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Parks Tau says no new tax planned for black-owned firms fund 
By: Bloomberg 27th January 2025 South Africa is still discussing whether to set up a new fund to promote Black-owned businesses, and suggestions that new taxes will be imposed to... →
Ramaphosa says WEF sees SA’s GNU as a sign of stability, as instability brews at home
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th January 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa pointed out on Monday that the World Economic Forum meeting held in Davos, Switzerland, last week viewed the formation of... →
Calls for accountability amid loss of SANDF members in DRC
By: Thabi Shomolekae 27th January 2025 Opposition parties have expressed sadness at the loss of nine members of the South African National Defence Force in the eastern Democratic... →
Trump moves likely inflationary for South Africa, FirstRand CEO says
By: Bloomberg 24th January 2025 Tariffs proposed by US President Donald Trump will likely have an inflationary impact on South Africa, according to the chief executive officer of... →
GOOD Party calls for Macpherson’s axing should he not sign Expropriation Bill
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th January 2025 The GOOD Party on Friday called for Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson to resign, if he does not sign the recently... →
Mixed reactions to Expropriation Bill, with threats of legal action
By: Thabi Shomolekae 24th January 2025 Opposition parties and civil society organisations have rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa's signing into law of the Expropriation Bill, while the... →
Ramaphosa signs Expropriation Bill into law
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd January 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday signed into law the Expropriation Bill, which repeals the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975 and sets... →
Families of activists take govt to court for failure to prosecute apartheid-era crimes
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd January 2025 Twenty-five families of anti-apartheid activists and survivors of apartheid-era crimes are forcing the African National Congress and government to... →
Reserve Bank to cut rates by 25 bps Jan 30 to 7.50% – poll
By: Reuters 23rd January 2025 The South African Reserve Bank will trim its repo rate next week by a quarter of a percentage point to 7.50% and repeat that in March, but then... →
EFF opens criminal case against Dean Macpherson, ActionSA calls for suspension
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd January 2025 The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Wednesday opened a case of corruption against Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson,... →
AfriForum launches petition against new R100bn transformation fund
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd January 2025 Non-governmental organisation AfriForum has launched a petition against Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau’s proposed plan to... →
South Africa inflation rises less than expected in December
By: Reuters 22nd January 2025 South Africa's inflation rate rose for the second month in a row in December but by less than expected, with analysts saying the central bank was... →
