget flags public sector wage bill — again
Business
/ 26 October 2022

Mini-budget flags public sector wage bill — again

This is as a strike looms in the public sector after some unions have rejected the government’s offer of a 3% wage hike

By Sarah Smit
Treasury lauds success of fiscal consolidation efforts
Business
/ 26 October 2022

Treasury lauds success of fiscal consolidation efforts

The state is set to achieve a primary budget surplus a year earlier than expected

By Sarah Smit
Ethiopia’s warring parties meet for peace talks in South Africa
Opinion
/ 26 October 2022

Ethiopia’s warring parties meet for peace talks in South Africa

The Ethiopian government is unlikely to give in easily to the demands of the Tigrayan Liberation Front when negotiations intensify

By Thembisa Fakude
Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets
Business
/ 26 October 2022

Transnet’s decline tears at tight municipal budgets

Inadequate rail capacity has pushed more trucks, and costs, onto municipal roads, which are steadily deteriorating

By Sarah Smit
Presidency: Mbeki, Zuma should stop ‘shouting from the rooftops’
Politics
/ 25 October 2022

Presidency: Mbeki, Zuma should stop ‘shouting from the rooftops’

The former heads of state ‘know how to get hold of the president’ if they want to ‘engage constructively’

By Paddy Harper
Mechanisation is still to come into its own in South Africa’s gold industry
Business
/ 25 October 2022

Mechanisation is still to come into its own in South Africa’s gold industry

Gold Fields’ South Deep hopes to turn the situation around with its super driller and indications are that extraction will shift from 85% to 93%.

By Anathi Madubela
‘Ulterior’ motives in removal of Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse, court rules
National
/ 25 October 2022

‘Ulterior’ motives in removal of Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse, court rules

The court said all decisions taken by new ANC mayor Dada Morero are ‘unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid’

By Khaya Koko
Jacob Zuma’s like a toxic, spurned former husband from hell
Opinion
/ 25 October 2022

Jacob Zuma’s like a toxic, spurned former husband from hell

Our former presidents, like former spouses, tend to be a bitter bunch

By Paddy Harper
Applications for young Antarctic explorers are open
National
/ 25 October 2022

Applications for young Antarctic explorers are open

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists of South Africa provides researchers a unique opportunity to visit Antarctica aboard the SA Agulhas II

By Kimberley Schoeman
Deadline for completion of ANC branch general meetings shifted again
Politics
/ 25 October 2022

Deadline for completion of ANC branch general meetings shifted again

Only a third of branches have qualified and provinces have until 12 November to consolidate branch nominations for the top six and national executive members

By Paddy Harper
AG, parliament want answers on R31-million Ingonyama Trust Board ‘loans’
Politics
/ 25 October 2022

AG, parliament want answers on R31-million Ingonyama Trust Board ‘loans’

The trust’s officials couldn’t say how the money was invested because the information was not forthcoming from the ITB’s investment wing

By Paddy Harper
Rishi Sunak inherits UK economy in crisis
Top Six
/ 25 October 2022

Rishi Sunak inherits UK economy in crisis

Britain’s former finance chief inherits a UK economy that was headed for recession even before the recent turmoil triggered by Liz Truss

By Ben Perry
Sending African cheetahs to India is ‘ecologically unsound’
The Green Guardian
/ 24 October 2022

Sending African cheetahs to India is ‘ecologically unsound’

Wildlife scientists say plan to translocate the cats from Africa is based on unsubstantiated claims and distracts from the real issues

By Sheree Bega
Creecy at Cop27: Developed countries must honour climate funding promises
The Green Guardian
/ 24 October 2022

Creecy at Cop27: Developed countries must honour climate funding promises

South Africa must use the climate conference COP27 to push for just transition funding

By Mandisa Nyathi
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