President Cyril Ramaphosa briefs on foodborne illnesses 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will use its presidency of the G20 countries to harness global commitment to tackle the world’s challenges. Ramaphosa officially launched South Africa’s presidency in the G20 in Parliament on Tuesday. He says they will also achieve the Millennium development goals…
[File Image]: Signage is seen outside the Moody’s Corporation headquarters in Manhattan. 1 minute Rating agency Moody’s has maintained South Africa’s credit rating at Ba2 with a stable outlook, keeping it at sub-investment grade. In a statement released on Wednesday, Moody’s attributed its decision to the country’s strong and independent institutions, including the judiciary and…
South African rands. 1 minute National Treasury says from 2020/2021 financial year to date total unspent conditional grants from the Free State amount to over R1.6 billion. Treasury says when money is returned to its coffers, it means that services meant to be covered by those funds are not delivered. Free State MEC of Finance,…
Parliamentarians and members of the public listen as Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo delivers his annual state of the nation address to the parliament in Accra, Ghana, March 30, 2022 2 minutes Ghana’s parliament is unlikely to pass a provisional budget before the December 7 general election, former officials and experts say, which risks triggering an…
The logo of South African coal miner Exxaro is seen outside the company’s Pretoria headquarters, South Africa. 3 minutes Mining and renewable energy giant, Exxaro, says it is prioritising efforts to contain costs across the organisation to maintain financial stability. The company expects a decline in its full-year production for the 2024 financial year. The…
A person shows US dollars at a currency exchange store 2 minutes US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the United States dollar or face 100% tariffs. “We require a commitment from these countries that they will neither create a…
Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site. 2 minutes Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says her ministry is working around the clock to protect construction companies from violent construction mafias. Kubayi was speaking at the 17th South African Construction Awards ceremony held at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. According to Kubayi,…
Spaza shop 1 minute Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition Portfolio Committee says it would like representatives of the main commercial banks to appear before its next year. It says it would like them to explain whether or not they have put in place measures to facilitate transformation and small business development. The committee’s chairperson Mzwandile…
A police van is pictured at a mine in Stilfontein where illegal miners are underground in this image captured on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes A community leader in Stilfontein in the North West, Thembile Botman, says he’s optimistic that a number of organisations will today start to donate emergency aid to take to the illegal miners that are in a mine…
Around 50 000 workers have indicated that they will protest and picket against recent retrenchments in the banking sector 2 minutes Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition Committee wants commercial banks to appear before it early next year, to iron out various issues. That is according to the Chairperson of the Committee, Mzwandile Masina. He spoke…
