LIVE: Lungu burial court case

The dispute over the final resting place of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu is back in court. The full bench of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria will hear the Lungu family’s bid for leave to appeal the entire judgment of the court which found that the Zambian government is entitled to repatriate the remains…

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SA exploring new trade partners in Asia and beyond: Tau

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau 1 minute Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says South Africa has been looking for other trade partners including in Asia and other parts of the world. He says the country had already planned to diversify its trade relations with other countries before the announcement by the…

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Constitutional Court to hear DA’s Citizenship Act bid

File image: Inside the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Constitutional Court will this morning hear the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) bid for the confirmation of the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal that South Africans who lost their citizenship after acquiring another nationality remained the country’s citizens. The virtual hearing will follow…

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Ramaphosa defends BEE policy, dismisses critics as ‘unfounded’

1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed criticism that the government’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy is hampering economic growth, calling such claims ‘unfounded’. His remarks follow renewed criticism from the Democratic Alliance – a partner in the Government of National Unity – and, more recently, the Trump administration. The BEE policy is designed to…

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