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Continuing wildcat strikes and tension in the mining industry could impoverish South Africa, President Jacob Zuma warned on Thursday. "If the workers demand higher wages and that becomes a point of...

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Zuma warns on mining unrest

Continuing wildcat strikes and tension in the mining industry could impoverish South Africa, President Jacob Zuma warned on Thursday. "If the...

Repo rate held steady at 5%

South Africa's Reserve Bank left its repo rate unchanged as expected at 5% on Thursday, citing concerns about the inflationary impact of a...

Provinces spend 92% of capital budgets

South Africa's provinces have spent R28.4-billion, or 92.2%, of their R30.8-billion capital budgets in the 2012/13 financial year – an...

ID cards roll-out in July

Green, bar-coded identity books will be replaced with identity smart cards from July, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday....

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Daily podcast – May 23, 2013

The Gupta report is released as opposition parties lambast President Jacob Zuma. Canada seeks to strengthen its trade ties with South Africa,...

Daily podcast – May 22, 2013

President Jacob Zuma said countries from the north and the south have the unique opportunity to work together to change the lives of millions...

Daily podcast – May 21, 2013

African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said on Monday that President Jacob Zuma doesn’t have to explain his ties to the...

An interview with two remarkable African leaders

Across the world, women make up about half the population yet they never come close to holding 50% of the positions of power in any...

African News

M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit

Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone...

Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability

For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim...

Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region displaces 300 000 – UN aid chief

About 300 000 people have fled their homes due to a surge in fighting in Sudan's Darfur region this year and are now living in terrible...

Political uncertainty could slow Madagascar's economy – minister

Madagascar's economic growth could be hit by uncertainty surrounding elections scheduled for the second half of the year, the country's...

International News

M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit

Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone...

Canada seeks to strengthen SA trade ties, but mutual ‘trust’ essential

Canada welcomed the opportunity to develop stronger business and commercial ties with South Africa, as many Canadians perceived the country as...

Creamer Media publishes Automotive 2013: A review of South Africa's automotive sector research report

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) has described 2012 as a year of “relatively solid growth”...

World Bank pledges $1bn to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes

The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1-billion in funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the...

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We need both to maximise growth and to ensure that it generates more employment, mostly in the private sector, in order to reach our target

Ebrahim Patel

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For anyone not to have at least a matric certificate is a choice.

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State-owned electricity group Eskom has awarded technology group Siemens the contract to supply 46 wind turbines to its 100 MW Sere wind farm...

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