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It is going to be a cold winter for Markus Jooste’s girlfriend and lover, Berdine Odendaal, after the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) seized close to R60 ... Show more
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Anglo American’s Stumbles Have Made It Prey for BHP: When former boss Mark Cutifani left Anglo American Plc in mid-April 2022, things had rarely looked better ...
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Anglo American’s Stumbles Have Made It Prey for BHP
Quick Glance: BHP Proposes Acquisition to Anglo American
  • Anglo American receives BHP buyout proposal, reshaping the copper market.

  • The proposal involves BHP acquiring Anglo shares, sparking industry transactions.

  • Anglo reviews proposals after profit decline, plans demergers to reduce South Africa exposure.

  • The potential deal could make BHP the world's largest copper producer with market impacts.
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Education department will hire temps to fill 31 000 teacher vacancies: The Centre for Development and Enterprise has estimated that South Africa will need 456 ...
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Education department will hire temps to fill 31 000 teacher vacancies
Quick Glance: Education Department to Hire Temps for 31,000 Teacher Vacancies
  • Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has begun recruiting individuals to address the acute teacher shortage of 31,000 positions in the country.

  • There is a 28% increase from the 24,000 vacancies in 2021, with KwaZulu-Natal having the highest number of 7,044 unfilled posts.

  • The lack of teachers has led to overcrowded classrooms, burdened educators, educational disparities, and financial strains on the schooling system, impacting the quality of education.

  • The education department awarded nearly 12,000 bursaries to trainee teachers through the Funza Lushaka bursary scheme, but provincial education departments struggle to place graduates in positions.
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Reserve Bank seizes R60m assets from Berdine Odendaal, leaving her in the cold: About a month after the death by suicide of her lover, Markus Jooste ...
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Reserve Bank seizes R60m assets from Berdine Odendaal, leaving her in the ...
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Ramaphosa hits out at South Africa’s banks, calls for reform: President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged for decisive economic reforms to address the monopolistic ...
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Ramaphosa hits out at South Africa’s banks, calls for reform
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Malema: South Africa will go on stage six load-shedding after elections: The Economic Freedom Fighters leader also said his deputy, Floyd Shivambu ...
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Malema: South Africa will go on stage six load-shedding after elections
Quick Glance: Malema Warns of Escalating Power Outages and Praises Finance Minister Candidacy
  • EFF leader Julius Malema defended his statement that the party would consider entering a coalition with the ANC if EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu was appointed as finance minister.

  • Malema warned that Eskom will move to stage six load-shedding after the elections and strongly criticized the current officials in charge.

  • He emphasized that Shivambu is an expert on the country's economy, the continent, and the world at large, and has not stolen any money.

  • Malema stated that the escalation of power outages after the elections is due to the incompetence of officials, not sabotage.
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ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan: Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax ...
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ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan
Quick Glance: ANC Urges Medical Aid Users to Halt Resistance to R200bn NHI Plan
  • Parks Tau dismissed criticism of the proposed R200 billion National Health Insurance (NHI) as 'resistance' by private healthcare users, who he said were effectively subsidized by the state.

  • He reiterated the ANC's stance that a single-fund system will follow if President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the NHI Bill, passed by parliament in December.

  • Clause 49 of the bill envisions 'tax amendments' to be gazetted by the finance minister to finance the insurance scheme's single fund, which the treasury says will need about R200 billion to run.

  • Debate during the National Election Debate highlighted the challenges of the country's two-tier healthcare system and the need to ensure quality healthcare for all.
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‘My suspension is not justified,’ MEC Mandla Msibi tells Mpumalanga premier: The ANC suspended Msibi, the party’s provincial treasurer, two weeks before the ...
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‘My suspension is not justified,’ MEC Mandla Msibi tells Mpumalanga ...
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The EFF’s Floyd Shivambu as finance minister would ‘really spook the markets’: Although it seems highly unlikely EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu will become ...
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The EFF’s Floyd Shivambu as finance minister would ‘really spook the ...
Quick Glance: EFF's Shivambu as Finance Minister Would Truly Spook the Markets
  • In typical EFF fashion, politician Julius Malema recently made the controversial statement that the EFF would only consider a coalition with the ANC after the elections if EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu is appointed finance minister.

  • DA leader John Steenhuisen did not mince his words at the recent launch of his party’s Western Cape manifesto in Paarl, in the Drakenstein Municipality.

  • Steenhuisen warned that under a coalition with Shivambu as finance minister, the EFF would unleash its destructive economic policies to turn South Africa into the next Venezuela or Zimbabwe.

  • Investment strategist Izak Odendaal from Old Mutual Wealth says it is unlikely that Shivambu would take on what is arguably the most important Cabinet position, even in the event of an ANC-EFF coalition.
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ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan: Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax ...
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ANC’s message to medical aid users: Stop ‘resistance’ to R200bn NHI plan
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South African Elections: What If the ANC Has to Share Power?: Polls show that the country—which heads to the polls on May 29—could enter uncharted political ...
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South African Elections: What If the ANC Has to Share Power?
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Is Eskom feeling ANC heat to keep the lights on ahead of May polls?: Power utility is allegedly furiously burning diesel to keep load-shedding at bay in an ...
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Is Eskom feeling ANC heat to keep the lights on ahead of May polls?
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JUSTICE MALALA | Zuma is going to kill the ANC, and the ANC is letting him do it: The ANC has shown its inability over the years to act courageously and ...
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JUSTICE MALALA | Zuma is going to kill the ANC, and the ANC is letting him ...
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Mpumalanga carbon capture pilot project completed - Oxpeckers: A pilot project in Mpumalanga’s energy heartland aims to capture air pollution and store it in the ...
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Mpumalanga carbon capture pilot project completed - Oxpeckers
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Durban's Travel and Tourism Indaba sets out to woo travellers from Africa: South African plans to harness the spending power of intracontinental travel in ...
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Durban's Travel and Tourism Indaba sets out to woo travellers from ...
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NOKWANDA MATHENJWA | Structural changes are needed to grow the economy: While some economists and researchers support the austerity stance implemented by the ...
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NOKWANDA MATHENJWA | Structural changes are needed to grow the economy
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Shimmer of hope — what’s behind another gold rush in South Africa: A decline in labour unrest and safer mines have made exposure to gold a less-risky ...
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Shimmer of hope — what’s behind another gold rush in South Africa
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Exclusive | Musk’s Starlink Cracks Down on Growing Black Market : Elon Musk’s SpaceX has begun a crackdown on users who are connecting to its Starlink high-speed ...
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Exclusive | Musk’s Starlink Cracks Down on Growing Black Market 
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Mampara of the week: John Steenhuisen: If the Iron Curtain worked for Stalin, it can work for the DA, writes Hogarth.
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Mampara of the week: John Steenhuisen
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ANC’s election plans laid bare in recording: Some ANC leaders seen as letting the side down just weeks before polls that could force party into a coalition ...
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ANC’s election plans laid bare in recording
Quick Glance: Ramaphosa Urges ANC to Secure 14 Million Votes for Clear Victory
  • The ANC has mobilized all its ministers to 'aggressively communicate its success stories' in the critical campaigning weeks ahead of the May 29th national elections.

  • President Cyril Ramaphosa stated in a leaked recording of the national executive committee meeting last week that the party would need 14 million votes for a clear victory, compared to the previous 10 million.

  • ANC head of elections Mdumiseni Ntuli delivered a report on the party's campaign battle plan to remain in government, emphasizing the need to strengthen the base and win back disgruntled voters.

  • Ramaphosa expressed concern during the meeting that some NEC members had not met their commitments towards campaigning for an outright majority and emphasized consequences for those who fail to meet campaign work targets.
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Addressing the water crisis in South Africa: Scarcity, climate change, and the spread of disease.
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Addressing the water crisis in South Africa: Scarcity, climate change ...
Quick Glance: Protecting Water Quality: Significance of Testing
  • Contaminated water poses serious risks to health and the environment, requiring comprehensive testing and proactive measures.

  • Origins of pollutants are diverse, necessitating rigorous monitoring and preventive actions.

  • Water testing is crucial for identifying quality issues and safeguarding public health.

  • Kenya emphasizes robust water testing protocols and public-private partnerships to advance water quality goals.
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South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds: The Labour Market Intelligence report has found that occupational workers lack hydrogen-specific ...
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South Africa faces skills gap in hydrogen economy, report finds
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Lack of government action has left a trail of exhausted children and worried parents as they navigate downright dangerous daily treks to school ... Show more
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A high ranking SANDF officer is in hot water over his handling of an application by former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for the state funding of ... Show more   #SundayTimesZA
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Tributes pour in for Kagiso 'The Pope' Ramoshai: "Wake me up and tell me it's not true," wrote King Monada.
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Tributes pour in for Kagiso 'The Pope' Ramoshai
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Ramaphosa hails progress in building South Sudan: President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed South Sudan's journey to statehood, commending progress made towards ...
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Ramaphosa hails progress in building South Sudan
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Wife and her brother found guilty of murder of Transnet engineer: The family of slain Transnet electrical engineer Nkosi Langa, who was kidnapped from his ...
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Wife and her brother found guilty of murder of Transnet engineer
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Two cops among 8 ‘blue light gang’ suspects arrested for ‘extorting R200k’: Eight suspects, including two police officers, are expected to appear in the ...
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Two cops among 8 ‘blue light gang’ suspects arrested for ‘extorting R200k’
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Private sector may have to foot R200bn for expanding SA’s electricity grid: Eskom estimates it will cost R200bn within the next 10 years to expand South Africa’s ...
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Private sector may have to foot R200bn for expanding SA’s electricity grid
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Speaking to CNBC's Karen Tso at the IMF Spring Meetings, Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the Reserve Bank of South Africa, discusses his country's economy and ... Show more
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Contingency reserves won’t be spent on Eskom and Transnet: Godongwana: South Africa will use future drawdowns of its Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency ...
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Contingency reserves won’t be spent on Eskom and Transnet: Godongwana
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“We urge the Public Protector to urgently investigate this abuse of taxpayer funds for the purposes of election manipulation ... Show more   #Elections2024   #DemocraticAlliance   #ANC   #CyrilRamaphosa
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Former finance minister Trevor Manuel, now the chairman of Old Mutual said in the company’s annual report that investors are choosing to leave the SA market ... Show more   #foreigninvestors   #southafrica
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Hefty sentences for VAT fraud syndicate members: The Johannesburg high court on Monday sentenced a VAT fraud syndicate to a cumulative 205 years behind bars for ...
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Hefty sentences for VAT fraud syndicate members
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The funding gap has left too many students in SA behind. This needs to change: Education shouldn't be a privilege for the few, yet in South Africa ...
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The funding gap has left too many students in SA behind. This needs to ...
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Terrorist financing of NPOs in SA declared ‘medium’ risk according to new report: The recently published risk assessment on terrorist financing report identified ...
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Terrorist financing of NPOs in SA declared ‘medium’ risk according to new ...
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Load-shedding and corruption are major concerns for voters, survey finds : Respondents were asked to pick the top five issues they believe the incoming ...
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Load-shedding and corruption are major concerns for voters, survey finds 
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Former PAC leader, author Motsoko Pheko dies aged 93: Pheko was a member of the PAC for nearly 40 years until he was expelled in 2009 in his absence over ...
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Former PAC leader, author Motsoko Pheko dies aged 93
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Taxpayers to cough up Govan Mbeki Municipality’s R200 million fine: Environmental experts warn that simply fining municipalities for damaging the environment and ...
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Taxpayers to cough up Govan Mbeki Municipality’s R200 million fine
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Everyone's favorite corgi is BACK with its First Round picks! 🐶 The First Round starts TONIGHT at 5p ET on TNT Sports, Sportsnet ... Show more   #StanleyCup   low6-nhl-brackets-prod.netlify.app/
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Fedhasa salutes unsung heroes of hospitality sector at inaugural awards: Hospitality heroes, from front-of-house managers to executive housekeepers ...
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Fedhasa salutes unsung heroes of hospitality sector at inaugural awards
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Banks can’t finance the cannabis industry: Once the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (tabled five years ago) is passed, marijuana can be removed from the ...
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Banks can’t finance the cannabis industry
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The Constitutional Court’s ruling in the case of Capitec Bank versus the South African Revenue Service (Sars) will have implications for tax law in South ... Show more   #Capitec   #SARS   #TaxLaw
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SDCEA shuts down Durban roads in protest of Eskom tariff increases: “Many of Durban’s citizen’s have on year’s on end experienced no access to the proposed ...
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SDCEA shuts down Durban roads in protest of Eskom tariff increases
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US senators drop plans to mandate immediate review of SA’s eligibility for Agoa: While a Bill to extend the trade preference programme has removed specific ...
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US senators drop plans to mandate immediate review of SA’s eligibility for ...
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Nzimande dissolves NSFAS board with immediate effect: The troubled student financial aid scheme will be placed under administration
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Nzimande dissolves NSFAS board with immediate effect
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Chaos rains down on travellers in Dubai: Nightmare as world’s second-busiest travel hub closes down.
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Chaos rains down on travellers in Dubai
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Ster-Kinekor to retrench 236 workers as Covid, load shedding dim cinema lights: Ster-Kinekor added that the Hollywood writers and actors strike in 2023 had ...
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Ster-Kinekor to retrench 236 workers as Covid, load shedding dim cinema ...
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The National Council of Provinces Select Committee on Education and Technology has amended the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill by removing the ... Show more   #belabill   #education
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Tech to help insurers track climate risks: Santam is developing a geocoding method of pin-pointing properties at risk from fire and flood as severe weather ...
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Tech to help insurers track climate risks
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New plan fails to provide roadmap for sustainable use of SA’s mega-biodiversity: The actions in the National Biodiversity Economy Strategy run counter to ...
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New plan fails to provide roadmap for sustainable use of SA’s ...
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Azapo wants provincial governments to be scrapped: The party launched its provincial manifesto in Patensie outside Gqeberha on Saturday
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Azapo wants provincial governments to be scrapped
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An animal rights group has been taken to task by McLaren Circus over allegations that dogs were "mistreated" during a recent picket in Muizenberg ... Show more   #muizenberg   #SPCA   #animalcruelty   #circus
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UK faces April sizzler with temperatures jumping 19C across English cities: After a Polar and Arctic blast, a huge shift in weather is expected according to new ...
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UK faces April sizzler with temperatures jumping 19C across English cities
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The right to a dignified death — 300 years later we are still waiting: Helping suffering people to end their lives remains a crime in South Africa. Now ...
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The right to a dignified death — 300 years later we are still waiting
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Procurement commission aiming for access to contract awards: The PPC recently convened a meeting with the Ministry of Finance designed to enhance public ...
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Procurement commission aiming for access to contract awards
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Kganyago hits back at MPC critics: Reserve Bank chief says committee that sets interest rates represents a broad range of views and comprises some of the best ...
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Kganyago hits back at MPC critics
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Push to formalise artisanal mining: The government set to legalise ‘zama zamas’ and bring them into the economy.
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Push to formalise artisanal mining
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Holding workplace leaders accountable: Racism and misconduct at Nedbank: Labour court revelations of racial remarks made by a high-ranking executive at Nedbank ...
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Holding workplace leaders accountable: Racism and misconduct at Nedbank
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Gauteng should pray for no escalation of Middle East conflict — economist: Gauteng should pray the conflict in the Middle East does not escalate as this will ...
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Gauteng should pray for no escalation of Middle East conflict — economist