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Presidential Economic Advisory Council discusses global economic policy priorities during SA’s G20 Presidency
As South Africa heads up the G20 Presidency this year, the Presidential Economic Advisory Council of South Africa’s seventh ...
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SACP wants State intervention to stop ‘manufacturing de-industrialisation’
The South African Communist Party (SACP) is calling for the State to intervene in stopping what it describes as the “erosion ...
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Body count from South African mine siege rises to 60
South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine over two days, police said late on ...
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Comoros ruling party wins parliamentary elections, opposition rejects results
The ruling party in the Comoros won decisively in parliamentary elections this week, the electoral commission said, but opposition parties either boycotted the vote or rejected the results, claiming ...
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Rains force South Africa to close border crossing with Botswana
South Africa has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall and flooding, the country's border authority said. The Grobler's Bridge crossing in northern South Africa ...
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AfriForum urges DBE to publish percentage of learners who left school before matric exams
Non-governmental organisation AfriForum has urged Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube to also announce provincial ...
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Rapidly rising half-year output from Northam Platinum’s Eland mine marred by tragedy
In a voluntary production update, Northam Platinum has reported burgeoning half-year performance from the ramping-up platinum ...
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Traders see South Africa cutting interest rates once in 2025
Traders scaled back their bets for South Africa’s interest rate cuts this year, with markets now pricing in only one as they ...
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Sasol fire heightens South Africa’s dependence on fuel imports
A fire that shut Sasol’s Natref oil refinery leaves South Africa with only one crude-processing plant running, highlighting a ...
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South Africa’s economy set to escape a decade of growth inertia
South Africa’s economy is set to forge an upward path this year after misfiring for more than a decade, boosted by steps to ...
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Is a section 189(3) notice always required for a retrenchment to be considered fair?
In a retrenchment process, a section 189(3) notice is often regarded as the vital first step. It serves as an invitation to ...
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Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says
A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has said, weeks after an outbreak of the disease was ...