resident Cyril Ramaphosa has encouraged traditional leaders to play a critical role in land reform and food security. He was addressing the House of Traditional Leaders in Parliament. Ramaphosa says the land issue will be handled with care and responsibility and that there should be no incidents of smash and[…]
South African banking institutions are expected to raise revenues to $4bn by 2022 amid massive upside potential for investment banking products across Africa. This is despite currency adjustment hurdles and the likelihood of foreign investors in Barclays Africa and Old Mutual selling down. These are the findings of a new[…]
Gift of the Givers says it believes someone is giving the kidnappers of South African photo journalist Shiraz Mohamad false information, which has led to the delay in negotiations for his release. Mohamed was captured in Syria in January last year, on his way back to the Turkish border after[…]
A hostage drama has turned bloody with the deaths of three people in Lentegeur in Mitchells Plain. On Thursday morning, drama ensued in Begonia street when a 41-year old police member who worked at Lentegeur police station shot and killed two women aged 54 and 27, before taking his own[…]
The South African National Editors’ Forum has condemned the raid at author Jacques Pauw’s Riebeek Kasteel home, saying it is a threat to media freedom. Pauw’s house was raided by the crimes against the state unit of the Hawks. “The speculation at the moment is that rogue elements in the[…]
Just four days after being fired as minister of public enterprise‚ Lynne Brown has resigned as ANC MP. Brown’s decision to quit as a member of the national assembly was announced by the office of ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu on Thursday. Brown is among several ministers who were axed[…]
Government is considering to add more basic goods to the list of zero-rated foodstuffs as an attempt to mitigate the impact of a value-added tax hike on the poor. Communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane told the media on Wednesday that the measure was discussed by cabinet at its meeting in Cape[…]
Residents of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta are “mocking” a so-called ceasefire in the area, as bombardments by the Syrian government and Russia continue, according to doctors and local activists. At least five civilians were killed on Thursday in attacks on several towns in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta – a suburb of the[…]
Last week, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a grant of $160m for “development projects” in crisis-hit Maldives, raising questions on the motive behind the move. “As part of the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Saudi Fund for Development[…]
Mistrust in the Israeli judicial system is increasing as a result of the corruption scandals surrounding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Hayom reported a new poll showing. Conducted on Wednesday, the study included 500 respondents of whom 59 per cent said they do not trust the judicial system. Eighteen per[…]
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