5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (453+ words) The City of Cape Town has removed its public claim that "lower rates are coming to Cape Town" after a complaint lodged with the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) by the Cape Independence Advocacy Group (Ciag). The complaint centres on how…...

3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (545+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa's democratic gains carry a responsibility to defend and advance those principles beyond its borders, and the defence of democracy is gaining momentum in the geopolitical sphere. "This is why I was proud to represent…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago  (506+ words) A livestock industry grouping has called for urgent changes to South Africa's response to the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, warning that the current vaccination strategy risks failing to contain the spread of the disease and could result in significant economic…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (378+ words) Nedbank, chaired by former South African Reserve Bank deputy governor Daniel Mminele, says the proposal by the central bank to abolish the prime reference rate (PRR) and create a single policy rate as early as next year will have little…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (586+ words) It's hard to see how the ANC can reverse its electoral decline in Joburg without exorcising its internal demons and tackling deteriorating service delivery in Africa's richest city. Almost a year ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed shock at the state…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (639+ words) The assassination in broad daylight of Sibanye-Stillwater lawyer Chinette Gallichan last month has intensified fears about organised crime in South African mining, threatening to damage the country's reputation among international investors. Thirty-five-year-old Gallichan was killed outside the courtroom where she…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (642+ words) Over the past decade the annual growth in real GDP has averaged a miserable 0. 69%, and the growth in household disposable incomes has grown by an immiserating 0. 46% a year on average. By sharp contrast, the increase in the wealth of South…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (657+ words) The state has asked the court to hand Julius Malema a 15-year jail sentence after he was found guilty on firearms-related charges, while his legal team has called for a non-custodial sentence. Malema appeared for a sentencing hearing at the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (623+ words) The American and Israeli war on Iran has warmed hearts in the South African oil and gas lobby. In their eyes the war and its effect on the oil and petroleum markets are a great "opportunity. In Business Day last…...

5+ day, 37+ min ago  (616+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the beleaguered local government sector to implement red-tape reduction reforms to unlock local economic development and create space for small businesses to flourish. "Cutting red tape is crucial both to attract large-scale investment and…...