Ramaphosa points to rail infrastructure rollout for economic growth

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the National Transport Conference in Midrand. President Cyril Ramaphosa has implored the Transport Department to work to ensure the rollout of the rail and freight infrastructure to unlock the country’s economic growth and job creation drive. Speaking at the National Transport Conference in Midrand north of Johannesburg earlier, the President decried…

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High Court in Joburg to hear Mbeki, Zuma bid over Khampepe recusal

File: Retired Justice Sisi Khampepe chairs the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Commission of Inquiry on November 10, 2025. The High Court in Johannesburg will on Monday hear former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma’s bid to review retired Justice Sisi Khampepe’s refusal to recuse herself from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) cases…

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Cosatu urges government to ramp up fight against illicit goods

File: Police seized counterfeit goods valued at more than R260 million The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has urged government to drastically ramp up efforts to tackle the selling of illicit goods in the country and customs fraud. The labour federation welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment in his State of the Nation Address…

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US seeks fresh legal ground to impose tariffs on partners

File: Container ships wait to load and offload goods in port during a 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020. Experts say the United States is pivoting to a new legal strategy to impose tariffs on its trade partners, following a significant…

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