Universities have been forced to put their budgets on hold pending the announcement of fee increases for next year, causing serious delays in operational matters. The tertiary institutions have warned that anything below an
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South Africa’s two main opposition parties agreed to informally band together in local governments, shutting the ANC out of the management of several major cities, including Johannesburg and
The ANC’s senior leaders absolved President Jacob Zuma of blame for the ruling party’s worst performance in an election, choosing to take collective responsibility and risking further eroding support before a
Communications regulator Icasa was wrong to push ahead with a planned spectrum auction in the absence of government policy on the issue and should withdraw an invitation to operators to apply for access until that policy
South Africans were politically preoccupied when it came to news and social media during the week local government elections took place, media monitoring company ROi Africa said on Sunday. “Almost 90%
The ANC lost its stranglehold on South African politics as voter discontent over the struggling economy, a scarcity of jobs and scandals surrounding President Jacob Zuma cost it control of key cities and buoyed the
South African President Jacob Zuma is facing renewed calls for his removal as senior leaders of the ANC, including two cabinet ministers, blamed him and his closest supporters for the party’s worst electoral
South African President Jacob Zuma will face renewed pressure to quit after partial election results showed his ANC losing outright control of the capital, Pretoria, and Johannesburg in its worst electoral showing since
A series of public spats between South African cabinet ministers, state companies and departments are exposing divisions in the ruling party and risk spooking investors in an economy the central bank forecasts will record zero growth this year.
The currency that was forecast to perform the worst in emerging markets this year is also the one benefiting most from the clamour to boost returns in the wake of the UK’s Brexit vote. The rand has strengthened