Staple foods prices to rise

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SOUTH Africans have been warned to brace for more swaarkry, with prices of staple foods set to hike.

Government appoints Deloitte to probe halted USAID grants for HIV/AIDS programmes

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The US government-funded partners across South Africa have since received stop-work orders and been forced to begin retrenching vital health care staff.

South Africa unveils draft healthcare tariff exemption to curb rising costs

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South Africa introduces groundbreaking healthcare reforms through a new multi-stakeholder tariff framework, aimed at making private healthcare more accessible and ...

State steps in to regulate healthcare tariffs to cut medical sector size

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The South African government is implementing new measures to regulate healthcare pricing through a draft block exemption, following recommendations from the Health ...

South Africa braces for revamped CPI amid rising staple food costs

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According to early insights released by Joe de Beer, deputy director-general for economic statistics in the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, cereal ...

Diverging views to tackle tax shortfall create friction in South Africa’s fiscal policy

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Kelly Wright, a partner at global advisory firm Bowmans, said there was an issue with the legislation and the administrative process involved.

South Africa nears greylist exit as key deficiencies resolved

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The Companies Intellectual Property Commission reports substantial progress in addressing FATF greylist requirements, with successful implementation of the Beneficial ...

South Africa is one deal away from having its own crude oil, claims DMRE deputy director-general

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“We are a deal away from producing oil, we just do not need to be tentative but decisive and intentional. All of society needs to be behind this, it will change ...

South Africa on brink of tapping into Orange Basin oil reserves, says DMRE

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“We are a deal away from producing oil, we just do not need to be tentative but decisive and intentional. All of society needs to be behind this, it will change ...

NECSA aims for R50bn to spearhead nuclear innovation and medical isotope production

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NECSA has through the Multi Purpose Reactor Programme secured R1. 2bn from the government to sustain the nuclear medicine business in the main.

Transnet Port Terminals sees early offshoots in its recovery course after “worst performing operator” tag

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In the current year, R3. 4bn has gone into acquiring straddle carriers, ship to shore cranes, haulers, trailers and rubber-tyred gantry cranes for container terminals ...

Volvo Cars South Africa faces backlash over dealership downsizing plans

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Volvo confirmed its intent to refine operations, indicating that the number of local dealerships would decrease, although it did not specify the extent of the cuts. ...

SIU identifies R1bn corruption scheme involving Eskom employees

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Alarmingly, 334 Eskom employees were found with financial ties to vendors, and a staggering 5,464 individuals failed to declare any conflicts of interest.

SIU sets sights on R1bn graft at Eskom

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Alarmingly, 334 Eskom employees were found with financial ties to vendors, and a staggering 5 464 individuals failed to declare any conflicts of interest.

SIU identifies R1bn corruption scheme involving Eskom employees

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Alarmingly, 334 Eskom employees were found with financial ties to vendors, and a staggering 5 464 individuals failed to declare any conflicts of interest.

Government eyes unused SA Connect funds for struggling Post Office

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This initiative seeks to aid the beleaguered postal service as it grapples with the threat of shutdown within weeks.

Eskom’s governance to blame for rising costs

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Inefficiencies in Eskom’s governance - particularly with fruitless and wasteful expenditure, criminal conduct and lack of consequence management - has been adding ...

Eskom’s governance to blame for rising costs

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Committee members expressed concern to have to dissect financial statements from a year ago without indication of what improvements had been made and implemented ...

Auditor-General links Eskom’s governance inefficiencies to rising energy costs

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This is as committee members expressed concern to have to dissect financial statements from a year ago without indication of what improvements had been made and ...

South African steel and aluminium exporters brace for potential 25% US tariff

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South Africa predominantly exports primary aluminium and semi-fabricated products such as aluminium plates, sheets, and foil.

Reserve Bank faces pressure to recover billions lost in Steinhoff scandal

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Committee Chairperson, Joe Maswanganyi said the Steinhoff investigations have not been shelved by the committee which still awaits supplementary information from ...

Reserve Bank faces pressure to recover billions lost in Steinhoff scandal

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Committee Chairperson, Joe Maswanganyi said the Steinhoff investigations have not been shelved by the committee which still awaits supplementary information from ...

Black Business Council secures amendment for empowerment in Transnet’s rail policy

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The BBC’s insistence on including black empowerment provisions is a pivotal move in the ongoing struggle for equity and transformation within South Africa’s transport ...

South Africa’s Reserve Bank faces pressure to recover billions lost in Steinhoff scandal

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Committee Chairperson, Joe Maswanganyi said the Steinhoff investigations have not been shelved by the committee which still awaits supplementary information from ...

SONA: Freight industry demands faster reform implementation

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South African freight and travel industry leaders respond to President Ramaphosa's SONA commitments on logistics reform, calling for accelerated implementation and ...

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