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SA business confidence edges up, but still down from last year
12th August 2020 Business confidence in South Africa ticked up in July compared with June, but remained sharply lower from a year ago as the economy felt the... →
SA women remain at lower end of pay scale, study shows
12th August 2020 A recent study conducted by the Household Wealth Research division of the Bureau of Market Research at the University of South Africa has found... →
Fita says Supreme Court must pronounce on extent of Dlamini-Zuma's powers
11th August 2020 The Supreme of Court of Appeal needs to weigh in on the legality of the tobacco ban, in part to map the limits of the power held by Cooperative... →
North West Covid-19 cases decrease, recoveries increase
11th August 2020 Covid-19 daily infections in South Africa's North West province are declining and recoveries are rising, the provincial health department said on... →
Cabinet approves cannabis law amendment
7th August 2020 Cabinet has approved the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill of 2020 which decriminalises the private use of marijuana and determines the amounts... →
Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF tells Magashule and ANC: you are not our prefect
7th August 2020 Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has reacted angrily to African National Congress secretary general Ace Magashule’s television interview, in which... →
Ramaphosa sends special envoys to Zimbabwe amid tensions
7th August 2020 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday has appointed Dr Sydney Mufamadi and former speaker of Parliament Baleka Mbete as his special... →
Ministerial team to probe Covid-19 tenders during lockdown
7th August 2020 Cabinet has approved the establishment of a ministerial team that will look into all public procurement related to the Covid-19 pandemic during the... →
Dissolution of NMB council irrational and unlawful – acting mayor lashes out at plans
6th August 2020 The dissolution of the Nelson Mandela Bay council would be irrational and unlawful, acting mayor Thsonono Buyeye said in a letter to Eastern Cape... →
DRC armed groups killed 1 300 in first half of 2020, says UN
6th August 2020 More than 1 300 people were killed in the first six months of the year by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, three times more... →
Batsa rubbishes Dlamini-Zuma's arguments for ban, says Fita ruling was wrong
6th August 2020 British American Tobacco South Africa (Batsa) on Wednesday told the Western Cape High Court that the Gauteng division clearly erred when it... →
Central African Republic receives food assistance from World Food Programme
5th August 2020 The World Food Programme on Wednesday welcomed the first delivery of food assistance to the Central African Republic using barges along the Ubangi... →
Egyptian parliament approves amendment to criminalise bullying
5th August 2020 The Egyptian parliament on Tuesday approved an amendment to the country's penal code to criminalise bullying in the North African country.... →
MKMVA slams Covid-19 graft
5th August 2020 South African liberation struggle veterans have condemned the looting and corruption that has characterised the disbursement of a Covid-19... →
Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa slams 'rogue' citizens, accusing them of destabilising country
4th August 2020 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday slammed what he called attempts by "rogue" citizens working with foreigners to destabilise the... →
Court tells govt to respond to Fita's bid for appeal on tobacco ban by Friday
4th August 2020 The Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday directed the government to file its response to the application by the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco... →
South Africa has 'ridiculously failed' on Zimbabwe – Mmusi Maimane
4th August 2020 The leader of the One South Africa Movement, Mmusi Maimane, said on Tuesday that the government of South Africa had failed to use its leadership... →
SA alcohol ban costs economy R15.4bn in taxes – Distell
3rd August 2020 Multinational brewing and beverage company Distell said on Monday the alcohol industry had already lost 118 000 jobs while nearly 800 small and... →
South Africans turn to public protector to get R350 Covid-19 relief grant
3rd August 2020 Hundreds of South Africans have turned to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane after being denied the R350/month special social relief of distress... →
DA wants R150m arts and sports relief funding audited
3rd August 2020 The Democratic Alliance, South Africa's main opposition party, on Monday called for an audit of R150-million in relief funding issued to the... →
Zimbabwe embassy tackles Julius Malema on land and compensation of white farmers
3rd August 2020 Zimbabwe's embassy in South Africa has hit back at the Economic Freedom Fighters, after the party's outspoken leader Julius Malema lambasted... →
SA finalising R25m investment to boost pan-African Covid-19 vaccine work - Ramaphosa
31st July 2020 South Africa is in the process of finalising a R25-million investment to boost pan-African vaccine manufacturing capabilities towards Covid-19... →
Rhino poaching down by more than 50% thanks to Covid-19 lockdown
31st July 2020 South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Barbara Creecy said on Friday that the Covid-19 lockdown regulations, which restrict... →
Covid-19 claims lives of 59 public servants in KwaZulu-Natal
30th July 2020 The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Executive Council has noted with concern that 59 public servants have died of Covid-19 while 3 933 have tested... →
Batsa papers submit Dlamini-Zuma is playing 'smoke and mirrors' with constitution
30th July 2020 The North Gauteng High Court ruling that upheld South Africa's four-month-old ban on tobacco sales was patently wrong and not binding on the... →
Eskom targets Gauteng, KZN for illegal connections and load reduction drive
29th July 2020 Power utility Eskom said on Wednesday that it would be embarking on a roadshow to educate the public on issues impacting on the national power... →
'It's game changing' Cronje says of amendment to Zondo commission rules
29th July 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa's revision of the rules pertaining to the Zondo commission of inquiry will remove obstacles the National Prosecuting... →
Nigerian government recovers US$2bn in looted funds since 2015
29th July 2020 The Nigerian Federal Government said it has recovered more than 800 billion naira in looted funds and convicted 1,400 people since 2015. Minister... →
'Relief' as Toyota confirms R2.5bn hybrid production in Durban
29th July 2020 KwaZulu-Natal's MEC for economic development, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, on Wednesday expressed "relief" after Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) confirmed... →
20 million Africans gain access to clean drinking water for the first time
29th July 2020 Twenty million people in rural and urban areas of Africa have gained access to clean drinking water for the first time, thanks to African... →
9.6m people face food crisis in Sudan
28th July 2020 According to the United Nations, Sudan is facing its worst food security crisis in recent history, where 9.6-million people face severe food... →
EFF wants Gauteng's Bandile Masuku to step down over Covid-19 tenders scandal
28th July 2020 South African political party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Tuesday demanded that the embattled member of the executive council for health in... →
Publish all Covid-19 health contracts, DA implores Mkhize
28th July 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Tuesday called on Health Minister Zweli Mkhize to urgently make public the names of all companies and their... →
Tunisia announces new Covid-19 measures for arrivals from abroad
28th July 2020 As many North African countries gradually reopen their borders after months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities in Tunisia have... →
Independent review panel exonerates AfDB president Adesina of ethical wrongdoing
28th July 2020 A report by an independent review panel has exonerated African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina of ethical wrongdoing, paving the way... →
IMF approves $4.3bn loan for South Africa
28th July 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved a US$4.3-billion loan for South Africa to help the country weather the Covid-19... →
Uganda records first two Covid-19 deaths in four days
27th July 2020 Uganda has recorded its second death attributed to Covid-19, three days since the country’s first Covid-19 death was recorded and four days since... →
Sudan to send more troops to conflict-stricken Darfur region
27th July 2020 Sudan's transitional government says it will send more troops into the troubled Darfur region after unidentified gunmen killed 60 people on... →
Sanco calls on health MEC to step aside as tender irregularities investigated
27th July 2020 The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) in Gauteng on Monday called for embattled MEC for Health Bandile Masuku to “step aside” as... →
Kaduna State Covid-19 infections triple after lockdown lifted
27th July 2020 Nigeria's Kaduna State commissioner of health Dr Amina Mohammed Baloni has said that most citizens had not come to terms with the severity of the... →
South Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases rise to 445 433, deaths to 6 769
27th July 2020 As of Sunday, the number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in South Africa was 445 433, with 11 233 new cases identified. The number of... →
