Mboweni asked to reveal govt procurement guidelines during Covid-19 following corruption allegations . Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has been asked to present to MPs Treasury’s guidelines on government procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, followi...

Covid-19 peak expected late August, with SA economy to recover in 2 years . Business lobby group, Business for South Africa (B4SA), has urged South Africans and businesses to continue with precautions in work and public life as the economic devastation wrought by the Covid-19 ...

Closing private schools won't stop teaching - Isasa responds to Cosas' threats . Independent schools never completely closed but worked online when the national lockdown, aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19, started in March, the Independent Schools Association of Southern Afri...

Govt to meet social partners to finalise economic recovery plan – Ramaphosa . In the coming weeks government will liaise with its social partners to finalise an economic recovery programme, with a strong focus on the safeguarding and creation of jobs.

In his weekly address to ...

ANC Gauteng to meet with Makhura, Masuku over Covid-19 corruption claims . Gauteng African National Congress (ANC) secretary Jacob Khawe will on Monday meet with the province's Premier David Makhura and Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku following allegations of widespread corrupti...

Eastern Cape govt intends placing Nelson Mandela Bay under administration . Eastern Cape Cogta MEC Xolile Nqatha has alerted the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality of his intentions to place it under administration.

In doing so, he will invoke Section 139(1) of the Constitution...

High court dismisses Fita's application to appeal tobacco ban ruling . The North Gauteng High Court on Friday dismissed an application by the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) for leave to appeal the court's earlier dismissal of its challenge to the ongoin...

Motshekga welcomes 'school break', calls on communities not to vandalise schools . Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of a four-week school closure amid the Covid-19 peak.

On Wednesday evening, Ramaphosa announced that all...

Mboweni pleads for Treasury's role in setting economic policy . Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Thursday stressed the role that the National Treasury had to play in setting sound economic policy for South Africa, at the best times, by law, and as it battles a rece...

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points . The Reserve Bank has introduced a 25 basis points rate cut, with Governor Lesetja Kganyago saying inflation is expected to be "well contained" in the medium term.

Kganyago on Thursday announced that ...