A team led by the ministers of employment and labour, trade, industry and competition, and finance have been meeting social partners to map out the priorities that must be reflected in the new social compact
Presidency says Mabuza is still second in command while he waits for Ramaphosa to release him with Mashatile waiting in the wings
Five years after being told to fix South Africa’s unconstitutional cannabis laws, the state has failed to do so
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Electricity was the biggest cause and driver of service delivery protests in 2022
The president is likely to follow party and state processes before making changes
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While the president’s predicament is creating uncertainty, the work of forging a durable social compact has struggled to gain traction. Why?
The government has had many plans to boost the economy since 1994 but none have achieved their targets
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After 14 years of blackouts, the president has promised to expedite load-shedding’s finale
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An investigation by the auditor general investigation has found that out of R10.5-billion of unnecessary spending, the department could neither provide a cause nor hold anyone accountable for the R1.5-billion
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The document, drafted ahead of the governing party’s policy conference later this year, poses the need for broader public-private collaboration
The National Prosecuting Authority risks reputational damage if it fails to act and donor money is part of the answer — as long as there was transparency
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Proposed amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes bill allow for the creation of a commercial recreational cannabis industry
The government has finally started to recognise the importance of SMMEs in job creation, the business bounce-back scheme being a case in point
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana must lay out tangible, clear and coherent strategies to make good on the president’s State of the Nation promises
Political culture, and not the Constitution, is an impediment to a better life for all South Africans
The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin
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The request comes as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is due to present his budget to parliament.
President concedes that South Africa is on a long and difficult journey ‘to renew the promise of our democracy’, but cites strengthening the NPA’s capacity as one example of progress
A basic income grant requires higher taxes. But the government will struggle to convince taxpayers to give it more when they see little in return
‘Large parts of the president’s speech are straight from the DA’s playbook’ – Steenhuisen
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’
In the meantime, government will mull the best options to replace this grant with another form of income support
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
Ramaphosa said planned institutional reform will improve the enforcement of water standards at municipal level
The president’s strategy to stop the unemployment crisis from spiralling includes cutting red tape and focusing on infrastructure investment
Ramaphosa says fundamental changes are underway in South Africa’s beleaguered energy sector
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation
Talk is over, the country needs action says Chief Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela ahead of the State of the Nation address
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa’s Rebone Tau and professor William Gumede talk to M&G about SONA 2022
An estimated R4-million has been budgeted for this year’s event, up sharply from R208 000 in 2021