Pravin Gordhan seems poised to resume his Cabinet position as public enterprises minister, after filing a review application in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday seeking to set aside a report by the Public Protector which found he violated the Constitution. This, despite an onslaught against Gordhan from[…]
In a comeback that would make Lazarus blush, David Mabuza has returned to the sixth Parliament after being sworn-in as an MP on Tuesday. His ceremony took place in Pretoria, six days after his colleagues gathered to begin their terms of office. President Ramaphosa told Mabuza “we are now complete”[…]
The dust has settled after a contentious political battle for power in the recent general elections. Now, the 12 political parties that made into the National Assembly will have to find a way to use their differences to reach consensus on the right direction to take in bringing transformation in[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa could reduce his national executive by as many as nine departments and ministries when he announces the reconfiguration of his Cabinet soon. Although there is no official word from the Union Buildings on when Ramaphosa will announce the changes to his executive, furious horse trading and discussions[…]
The former mine workers will be taught business management, plant and beef farming by Walter Sisulu University and Ntinga Development Agency. Millions of rands have been set aside by the Department of Labour’s Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to train over 7 000 former mine workers and unemployed youth at the O.R Tambo[…]
Lebanon’s presidency on Thursday announced the formation of a new national unity government, ending months of political wrangling amid concerns over the country’s struggling economy. The news comes after more than eight months of deadlock as politicians from rival Lebanese factions could not agree on the make-up of the cabinet[…]
Spaza shops‚ tuckshops and hawkers could face the brunt of government’s news anti-smoking laws – with some fearing they will either have to shut down or simply break the law. Banning the “loose” from South African shops and streets is a particular problem area. This is according to the South[…]
Members of the public and civil society organisations, who this week gathered for a public meeting at the Athlone Stadium as a collective, are calling for a decrease in fuel prices. A new movement called the People against Petrol and Paraffin Price Increases launched a petition in protest against the high cost[…]
Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigned on Monday after five days of mass protests in the kingdom over austerity measures. Omar Razzaz, a member of the Jordanian cabinet, was appointed to form a new government. Razzaz is a former World Bank economist and was education minister in the outgoing government.[…]
Here is a transcript of a speech delivered by MJC second deputy president Shaykh Riad Fataar at last night’s iftaar dinner with state president Cyril Ramaphosa His Excellency President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Economic Development Mr Ebrahim Patel, Deputy Secretary General of the[…]
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