South African policies go some way to tackling poverty and inequality
South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world. More than 50% of the population live in poverty. Despite notable
Author: Siyabonga Mtangana
WhatsApp retreats after user backlash, delays mandatory new terms
Facebook’s WhatsApp is delaying the roll out of new business features following user backlash over the company’s data sharing practices.
African Union vaccines to be allocated according to population
Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses secured by the African Union (AU) will be allocated according to countries’ population size, South
SA sees vaccine deals wrapped up within a month
South Africa’s health department expects to finalise accords to buy millions of additional coronavirus vaccines within about a month and
SA unlikely to achieve NDP 2030 goals: Report
The National Planning Commission (NPC) says South Africa would have been in a better position to deal with the health
SA stocks stay near record
South African stocks held steady near recent all-time highs on Friday as investors scrutinised US President-elect Joe Biden’s much-anticipated $1.9
Schools won’t reopen until 15 February
With the country experiencing a second wave of Covid-19, government has decided to delay the reopening of both public and
Futuregrowth sees Land Bank as threat to state lending
Futuregrowth Asset Management said the government’s plan to drop a partial guarantee in a proposed restructuring of its beleaguered Land
SA delays new school year until mid-February
South Africa on Friday delayed the start to its new school year by two weeks to Feb. 15, in order to prevent
South African miners can scale up vaccination, Sibanye says
Sibanye Stillwater, one of South Africa’s largest precious-metals producers, offered to help the government’s vaccination campaign by inoculating hundreds of