A South African business empire built up by members of the Gupta family is under pressure as they face a mounting backlash over allegations that they exploited their friendship with President Jacob Zuma to loot billions of rand
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Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo has reiterated her commitment to see all South Africans migrating from analogue to digital television by December 2018. “I have full appreciation of the impact that
The portfolio committee on higher education & training has called for a thorough probe into reports alleging massive corruption running into millions at one of the entities over which it conducts oversight. According
Bitcoin has extended gains to a record, ignoring a split in the cryptocurrency over its future. The digital exchange rate jumped as much as 16% from Friday to an unprecedented US$3 292.41, even after bitcoin’s division last week
Parliament will vote by secret ballot Tuesday on a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma, national assembly speaker Baleka Mbete said, in a surprise move that may increase the chances of his ouster
South Africa’s jobless rate stayed at a 14-year high in the three months to June as agriculture, mining and construction lost positions while finance and trade employed more people. The unemployment rate was
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A self-taught computer security researcher credited with stopping a devastating cyberattack that crippled British hospitals in May was arrested on charges that he created malware used to hack banking