With South Africa in lockdown, citizens need to stand up to irrational decisions by politicians who think they know better. E-commerce is one area where this fight needs to be waged. By Duncan McLeod.
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South African Airways plans to lay off its entire 4 700-strong workforce after failing to persuade the government to provide more financial help.
Faced with the biggest challenge of any post-apartheid South African leader, President Cyril Ramaphosa has also been given a rare opportunity to push through the painful reforms the economy needs.
SAP Africa’s head said the German software company is battling to complete investigations after allegations its employees paid kickbacks for government business in East and Southern Africa.
South Africa’s economy was roaring along in 2007 on the back of the global commodities boom when power shortages struck, bringing mines and smelters to a halt.
South Africa’s Rica legislation, which governs the ability of the state to spy on the electronic communications of citizens, is unlawful, the high court in Johannesburg has ruled.
South Africa is in a precarious state and urgent action is needed to stabilise its finances, according to former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas, who will assume the role of MTN Group chairman in December.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is hamstrung by politics and the economy is suffering the consequences.
The sorry state of South Africa’s state power utility starkly illustrates just how far the country slipped during former President Jacob Zuma’s scandal-marred rule and the enormity of the task of rebuilding the nation’s stricken finances.
South Africa is looking to spend billions of rand to secure energy from mega-projects on the continent at a time when state power utility Eskom is broke and struggling to supply enough electricity.