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IMF to give SA R70.6bn ’emergency’ loan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to a nearly R70.6bn loan to SA.
In a statement on Monday night, the National Treasury announced that...
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Food prices have gone up‚ Stats SA data shows
Shoppers are right: food has become more expensive. But there are exceptions‚ which savvy or cash-strapped...
ANC in talks to allow pension funds to invest directly in...
The ANC is in discussions with the private pensions industry and the National Treasury on how best to change the law to allow pension...
Mboweni to deliver ‘special budget’ speech: what you need to know
Finance minister Tito Mboweni will present a “special emergency budget” on Wednesday.
Mboweni is expected to explain how the R500bn package announced by President Cyril...
End lockdown now to save the economy‚ DA tells Tito Mboweni
The party was speaking ahead of finance minister's emergency budget
The official opposition has advised finance minister Tito Mboweni to resist looking for "shortcuts" on...
Busisiwe Mkhwebane supporters raise R260,000 to pay her personal costs order
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has revealed that she has paid a Constitutional Court personal costs order thanks to R260,000 raised by members of the...
IN FULL | Ramaphosa’s address to SA: We’re ready for lockdown...
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed SA on Wednesday night announcing, among other things, that most of the country would be on level 3 of the...
SA free but not independent, says Julius Malema
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EFF leader Julius Malema lamented on Monday that as South Africa celebrated Freedom Day it must be clear that the country was not...
New Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme set to be implemented from next...
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has said he expects the loan guarantee scheme announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa to be operational by next week.
The implementation...
Scam alert! Four coronavirus scams to look out for
While the country is working on flattening its coronavirus curve, scammers are using these unprecedented times to try to scam you.
These scams include phishing...
DA salutes City of Cape Town for granting rates relief to...
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has commended the Cape Town municipality for being the only metropolitan government in South Africa that has taken bold measures...
MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC
My Fellow South Africans,
At midnight tonight, it will be exactly two weeks since our country entered into an unprecedented nation-wide lockdown to contain the...
Ramaphosa has realised his power‚ now he must act on SOEs‚...
The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity for the South African government to restructure state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and cut back on state spending.
This is according...
Covid-19 infections now at 927, as Ramaphosa says ‘we fear it...
The number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa has risen by 218 in a day, bringing the total to 927.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on...
‘Don’t be populist, opportunistic or factional’: Blade Nzimande’s warning
SA Communist Party leader Blade Nzimande issued a stern warning to delegates at the close of the party's national congress — don't be populist,...
SA committed to economic reform, says Treasury after S&P lowers outlook...
The government remains committed to implementing much-needed economic reforms to revive economic growth in the country, the National Treasury said on Saturday after ratings...
And the bad news from finance minister Tito Mboweni is…
It was bad news all round on Wednesday, as finance minister Tito Mboweni painted a dire picture of a government drowning in debt of...
GBS assures its commitment to people in troubled times
GBS Mutual Bank reported its most profitable year yet and a balance sheet growth of 10% to R1.535-billion in the year ending March 31...
Neighbourly Notes – 25 July 2019
ONCE again, the weekend is a little short on events but, to end the week, Port Alfred High School is holding The Greatest Show...
Neighbourly Notes – 6 June 2019
THIS weekend is another fairly quiet one in Ndlambe, but there are still a few events that need your support. For example, the Lions...
SA motorists will enjoy a breather this July as fuel price...
Lower international oil prices throughout June have set up a substantial fuel price drop for July, and the reduction could have been greater had...
Supreme Court of Appeal rules in favour of SAFPS for retaining...
National Credit Regulator wanted to consider listing of fraudsters as ‘negative credit information’
The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) has won a case against...
Neighbourly Notes – 28 March 2019
THE big local stories this week are the water situation and Eskom. As far as water is concerned, Talk of the Town’s news editor,...
Neighbourly Notes – 17 January 2019
IF you have never played bowls and consider it an old person sport, think again. The Kowie Bowls Club Night Bowls tournament is due...
DA lays complaint against Shivambu for ‘violating’ parliament code of conduct
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu has denied he was in any way conflicted when he attended parliamentary hearings on VBS Bank...
Floyd Shivambu denies he received R10m from VBS
EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu has denied ever having any dealings with or receiving R10m from VBS bank‚ referring to attempts to link the...
Rand pulls back as relief rally linked to new finance chief...
The rand was a touch weaker on Wednesday morning‚ suggesting that markets have fully absorbed the appointment of the new finance minister.
Markets heaved a...
No easing in as Ramaphosa gives Mboweni one night to prepare...
"Get ready for your first cabinet meeting tomorrow."
This is how President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed his new finance minister to the crucial position on Tuesday‚...
Tito Mboweni appointed as SA’s new finance minister
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni as his new finance minister.
This comes after former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene decided...
Rand wobbles as global trade war jitters resurface
The rand limped along in midmorning trade on Thursday‚ battling to recover from a setback attributed to the ANC’s surprise decision to seek to...