Earthlife pans ANC’s nuclear manifesto

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Earthlife Africa, the environmental lobby group, says the support for nuclear energy contained in the ANC manifesto for this year’s national election contradicts ...

‘National minimum wage may cut jobs’

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The ANC has pledged to investigate the introduction of a national minimum wage.

ANC’s job promises seen as ‘pie in the sky’

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The focus of the ANC's election manifesto on job creation has been viewed as "pie in the sky" by opposition parties.

Rand is under siege

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The rand fell to a five-year low in late trade to be bid at R10. 8118 to the dollar at 5pm yesterday.

Nuclear deal ‘not done’

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The state has dismissed speculation that Rosatom already had a head start to build eight power stations in South Africa.

Pensioners set to sue Transnet

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About 70 000 pensioners belonging to two Transnet pension funds are lodging an application for a class action against the state-owned logistics firm to pay about ...

ANC leaders to thrash out manifesto

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The top leadership of the ANC goes into a week-long konkel this week to forge a policy manifesto in election year.

More rand fragility forecast

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Key structural factors are working against the strength of the rand in the medium term.

‘Mandela saved a trapped economy’

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Economic analysts and trade unionists are allied in their praise of Nelson Mandela’s political legacy, writes Donwald Pressly.

Sekunjalo ‘pleased with vindication’

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Sekunjalo Investments was “pleased” that Public Protector Thuli Madonsela had found no evidence of any wrongdoing in connection with a tender to operate the marine ...

Medupi faces further building delays

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Eskom is poised to dump the contract given to Alstom for managing a computer program at the Medupi coal-fired power plant.

Agri SA seeks collective land solution

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Agri SA president Johannes Moller says South Africa’s farmers are among the least subsidised in the world.

Numsa tells ANC: us or NDP

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The National Development Plan has become the economic fault line dividing the ruling party and its tripartite alliance.

Cadre deployment not to blame for municipal corruption - Madonsela

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Public Protector Thuli Madonsela does not believe the ANC’s “cadre deployment” programme is the cause of the relatively bad audit outcomes in about half the municipalities ...

Turmoil within Cosatu worries the ANC

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The ANC has acknowledged that it’s concerned by the current turmoil within Cosatu.

Fracking puts Khoisan at risk, claims NGO

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An NGO is concerned over the potential threat posed by hydraulic fracturing for gas for the Khoisan people.

Liquid fuels shake-up in the works

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The structure of the shake-up of the downstream liquid fuels sector in South Africa is expected to be clearer on Friday.

WCC ‘can fill Eskom coal supply gap for 100 years’

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The Western Australia-based Waterberg Coal Company, which recently appointed former ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa as a non-executive director, believes it ...

ANC mum on stalled ISMO Bill

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There was no explanation from the ANC chief whip’s office yesterday as to why the Independent System and Market Operator Bill has been withdrawn from the National ...

Audit outcomes improving – Nombembe

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The audit outcomes of national and provincial government departments are slightly better for the year to March than in the previous year, but outgoing auditor-general ...

Ismo Bill finally set for debate in Parliament

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The much-delayed Independent System and Market Operator (Ismo) Bill is to be debated by the National Assembly this week.

Lead by example – Nombembe

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Outgoing Auditor-General Terence Nombembe doesn’t believe that the average senior management public servant is overpaid.

Wage subsidy to deter mechanism

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It would have been the National Treasury’s preference to reach “a broad consensus” on the employment incentives for young people before tabling the legislation before ...

New mining bill likely to be held for next session

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The chances appear slim that the controversial Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill, which envisages handing a stake in all new energy ventures ...

Airbus forges closer SA ties

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The European-based aircraft company, Airbus, is strengthening its linkages with the South African aviation market by investing in beneficiation processes associated ...