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Private sector to the rescue for SA following Ramaphosa’s Sona

Delivering his State of the Nation address this week, President Cyril Ramaphosa gave a strong indication that government would stick to its new-found policy...

Don’t be a dope … I mean!

GREY MUTTER: The problem is, smartphone games, movies and YouTube clips are so engaging, so interesting, so addictive. It’s hard to break away. And...

Afcon: Bafana have earned the #StrongerTogether support from South Africans

Local football fans on social media are asking, “Where’s the love for Bafana Bafana? Are we not #StrongerTogether for the SA football team?”COMMENT: Ashfak...

Plans to ship human ashes, drink container to Moon spark legal...

An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports-drink containers, has gathered steam...

Call to end ban on scrap metal exports

South Africa’s steel industry has revived its call for the government to end the ban on scrap metal exports after more than a year,...

Factory activity cools in January as local, global demand weakens

Sentiment within the manufacturing industry in South Africa has remained optimistic about an improvement in economic conditions that could drive up demand in 2024...

China’s tumbling prices push some exporters to the brink

Prolonged factory deflation is threatening the survival of smaller Chinese exporters who are locked in relentless price wars for shrinking business as higher interest...

AfCFTA milestone a welcome step on Africa’s journey to prosperity

OPINION: The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement will help because it will lower the import duties if the product is made in Africa,...

Labour, employer groups disagree on SA’s new minimum wage

The new national minimum wage (NMW) of R27.58 with effect from March 1, 2024, announced by Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi on Friday,...

Budget Preview 2024: Fiscal slippage could accelerate further

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will table the National Budget later this month amid deteriorating tax revenues, rising expenditure demands, weak economic growth and policy...

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