Another ANC mistake on the cards
Africa-Press - South-Africa. The ANC’s plans to change the Reserve Bank’s mandate to explicitly pursue employment and growth will not improve economic outcomes but...
WC Parliament Members Concerned About Smuggled Weapons
Africa-Press - South-Africa. Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on Thursday expressed concern about police and military weapons being smuggled from Namibia to...
Mashatile: Scrapping BBBEE Is Like Returning to Apartheid
Africa-Press - South-Africa. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says scrapping Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) would be like going back to apartheid.
Mashatile said the BBBEE...
Trade Minister Parks Tau Withdraws Credit Regulations
Africa-Press - South-Africa. Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau has withdrawn the draft regulations that would have potentially seen people with student debt blacklisted.
The...
Thabo Mbeki defends hosting M23 militia for peace dialogue
Africa-Press - South-Africa. Former President Thabo Mbeki said he was "puzzled" that there was controversy over his foundation hosting the Congolese rebel militia group,...
Ramaphosa Calls Poor NW Municipalities Unacceptable
Africa-Press - South-Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has slammed the poor running of some North West municipalities, describing it as "unacceptable".
The president said that at...
Tshwane Councillors Approve 5% Salary Increase
Africa-Press - South-Africa. Councillors in the Tshwane Municipality overwhelmingly voted to increase their salaries by five percent, with only one voting against the motion.
The...
MPs Review Act Governing Parliamentary Village Residency
Africa-Press - South-Africa. Parliament is looking to review an act that determines who may live in its housing complexes in Cape Town.
Traditionally, the parliamentary...
Tshwane Investment Summit Assures Investors on Corruption
Africa-Press - South-Africa. City of Tshwane Deputy Mayor Eugene Modise has assured investors that the city will take a no-nonsense approach to corruption following...
Morero Addresses Newlands Residents on Water Supply
Africa-Press - South-Africa. The mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, has arrived in Newlands, west of Johannesburg, to address the water-related protests in the surrounding...