# Business Leadership South Africa says a government committed to reforms and creating a policy environment to support growth, coupled with a business partner committed to successful implementation, will likely lead to far greater levels of investment. Last week, president Cyril Ramaphosa launched Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership, which aims to push gross domestic product […]
# Die vakbond GIWUSA sê die vennootskap tussen die regering en die sakewêreld bied geen werklike hoop aan die meer as 13-miljoen werklose Suid-Afrikaners nie. President Cyril Ramaphosa het verlede week fase 3 van stapel gestuur, wat daarop gemik is om hervormings te bevorder, beleggings te verhoog en werksgeleenthede te skep. GIWUSA se president, Mametlwe […]
# Mobile operator MTN Group has reported a 21.3-percent increase in half-year adjusted profit today, largely driven by subscriber growth in the second quarter and double-digit growth in service revenue. Africa’s biggest telecom operator says its adjusted headline earnings per share rose to 793-cents in the six months ended June 30, up from 654-cents a […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the Government-Business Partnership offers no real hope to the more than 13-million unemployed citizens. President Cyril Ramaphosa launched Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership last week, which is an economic partnership aimed at driving reforms, boosting investment and creating jobs. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei says […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says the metro is on a more sustainable financial trajectory after settling its 5.25-billion-rand overdue electricity debt to Eskom. The final payment has ended a long-running billing dispute and removed the immediate risk of electricity supply cuts. Speaking to the SABC in Diepsloot, Morero says the settlement demonstrates the metro’s […]
# Die burgemeester van Johannesburg, Dada Morero, sê die stad is op ‘n meer volhoubare finansiële pad nadat sy agterstallige elektrisiteitskuld van 5,25-miljard-rand aan Eskom vereffen is. Die finale betaling het ‘n uitgerekte faktuurgeskil beëindig en die onmiddellike gevaar van elektrisiteitsonderbrekings verwyder. In ‘n onderhoud met die SABC in Diepsloot sê Morero die skikking demonstreer […]
# The City of Tshwane has rejected claims that its 2026/27 budget faces a two-billion-rand shortfall for employee costs. The city says the figure reflects the difference between an initial departmental request and the final approved allocation. Tshwane says about 13-billion-rand was approved after affordability reviews, including 229-million-rand for filling vacancies and 362-million-rand for salary […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het bewerings verwerp dat sy 2026/27-begroting ‘n diensstaattekort van twee-miljard-rand in die gesig staar. Die stad sê die syfer weerspieël die verskil tussen ‘n aanvanklike departementele versoek en die finaal-goedgekeurde toewysing. Tshwane sê ongeveer 13-miljard-rand is goedgekeur na bekostigbaarheidsoorsigte, insluitend 229-miljoen-rand vir die vul van vakatures en 362-miljoen-rand vir terugwerkende salarisaanpassings. […]
# Former rector of the University of the Free State, professor Jonathan Jansen says South Africa’s public universities continue to face recurring governance crises despite having some of the country’s brightest minds. On his opinion piece on News24, Jansen points to instability at several institutions, warning that the consequences extend beyond leadership disputes to teaching […]
