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Budget 2024: Treasury responds to Ramaphosa’s promise to ‘extend and improve’ SRD grant
Business
/ 21 February 2024

Budget 2024: Treasury responds to Ramaphosa’s promise to ‘extend and improve’ SRD grant

The term’s of its extension beyond 2025 have yet to be agreed on, but the treasury has made provisional allocations for the grant

By Sarah Smit
Budget 2024: Godongwana inflicts pain on individual taxpayers
Business
/ 21 February 2024

Budget 2024: Godongwana inflicts pain on individual taxpayers

The South African Revenue Service has turned to salaried workers and professionals to buoy revenue collection but is also targeting multinationals posting profits abroad

By Lyse Comins
Budget 2024: State to tap into R500 billion forex reserve
Business
/ 21 February 2024

Budget 2024: State to tap into R500 billion forex reserve

The decision follows pressure from civil society and labour — as well as warnings that the treasury risks leaving the Reserve Bank in a precarious position

By Sarah Smit
WATCH LIVE: Godongwana delivers the 2024 Budget speech
Business
/ 21 February 2024

WATCH LIVE: Godongwana delivers the 2024 Budget speech

Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will present the 2024 Budget Speech at the Cape Town City Hall

By MG Reporter
High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment
National
/ 21 February 2024

High court dismisses DA case on cadre deployment

The Democratic Alliance wanted the deployment policy implemented by the ANC declared unconstitutional

By Lizeka Tandwa
Former intelligence officer must take the stand in Meyiwa trial, say legal experts
National
/ 21 February 2024

Former intelligence officer must take the stand in Meyiwa trial, say legal experts

The National Prosecuting Authority remains silent about whether the witness will testify

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Palestinians suffering extreme form of apartheid, SA tells International Court of Justice
World
/ 21 February 2024

Palestinians suffering extreme form of apartheid, SA tells International Court of Justice

South Africa argued before the ICJ that redress must go beyond a two-state solution

By Emsie Ferreira
It’s a date: Ramaphosa declares 29 May election day
Politics
/ 20 February 2024

It’s a date: Ramaphosa declares 29 May election day

The election comes at a time when the governing ANC is at its weakest since 1994

By Paddy Harper
Experts warn new Eskom boss Dan Marokane to be wary of political interference
National
/ 20 February 2024

Experts warn new Eskom boss Dan Marokane to be wary of political interference

Political interference has been cited as the reason for the departure of former executives and board members at the power utility

By Mandisa Nyathi
Special Tribunal declares PPE contract awarded by Gauteng health department unlawful and invalid
Health
/ 20 February 2024

Special Tribunal declares PPE contract awarded by Gauteng health department unlawful and invalid

The service provider, LNG, has been ordered to pay back the profit earned from the R113.2 million contract

By Umamah Bakharia
SA’s unemployment rate rises to 32.1%
Business
/ 20 February 2024

SA’s unemployment rate rises to 32.1%

The country’s jobs data comes the day before the tabling of what looks to be another tightly managed budget

By Sarah Smit
ANC is ‘cruising to victory’, Ramaphosa tells volunteers
Politics
/ 20 February 2024

ANC is ‘cruising to victory’, Ramaphosa tells volunteers

The president said opposition parties ‘will be defeated’ in the upcoming elections

By Clive Ndou
A drained state hurts the economy
Business
/ 20 February 2024

A drained state hurts the economy

And there are fewer journalists to hold policymakers accountable for this decline

By Sarah Smit
Palestinians accuse Israel of ‘apartheid’ at International Court of Justice
World
/ 19 February 2024

Palestinians accuse Israel of ‘apartheid’ at International Court of Justice

The ICJ is holding hearings all week on the legal implications of Israel’s occupation since 1967, with 52 countries expected to give evidence

By Richard Carter
ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records
Politics
/ 19 February 2024

ANC meets deadline to produce cadre deployment records

The governing party says it will continue to implement its cadre development policy and deployment strategy

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline
National
/ 19 February 2024

ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline

Governing party says the opposition is ‘fully aware’ that it cannot find five years’ worth of deployment committee minutes

By Des Erasmus
Over 4 000 Amplats jobs in jeopardy after 35% metals price tumble
National
/ 19 February 2024

Over 4 000 Amplats jobs in jeopardy after 35% metals price tumble

Efforts to reposition the business to mitigate the downturn ‘do not go far enough’, says the company’s chief executive Craig Miller

By Sarah Smit
South Africa v Israel: Does the ICJ have a bite to follow its bark?
Opinion
/ 19 February 2024

South Africa v Israel: Does the ICJ have a bite to follow its bark?

The International Court of Justice is largely toothless, because it falls under the United Nations Security Council

By Adrian Badminton
Budget 2024: Jury’s still out on tax hikes
Business
/ 19 February 2024

Budget 2024: Jury’s still out on tax hikes

The budget is expected to lay out plans to raise R15bn in revenue, amid a commodity-induced slump

By Sarah Smit
DA slams call for probe into uMngeni municipality
Politics
/ 18 February 2024

DA slams call for probe into uMngeni municipality

Party says the call exposes ANC’s double standards when it comes to oversight and accountability

By Londiwe Xulu
DA calls for ANC top seven to be arrested for contempt of court
Politics
/ 18 February 2024

DA calls for ANC top seven to be arrested for contempt of court

A precedent has already been set by former president Jacob Zuma’s contempt of court order, opposition MP Siviwe Gwarube said

By Lunga Mzangwe
Europe records drop in fossil fuels. Africa should do so too
Opinion
/ 18 February 2024

Europe records drop in fossil fuels. Africa should do so too

The continent needs support in the form of training, technology and investment to make the transition

By Ozayr Patel
Cannabis, capitalism and the perils of creativity
Opinion
/ 18 February 2024

Cannabis, capitalism and the perils of creativity

When the illicit is legalised and researched into mundanity, where’s the magic, asks Luke Feltham

By Luke Feltham
The Fiscal Cliff | Shallow state purse deepens jobs crisis
Business
/ 18 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | Shallow state purse deepens jobs crisis

In this instalment of The Fiscal Cliff – a Mail & Guardian series on how South Africa’s budget has been shaped – Sarah Smit considers the intimate link between the country’s ultra-high unemployment rate and austerity

By Sarah Smit
Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report
Africa
/ 17 February 2024

Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report

Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources

By Agence France Presse
DA promises two million jobs if elected government
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

DA promises two million jobs if elected government

One of the party’s core proposals is to replace broad-based black economic empowerment, which it says has only enriched ‘a tiny, connected elite’

By Lunga Mzangwe
DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

DA says it will speed up Eskom unbundling

The party’s energy strategy is similar to that of the ANC-led government, which includes liberalising the country’s energy market

By Mandisa Nyathi
Nobel peace laureate: ‘More money in lies than in truth’
National
/ 17 February 2024

Nobel peace laureate: ‘More money in lies than in truth’

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has taken up the fight against deepfake, a threat to journalism and democracy

By Simon Allison and The Continent
Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC

The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Toyota LandCruiser: New engine, same classic looks
Motoring
/ 17 February 2024

Toyota LandCruiser: New engine, same classic looks

The LandCruiser series has been given the once-over by Toyota with great results

By Deon van der Walt
Mail & Guardian defends application for a gag order
National
/ 17 February 2024

Mail & Guardian defends application for a gag order

The lawsuit is the latest example of business entities trying to bar the media from reporting

By MG Reporter
How South Africa is legislating its way into a healthcare crisis
Health
/ 17 February 2024

How South Africa is legislating its way into a healthcare crisis

Unregulated tariffs and the lack of low-cost benefit schemes drive up the price of medical aid premiums, causing patients to feel the pain

By Chris Bateman
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