South African News
Ramaphosa reflects on government progress, notes slow pace of economic growth 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 9th December 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out on Monday that strengthening local government is the Government of National Unity’s key priority, noting... →
McKinsey, Busa join for G20 event after scandal
By: Bloomberg 6th December 2024 McKinsey & Co. is partnering with South African business-lobby group Business Unity South Africa (Busa) to prepare for an event aimed at connecting... →
Civil society says monitor State capture fightback, up anti-corruption drive
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th December 2024 Civil society organisation Open Secrets campaigner Letlhogonolo Letshele pointed out on Friday that citizens do not know where South Africa stands... →
Kathrada Foundation’s Balton appears in court over apartheid-era case
By: Sashnee Moodley 6th December 2024 Ahmed Kathrada Foundation executive director Neeshan Balton appeared before the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, in a case relating to the... →
Busa expresses frustration over UIF’s ongoing failures
By: Sabrina Jardim 6th December 2024 The operational inefficiencies and governance failures of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) are letting down hundreds of thousands of workers,... →
SACP reaffirms call for inquest into Hani assassination as killer is deported
By: Sashnee Moodley 6th December 2024 The South African Communist Party on Friday expressed displeasure at the “eleventh-hour notification” given to freedom fighter Chris Hani’s family... →
McKinsey to pay SA R1.1bn for its role in State capture
By: Thabi Shomolekae 6th December 2024 The National Prosecuting Authority announced that it has successfully concluded dispute resolution with McKinsey South Africa, in which McKinsey... →
Senior National Treasury official Lekhethe appointed to lead IDC
By: Terence Creamer 6th December 2024 Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mmakgoshi Lekhethe, a senior official from the National Treasury, as the first woman CEO of the State-owned... →
