Stung by his ruling party’s worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid, President Jacob Zuma is going for broke in a battle to maintain his grip on power. The first casualties have been the rand and
Author: Agency Staff
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan said that he had done nothing wrong by authorising the establishment of a special investigative unit when he headed the national tax agency and he wouldn’t obey a police instruction to present
Parliament’s public protector committee has selected Busisiwe Mkhwebane as the last woman standing to fill Thuli Madonsela’s shoes. Mkhwebane was lauded for her great communication skills, her experience and
Statistics South Africa on Wednesday announced that the country’s consumer price index was 6% in July 2016, down from 6,3% in June. The index increased by 0,8% month on month (m/m) in July 2016
South African bonds plunged the most since December and the rand weakened for a second day after a report said finance minister Pravin Gordhan had been summoned by police, raising concern the national
Government has clarified President Jacob Zuma’s role in the leadership of state-owned enterprises amid allegations of state capture where the Guptas use their friendship with Zuma as a way of
Media reports saying that former SABC CEO Frans Matlala got a severance package of R18m are false, said his incumbent James Aguma on Tuesday at parliament. Media reports suggested that
Negotiations between Telkom and the Communication Workers Union over a pay dispute have hit a roadblock. The CWU, which is behind a strike against Telkom, says workers at the
President Jacob Zuma is trying to reassert his authority by bidding to wield greater control over state-owned companies after the ANC’s worst-ever electoral showing. The cabinet announced plans on Monday
South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago has expressed openness to blockchain technologies which underlie cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Blockchain technology acts as a digital distributed ledger