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Tide turns on SA’s age of hope
The new dawn that the President spoke about in 2018 is no longer an elusive mirage
High levels of corruption cripple SA municipalities but government optimistic about improvements, Ramokgopa says
Minister in the presidency for planning, monitoring and evaluation said there had been progress in implementing the country’s medium-term development plan, running from 2024 to…
Godongwana forecasts better revenue, strikes optimist tone in medium term budget
The finance minister announced a lower inflation target of 3%, which the South African Reserve Bank has been pushing for
Greylisting isn’t the only test of South Africa’s financial system
With a review imminent, the country faces more than the risk of remaining greylisted. Outdated, costly global money transfers are undermining competitiveness, increasing trade…
Amendments to the voluntary organisations Act threatens civic space in Zimbabwe
Repression in the country is cloaked in reform through the suppression of nonprofit organisations
Greylisting is a symptom. South Africa’s real crisis is dysfunction without consequence
Financial crime governance should be happening in the boardroom and the legal and financial fallout from the lack of enforcement is becoming increasingly serious
Brinkmanship in GNU devastating for SA
The Trump factor, plus the ANC and the DA playing to the brink, has cost the country R1 trillion
Deputy national prosecutions director Rodney de Kock dies of brain cancer
The National Prosecuting Authority praised him for his passion for justice and the rule of law
Pragmatic, pinched budget statement dampens growth hopes
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana forecast 1.8% growth over three years, coupled with a bigger deficit, as debt service costs crowd out fiscal space
NPA to get private sector forensic help
The move is aimed at helping South Africa get off the Financial Action Task Force grey list and the prosecute state capture cases
Zizi Kodwa faces R1.6m ‘bribe’ charges
The National Prosecuting Authority has encouraged its prosecutors and investigators to go after state capture cases
More to be done before SA makes its great grey list escape
According to the treasury, the country’s authorities still need to fulfil 17 tasks in its 22-point plan This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
NPA must move fast for SA to escape grey list’s grasp
The National Prosecuting Authority is ready to act on state capture crimes but whether it has the ability to do so has been questioned
DA: Greylisting is indictment on government’s inability to combat financial crimes
The top priority must be to take swift action to get off the greylist, restore SA’s reputation and regain the global community’s trust, party says
Despite progress, South Africa’s greylisting is in black and white
Financial Action Task Force noted the country made ‘a high-level political commitment’ to work with the watchdog to tackle money laundering