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South Africa's unemployment rate falls slightly to 31.9% in fourth quarter 
By: Reuters 18th February 2025 South Africa's official unemployment rate fell slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, helped by job gains in the finance and manufacturing... →
DA commits to uphold 'mutually beneficial partnership' with Trump administration
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th February 2025 The Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday despite ideological and policy differences in the Government of National Unity, the DA, and its coalition... →
South Africa readies early retirement plan for State workers
By: Bloomberg 18th February 2025 South Africa’s government has drafted an early retirement offer for civil servants, part of an effort to reduce its wage bill, according to people... →
Accelerate economic reforms to drive investment, create jobs – DA urges Godongwana
By: Thabi Shomolekae 17th February 2025 The Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday it expects Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, to focus his Budget on accelerating economic reforms that... →
South Africa says US has not responded to attempts to engage after Trump order
By: Reuters 17th February 2025 Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola told Reuters on Monday that the United States had not responded to attempts to... →
ActionSA opposes application to overhaul political party funding
By: Thabi Shomolekae 17th February 2025 ActionSA pointed out on Monday that while it is not opposed to transparency in political party funding, it opposed My Vote Counts’ “short-sighted... →
Eskom working to end years of governance failings, CEO and chairperson assure
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th February 2025 Eskom CEO Dan Marokane assures that the State-owned utility is applying the same effort to end years of governance and accountability failings, as... →
MKP’s Zuma-Sambudla directs second public apology to Floyd Shivambu
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th February 2025 uMkhonto weSizwe Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has apologised again, this time directly to the party’s secretary-general Floyd Shivambu, saying... →
Defence Committee supports SANDF role in peacebuilding, as remains of soldiers come home
By: Thabi Shomolekae 14th February 2025 The co-chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence Malusi Gigaba and Phiroane Phala stated that the deployment of the South African... →
AfriForum condemns ‘offensive, inflammatory’ statements targeting organisation
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th February 2025 Lobby group AfriForum has hit out against what it termed “offensive and inflammatory” statements directed at the organisation, specifically... →
Govt has higher burden to justify land expropriation with new Act – Land reform expert
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th February 2025 Under the controversial recently assented Expropriation Act, the South African government actually has a higher burden to prove and justify why an... →
‘We will not be bullied’ – Macpherson hits back at DPWI detractors as he outlines improvements
By: Thabi Shomolekae 12th February 2025 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson said on Wednesday his department is taking decisive action against corruption and... →
