Israeli officials push ahead with Rafah plan without precise strategy
By: Bloomberg 22nd February 2024 Israel is determined to push ahead with a goal to move a million or more civilians from Rafah before an attack on the Hamas-held city in Gaza, even... →
ANC challenges DA to release its own deployment records
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd February 2024 African National Congress secretary general Fikile Mbalula has challenged the Democratic Alliance to share with South Africans its own minutes and... →
Transition to the green economy offers great opportunities for women, but problems remain
By: Rebecca Campbell 22nd February 2024 The move to a green economy is a move to a more feminine economy, affirmed KD Strategies founding director Katnisha Singh on Thursday. She was... →
Turkey to provide maritime security support to Somalia – official
By: Reuters 22nd February 2024 Turkey will provide maritime security support to Somalia to help the African country defend its territorial waters, an official from the Turkish... →
Cape Town driving forward with renewable energy, climate resilience programmes
By: Rebecca Campbell 22nd February 2024 Last year, Cape Town paid out R25-million to businesses which sold their surplus renewable energy to the city. And, starting this year, private... →
Budget seen as realistic, generally positive in economic context
By: Schalk Burger 22nd February 2024 Business organisations Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) and Business Unity South Africa (Busa) said the 2024 Budget presented by Finance... →
Parties welcome Hlophe’s impeachment but EFF says JSC proceedings ‘procedurally unfair’
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd February 2024 While some opposition parties have welcomed the removal of Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and Judge Nkola Motata from the bench, the... →
Godongwana’s Budget Speech proves ANC lacks political will – DA, ActionSA
By: Thabi Shomolekae 21st February 2024 Democratic Alliance (DA) Shadow Minister of Finance Dr Dion George said on Wednesday that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2024 Budget Speech... →
Criminal Asset Recovery Fund, not fiscus, to fund SANDF’s war on illegal mining
By: Darren Parker 21st February 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans has claimed that the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in... →
Global corporate tax minimum to be implemented this year
By: Darren Parker 21st February 2024 In an effort boost tax revenue going forward, government will be implementing the long-awaited global corporate tax minimum in the coming year,... →
No change to fuel levies this year, Godongwana says
By: Darren Parker 21st February 2024 Government has decided once again to leave the general fuel levy and Road Accident Levy Fund unchanged, resulting in tax relief of about... →
70 out of 72 municipalities approved for Eskom debt relief
By: Darren Parker 21st February 2024 Out of 72 municipality applications for State-owned Eskom debt relief, 70 have been approved, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana revealed in his... →
Godongwana draws down R150bn from gold and forex account to reduce borrowings and debt-service costs
By: Terence Creamer 21st February 2024 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana unveiled a far-reaching reform in relation to government’s treatment of the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency... →