South Africa forecast higher debt and wider fiscal deficits over the next three years, heightening the risk of further credit ratings downgrades as a fight for control of the ruling party limits policy choices. The nation’s
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Finance minister Malusi Gigaba faces a gaping budget hole — and will have to consider cutting spending, raising taxes and selling state assets if he wants to avoid further ratings downgrades. The economy he oversees is hampered by
What a week! In this episode of TalkCentral, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg wrap up the big news around the “master deeds” data leak – how it happened and what it means. Also this week
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said mounting allegations that the state has been “captured” by private business interests is damaging the nation’s international reputation, as rumours swirled that he’s
President Jacob Zuma’s decision to fire communist party leader Blade Nzimande from his cabinet is widening a rift with two of the ANC’s closest allies before a key leadership conference in December. In dismissing Nzimande as higher
President Jacob Zuma has named a close ally as energy minister and fired the leader of the communist party, which has criticised his leadership, in a cabinet reshuffle just two months before he’s due
After weeks of stalling, President Jacob Zuma has finally rubber-stamped the appointment of a permanent SABC board — but only after civil society groupings threatened him with legal action if
South Africa is unlikely to adopt policies needed to drive growth, investment and job creation for at least several years because of infighting in the governing ANC, according to one of the country’s leading research institutions. The party
The supreme court of appeal opened the way for the reinstatement of bribery and corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma by upholding a lower court’s ruling that a decision by prosecutors to drop them
As the battle to succeed President Jacob Zuma as leader of the ANC grows increasingly fractious, party treasurer-general Zweli Mkhize is emerging as a possible compromise choice to keep the continent’s oldest