Much dust has been kicked up over MultiChoice’s channel agreements with the SABC and the Guptas’ ANN7 television news channel. The claim is that these parties colluded in a form of state capture and corruption to their mutual
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South Africa has yet another communications minister. Nomvula Mokonyane, the former minister of water affairs & sanitation, is the 10th person to hold the position in as many years. Since 2008, South Africa has had
For most, owning a wine farm on a mountainside close to the sea, surrounded by family and friends, would be all they ever needed. But for Michael Jordaan, former CEO of one of South Africa’s biggest consumer lenders
The ANC took a political gamble by increasing sales tax ahead of elections next year as new President Cyril Ramaphosa seeks to stabilise debt and prevent a third junk credit rating. The value-added tax rate will be raised
South Africa’s inflation rate slowed in January, easing pressure on the central bank to maintain a tight monetary stance. Inflation slowed to 4.4% from 4.7% in December, Statistics South Africa said Wednesday in
The rand reached a three-year high after Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as head of state on 15 February, fueling optimism among investors that management of South Africa’s economy will improve. Benchmark bond yields fell
On the same day that people linked to the three politically connected Gupta brothers were granted bail by a South African court after appearing on graft charges, one of the siblings, Ajay Gupta, was declared a fugitive. Varun
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss Jacob Zuma’s resignation and the possibility of a…
Jabu Mabuza announced Eskom’s September 2017 interim results with self-assurance and style. Looking natty in a pink jacket, pale blue…
The closure of any media outlet is normally mourned by all journalists, because of the loss of jobs, diversity and competition. But the announcement that MultiChoice will not renew the contract of news channel