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22 Jul 19
South Africa’s leader has been accused by a watchdog of violating ethics rules in a setback to his anti-corruption drive.
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28 May 19
Cyril Ramaphosa has been inaugurated president of South Africa amid signs that the ruling party has been badly dented by corruption scandals.
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2 May 19
South Africa’s president has pledged to intensify the battle against corruption in the final phase of campaigning for general elections next week.
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8 Mar 19
Fears have been growing in South Africa over the safety of public sector auditors since their work was given greater teeth.
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26 Feb 19
The South African opposition has promised to tackle corruption in a bid to take on the country’s ruling administration in the May elections.
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21 Jan 19
South Africa has confirmed it rejected a request to give Zimbabwe a $1.2bn emergency loan in December.
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15 Jan 19
South Africa has recently been plagued by controlled power cuts organised by the single, state-owned electricity provider Eskom - a firm integral to the country’s economy but mired in accusations of...
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3 Dec 18
South Africa’s struggling state-run power firm Eskom has warned the country faces more power cuts, on the fifth day of controlled so-called ‘load-shedding’.
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26 Nov 18
South Africa needs to take the fight against corruption “seriously” and stamp it out at local level, the president has said in his annual speech to the upper house.
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7 Nov 18
South Africa is stepping up its efforts to “win this battle” against corruption, the chair of the country’s upper house of parliament has said.
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26 Oct 18
Support has been promised to South Africa’s auditor general’s office after a spate of attacks on field staff.
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10 May 18
Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
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28 Feb 18
South Africa’s new president has unveiled significant changes to his cabinet, including the re-appointment of Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister.
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26 Feb 18
South Africa’s ruling party has said it will look at ways to soften the impact of the new VAT rates on poorer people by adding more zero-rates and tax-free items.
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21 Feb 18
South Africa has increased its value added tax for the first time in 25 years, from 14% to 15% from 1 April, as part of efforts to cut the budget deficit.
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20 Feb 18
South Africa has launched an online budget data portal to make information more accessible ahead of the finance minister’s budget speech on Wednesday.
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16 Feb 18
South African’s ruling party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in as the country’s new president after Jacob Zuma resigned amid pressure to step down.
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8 Feb 18
South Africa’s budget speech should still go ahead on 21 February, despite the president’s state of the nation address being postponed, the parliament has said.
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2 Feb 18
South African president Jacob Zuma has asked prosecutors to drop corruption charges against him, the state prosecutor said on Thursday.
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29 Jan 18
South Africans will have to “bear some pain” as a result of the “tough decisions” made in the budget to stabilise the country’s debt, the finance minister has said.
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22 Jan 18
A South African public health campaign group has pledged to hold the government to account for the “health crisis”.
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17 Jan 18
The South African government will offer free university education to students from poorer backgrounds, the finance minister has said.
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15 Dec 17
South Africa’s high court has ordered president Jacob Zuma to pay the legal costs for trying to block a demand for an official inquiry into allegations against his government.
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28 Nov 17
South African president Jacob Zuma has asked the minister of finance to identify measures to “urgently” address economic challenges, the president’s office said yesterday. ...
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13 Nov 17
The South African government should increase spending on higher education to at least 1% of gross domestic product, a presidential commission report released on Monday said.
22 Jul 19South Africa’s leader has been accused by a watchdog of violating ethics rules in a setback to his anti-corruption drive.
8 Mar 19Fears have been growing in South Africa over the safety of public sector auditors since their work was given greater teeth.
26 Feb 19The South African opposition has promised to tackle corruption in a bid to take on the country’s ruling administration in the May elections.
21 Jan 19South Africa has confirmed it rejected a request to give Zimbabwe a $1.2bn emergency loan in December.
15 Jan 19South Africa has recently been plagued by controlled power cuts organised by the single, state-owned electricity provider Eskom - a firm integral to the country’s economy but mired in accusations of...
3 Dec 18South Africa’s struggling state-run power firm Eskom has warned the country faces more power cuts, on the fifth day of controlled so-called ‘load-shedding’.
7 Nov 18South Africa is stepping up its efforts to “win this battle” against corruption, the chair of the country’s upper house of parliament has said.
10 May 18Looting of public resources has left South Africa on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to the Treasury’s director general.
28 Feb 18South Africa’s new president has unveiled significant changes to his cabinet, including the re-appointment of Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister.
21 Feb 18South Africa has increased its value added tax for the first time in 25 years, from 14% to 15% from 1 April, as part of efforts to cut the budget deficit.
2 Feb 18South African president Jacob Zuma has asked prosecutors to drop corruption charges against him, the state prosecutor said on Thursday.
