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Sacu committed to India talks
18th November 2014 The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) said on Tuesday it was still committed to negotiations with India over a delayed preferential trade... →
Ramaphosa halts EFF suspension process
18th November 2014 Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has struck a deal with opposition parties that disciplinary proceedings against the Economic Freedom Fighters... →
Slow economy worries world leaders – Nene
18th November 2014 Sluggish global economic growth was of concern to all at the G20 leaders summit held in Brisbane, Australia, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on... →
Power grid stable – Eskom
18th November 2014 There are no scheduled power blackouts planned despite increased demand for electricity, Eskom said on Tuesday. "The cold and wet weather has... →
EFF disappointed by N Cape conference chaos
18th November 2014 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Monday expressed disappointment at the collapse of its Northern Cape conference into chaos and violence at... →
Ramaphosa to meet political parties
17th November 2014 Deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday meet the leaders of political parties in Parliament, the presidency said. "Ramaphosa will meet... →
Zuma commends G20 summit outcome
17th November 2014 President Jacob Zuma has concluded his visit to Australia where he participated in the G20 summit, the presidency said on Sunday. Zuma commended... →
Outstanding first-phase land claims to cost R16.9bn
14th November 2014 Settling all the outstanding land restitution claims lodged during the first land claims window period will cost an estimated R16.9-billion, Rural... →
Mbete vows to protect Parliament
14th November 2014 Speaker Baleka Mbete on Friday defended the physical removal of an Economic Freedom Fighters MP from the National Assembly, saying she had a duty... →
ANC worried that Parliament is losing integrity
14th November 2014 Recent disruptions by opposition parties in Parliament could lead to the institution losing its integrity, the ANC said on Friday. "Yesterday... →
Cosatu 'in tatters' – Vavi
14th November 2014 Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has admitted that the trade union federation is in trouble, The Star reported on Friday. "Cosatu today is... →
Nkandla fund not only to help Zuma – PMUT
13th November 2014 A group of businessmen raising funds to repay the money spent on President Jacob Zuma's home at Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, claimed on Thursday they... →
Mbete ruling triggers pandemonium
13th November 2014 The pandemonium that broke loose in the National Assembly on Thursday was triggered by Speaker Baleka Mbete's attempt to limit the time for... →
Loss of millions to Cosatu
12th November 2014 The Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (Cosatu) will lose more than R1-million a month in affiliation fees after its central executive committee... →
No other choice for Cosatu 'regrettable' – SACP
11th November 2014 It is regrettable that Cosatu was left with no option but to expel Numsa, the South African Communist Party's political bureau said on Tuesday.... →
DA's Michael hits back at Brown over Eskom
11th November 2014 Democratic Alliance MP Natasha Michael on Tuesday demanded Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown supply Parliament with all maintenance records... →
Weak ally not good for ANC – Mantashe
11th November 2014 Having a weaker ally in the tripartite alliance would not be good for the African National Congress (ANC), secretary general Gwede Mantashe said on... →
Seven unions suspend participation in Cosatu CEC
10th November 2014 Seven Cosatu affiliates, which supported Numsa despite its expulsion, will suspend their participation in the trade union federation's decision... →
SAPO board resigns
10th November 2014 The South African Post Office's (Sapo) board has resigned with immediate effect, Telecommunications and Postal Minister Siyabonga Cwele said on... →
Cosatu disrespects its constitution – Numsa
10th November 2014 There is no respect for the Congress of South African Trade Union's constitution, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said... →
EFF threatens court action if MPs suspended
7th November 2014 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has threatened court action should the National Assembly approve a recommendation by Parliament's powers and... →
Govt worried about power supply – Radebe
6th November 2014 Government is worried about the economic impact of power cuts following the collapse of a coal silo at an Eskom power station, Minister in the... →
EFF MPs guilty of all charges
5th November 2014 Twenty Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs have been found guilty of all charges stemming from their heckling of President Jacob Zuma over his... →
Cosatu unions take federation to court
5th November 2014 Nine Cosatu-affiliated unions have reinstated their court case to compel the trade union federation to hold a special national congress, they said... →
TAC wants to raise R10m by December
4th November 2014 The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) on Tuesday launched a month-long global fund-raising campaign in an attempt to rid the organisation of its... →
Corporate tax only recovering now – Sars
4th November 2014 The levels of corporate income tax (CIT) collected by the South African Revenue Service (Sars) are only now beginning to recover from the 2008... →
SA policies reduce poverty – World Bank
4th November 2014 South Africa's fiscal policies lifted 3.6-million people out of poverty in 2010/11, a World Bank report has found. The South African Economic... →
Numsa files court interdict against Cosatu
4th November 2014 Numsa has filed an urgent interdict in the High Court in Johannesburg to halt Cosatu's central executive committee meeting set to take place on... →
14 shortlisted for IEC commissioner positiion
31st October 2014 Fourteen people have been shortlisted for a position of a commissioner of the Electoral Commission SA following the resignation of chairperson... →
Home Affairs trampled immigrant rights – judge
31st October 2014 There is "something fundamentally wrong" in the way the home affairs department handles the repatriation of migrants, High Court in Pretoria Judge... →
Mugabe to set up commission to probe factions dividing party
31st October 2014 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will set up a commission to probe allegations of factionalism threatening to divide his ZANU-PF party ahead of... →
SA cities were designed to exclude – Tau
31st October 2014 Cities in South Africa were designed to exclude and segregate, posing a challenge to town planning and bringing citizens closer to urban amenities,... →
Two SA soldiers wounded in Sudan ambush
31st October 2014 Two South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed as part of a United Nations/African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan have been... →
DA calls for debate on Zuma no-show
30th October 2014 A call by DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane in the National Assembly on Thursday for a special debate on the president failing to appear to... →
Ebola checks at SA Ports – Brown
30th October 2014 The National Ports Authority (NPA) has taken steps to ensure the Ebola virus disease does not enter South Africa through one of its main harbours,... →
SAPS must investigate Zim torture claims – Concourt
30th October 2014 The Constitutional Court ordered the SA Police Service (SAPS) on Thursday to investigate claims of torture against senior Zimbabwean officials. The... →
Concourt judment on Zimbabwe torture case
30th October 2014 The Constitutional Court is expected to hand down judgment on whether South African authorities should investigate claims of torture against senior... →
NICD denies SA Ebola case
30th October 2014 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) denied a claim on Thursday that a South African man has contracted Ebola. "This is not... →
Sierra Leone president says must change behaviour to defeat Ebola
29th October 2014 Sierra Leone's president says the country is at war with Ebola and that more treatment centres alone will not defeat the disease: People must also... →
Capital flight dwarfs corruption – SACP
29th October 2014 Capital flight is the biggest impediment to radical economic transformation and is a bigger problem even than corruption, SA Communist Party deputy... →
SAPS under pressure in Meyiwa case – ISS
29th October 2014 Reports that Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa's family appointed private investigators to help solve his murder put pressure on police, the... →
