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Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications will only hold an inquiry into the fitness of the SABC board later this year, to ensure that justice is not subverted. Committee chair Humphrey Maxegwana released a

Oakbay Investments, which is controlled by President Jacob Zuma’s friends the Gupta family, has demanded finance minister Pravin Gordhan withdraw a court application implicating the company in “suspicious transactions”, a

South Africa’s growth outlook for 2016 has worsened since finance minister Pravin Gordhan delivered his budget speech in February and is now expected to be between 0,1% and 0,4%, the parliamentary Budget Office

South Africa’s inflation accelerated to above the upper end of the central bank’s target band in September, but climbing less than expected and reinforcing policy makers decision to keep the benchmark

How many customers does Cell C actually have? On its website, as well as in communication from the company over the past year, it has claimed to have over 20m subscribers. But a regulatory filing on Tuesday suggests it actually

South African Airways has banned the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mobile phones on all of its flights as of this week. “SAA has taken a decision to prohibit the [device]. The decision has been taken based on safety considerations in

Oakbay Investments and Gupta family patriarch Ajay Gupta have expressed “delight” with the affidavit filed by finance minister Pravin Gordhan and said the court case will provide an opportunity for the family to clear its name. In a statement issued by Gupta family

ManpowerGroup’s 11th annual Talent Shortage Survey shows skilled trades remain in the top three most difficult positions for companies to fill, followed by engineers. The survey is conducted annually, using a sample of 750 businesses in South Africa