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Korner Talk | Solly Mapaila still riding his high horse
The South African Communist Party leader continues his tirade against alliance partner ANC for bringing the Democratic Alliance into the unity government
Russia-Ukraine: Discretion is the better part of valour for South Africa
The Russian invasion has sparked debate in South Africa, with many misguidedly concluding that Moscow is a natural ally of the country. This is not rooted in contemporary…
Find out who didn’t make the cut for Ramaphosa’s Cabinet
Who didn’t make the cut for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet?
Appropriating knowledge without compensation is a danger
By misreading the production processes behind our country’s body of knowledge, Parliament may have dealt a death blow to these industries
Davies: Stronger consequences for government institutions who don’t buy local
The minister said local procurement was a valuable tool to tackle unemployment
US-led trade war a threat to multilateralism — Davies
BRICS countries are working on mitigating the impact of a trade war
China commits to more investments in South Africa
The nation has committed to $14.7-billion in investments
United States refuses South Africa import exemption over ‘national security’ fears
Steel and aluminium tariff hikes imposed by the US could mean job losses in SA
Gordhan: South Africans must see the fruits of Ramaphosa’s ‘new dawn’
At the India-South Africa business summit, the public enterprise minister said business must face the challenge of ensuring inclusive growth
Shake up economy, says think-tank
South Africa must develop its production capacity and cut its reliance on resource exports, a report says
State owned entities must implement B-BBEE
The minister of trade and industry has called on SOEs to play a more robust role in implementing B-BBEE
M&G Cabinet Report Card 2017: Rob Davies
The M&G Cabinet Report Card has become a respected barometer of government performance. Here are the scores for 2017.
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Radical Economic Automation?
Radical change is coming, says Rob Davies, and it will take the form of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
‘Something has got to give’ with development finance
The role of development finance to assist in the aims of radical economic transformation has come into sharp focus at the ANC policy conference
‘Let’s embrace radical economic transformation’
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has called on South Africans to embrace a radical approach to the economy