# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition says it supports the work of the Competition Commission to address market misconduct, implement pro-competitive measures in heavily concentrated sectors, and promote competitive tech markets. The commission briefed the committee on the implications of the Constitutional Court’s judgement on the ongoing rand manipulation case involving 28 banks. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will host his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa for the Fourth Session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission. The commission serves as a mechanism for managing and advancing the partnership between the two nations. To date, more than 33 agreements and memoranda of understanding have been concluded between the two countries. Today […]
# Die Kommissaris van Polisie in KwaZulu-Natal, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, sê Suid-Afrika se korrektiewe instellings is die broeiplek vir misdaad en bendes. Hy het gister die Parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Polisie ingelig as deel van ‘n beraad oor bendeverwante geweld. By die beraad was slagoffers van bendeverwante geweld, burgerlike organisasies, gemeenskaporganisasies en individue wat daagliks werk om […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it is heartened by the tentative fall in consumer price inflation to 4.3-percent in July, down from 5.0-percent in June. South Africa’s inflation rate slowed for the first time in five months in July, partly due to a steep drop in fuel costs. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the war of aggression […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the country has an economy scarred by world-beating unemployment, mass poverty, inequality, stagnant growth and declining industrial capacity. Headline inflation eased to 4.3-percent in July from 5.0-percent in June. Saftu’s Asive Dyani says the medicine prescribed for inflation- restrictive monetary policy, high interest rates, and fiscal […]
# Advokaat Thandazani Madonsela sê president Cyril Ramaphosa se teenkanting oor sy aanstelling as die Ampsklagkomitee se getuienisleier is nie op feite gebaseer nie. Ramaphosa maak beswaar teen Madonsela as getuienisleier en voer aan daar is botsende belange weens sy besluit in 2022 om hom van die Regterlike Dienskommissie te verwyder. Hy sê Madonsela het […]
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 20 August 2026: NATIONAL: # Business Day: Reports the DA MP Mark Burke has recused himself from Parliament’s Finance committee while the South African Reserve Bank investigates a company of which he is a beneficiary. Burke faces serious investigations over allegations that fintech company Kastelo moved four-billion-rand overseas […]
Die hooftrekke uit die belangrikste nuusblaaie soos op 20 Augustus 2026: NASIONAAL: # Business Day: Berig die DA-parlementslid, Mark Burke, het homself onttrek aan die Parlement se Finansieskomitee terwyl die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank ‘n maatskappy ondersoek waarvan hy ‘n begunstigde is. Burke staar ernstige ondersoeke in die gesig oor bewerings dat die fintech-maatskappy Kastelo sowat vier-miljard-rand […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, says South Africa’s correctional facilities are breeding grounds for crime and gangs. He briefed Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police yesterday as part of a summit on gang-related violence. The summit brought together victims of gang-related violence, civil society organisations, community-based organisations and individuals working daily to combat gang violence. […]
