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Test mine study under way for Fourth Industrial Revolution try-outs 
By: Martin Creamer 24th February 2021 A feasibility study is under way on a mine selected for the testing of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies ahead of their... →
SA youth: Corruption is stealing our future
24th February 2021 South African youth believe that endemic corruption in South Africa is stealing their futures and destroying their dreams. In a week in which... →
R7bn allocated for Land Bank recapitalisation
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 24th February 2021 The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank), which defaulted on its debt obligations on April 1, 2020, and is... →
Mboweni withdraws R40bn tax proposal amid smaller-than-projected revenue shortfall 
By: Terence Creamer 24th February 2021 As was widely anticipated, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni refrained from announcing any new tax measures in his 2021 Budget, citing the need to... →
Vaccination roll-out a vital growth stimulus, but decisive action on reforms remains key to recovery

By: Terence Creamer 24th February 2021 Finance Minister Tito Mboweni made a direct link to a successful roll-out of South Africa’s free Covid-19 vaccination programme and the country’s... →
Guinea launches Ebola vaccination drive in country’s south
By: News24Wire 24th February 2021 Guinea has launched an Ebola vaccination campaign to halt the spread of the deadly disease which hit the country’s south this month and has already... →
Former Free State finance administrator found guilty of misappropriating police funds
By: News24Wire 24th February 2021 A former police finance administrator has been found guilty of theft after misappropriating funds from the Ficksburg police in the Free State... →
Daily Podcast – February 24, 2021
By: Thabi Madiba 24th February 2021 Making headlines: EFF wants govt to allow political gatherings in lockdown; Ramaphosa pays tribute to Benno Ndulu; And, Sassa stopped Bathabile... →
EFF wants govt to allow political gatherings in lockdown 
By: Sane Dhlamini 24th February 2021 The Economic Freedom Fighters has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting that government adjust Level 3 lockdown regulations to allow for... →
Africa has lost a great thinker – Ramaphosa pays tribute to Benno Ndulu
By: Thabi Madiba 24th February 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his sadness, on Wednesday, at the passing of respected Tanzanian economist Professor Benno Ndulu, saying Africa... →
Sassa stopped Bathabile Dlamini's pension, justice department reveals 
By: News24Wire 24th February 2021 Claims that former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini is being deprived of her pension, allegedly due to political instructions, are... →
Coronavirus: 263 new confirmed deaths in South Africa as cases climb by 998
By: News24Wire 24th February 2021 South Africa recorded 998 new Covid-19 infections by Tuesday, along with 263 new Covid-19-related deaths, taking the confirmed death toll to 49... →
First Covid-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana
By: Reuters 24th February 2021 The World Health Organization's global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first Covid-19 shots on Wednesday, as the race to get doses to... →
EFF's bid to unseal Ramaphosa campaign accounts 'not in the interests of justice' - CR17 committee
By: News24Wire 24th February 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa's campaign fundraising committee says the Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF's) court bid to unseal CR17 bank records is "a... →
Opposition MPs concerned about corruption 'scandal' at GEMS after R300m fraud probe revealed
By: News24Wire 24th February 2021 Opposition MPs expressed their concern about corruption at the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) after News24 exclusively revealed... →
South African lawyer takes up fellowship the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in San Francisco
24th February 2021 Baker McKenzie Senior Associate in Johannesburg, Ashlin Perumall, has taken up the role of Fellow at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Centre for... →
Ramaphosa supports call for rich countries to donate 5% of their vaccines to 'needy countries'
By: News24Wire 24th February 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also African Union chairperson, supports the call for rich countries to donate 5% of their vaccines to needy... →
South Africa says J&J, Pfizer, Moderna vaccines in group for "immediate use"
By: Reuters 24th February 2021 South Africa's health minister said on Tuesday that a committee advising the government had grouped Covid-19 vaccines into three groups and those... →
Harmony Gold’s hedging realises R902m net gain in six months 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd February 2021 Gold mining company Harmony Gold realised a net gain of R902-million from its hedging in the six months to December 31, Harmony Gold FD Boipelo... →
Covid-19 corruption in Gauteng: Makhura vows to jail guilty culprits 
By: News24Wire 23rd February 2021 Those who are responsible for corruption during the Covid-19 pandemic will be thrown behind bars and the provincial government will work hard to... →