With many job losses caused by the looting and arson of July, the Midlands town faces an uncertain future
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Agencies emphasise that speed is crucial to rescuing firms affected by July’s unrest
July’s violence and looting dealt a blow to business confidence
Inflation rose well beyond the Reserve Bank’s midpoint target in August
Some residents in areas affected by the July riots have lost their livelihoods, have to travel far to get to the jobs that remain and walk long distances to unaffected shopping centres
GDP rose 1.2% in the second quarter, but future growth indicators will likely be hit by July’s looting and unrest, as well as a dip in commodity prices
Treasury officials will model the effect of the grant on the fiscus if the need arises
A branch in Johannesburg has raised concern about the inclusion of Mboneni Tabane on the list submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa.
The new finance minister has a difficult task, but analysts say his political capital will help him hold a hard line on state spending
The mining industry is riding a wave that will eventually crash, analysts warn
The tumult in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has forced people to go without chronic medication and check-ups, caused shortages at the blood bank and disruptions in the vaccine roll out
A total of 36 murder charges are being probed in the wake of vigilante attacks in the area during last month’s riots
Covid-19 bans on alcohol and the recent violence have exposed just how important booze sales are to retailers that once only filled trolleys with food
Crematoriums, funeral parlours and cemeteries were forced to close, leaving the families of those who died during the unrest to live with their bodies.
Provincial government says it cannot deal with the magnitude of the damage to infrastructure alone
In Parliament on Thursday, the police minister and national police commissioner lamented that officers had become hesitant to execute their duties
The Zuma family also urged people to continue to desist from destroying infrastructure, adding that it opposed the arrest of Ngizwe Mchunu
We need a commission of inquiry to find the central characters in the tragic event that played out in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi urges employers to be honest when applying for help
There are concerns that post office branch closures will make it difficult for beneficiaries to access the grant
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More than ever before, decisive leadership is needed from politicians, military leadership and civil society to march the South African National Defence Force in the right direction
Civilians working together signals the possible germination of a deeply embedded democratic culture where ethnicity no longer divides
Our government needs to interrogate our education system because worse is still to come through the hands of the youngsters who they have failed
The recent violence has been a cruel reminder for many South African Indians of the 1949 anti-Indian pogroms in KwaZulu-Natal
Acting health minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says 120 private pharmacies were destroyed and 47 500 vaccines lost in KwaZulu-Natal
We cannot afford to be swayed by rumour and fear-mongering as we were centuries ago. We must think carefully before we act, share emotional opinions, or start burning witches (or malls)
State will focus on the ringleaders and coordinators of last week’s ‘attempted insurrection’
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The unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has deepened the country’s unemployment crisis as the government mulls additional relief funding
The conflation of economic, governance and health crises in the form of the recent unrest shows up the need for party-neutral reforms
Once again, people of all races, religions and ages have come together to sort out the devastation that can largely be laid at the doorstep of our government
Whatever last week was — half-assed coup or failed sparkling insurrection — the dread of impending apocalypse has dissipated
Last week’s violence will likely slow South Africa’s economic growth, the central bank’s monetary policy committee said on Thursday afternoon