Tag: Jacob Zuma
Parliament’s historic moment: hope springs eternal
The history books will one day teach that today’s events in Parliament could have brought about a crucial turning point in the tragic deterioration...
How the Guptas paid for Zuma home
On 9 February 2016, Bell Pottinger sent Gupta lieutenant Santosh Choubey a document entitled “Master Q&A”, a menu of ready-made answers for the media.
In response...
South Africa’s economy in a state of “duress”: Zuma
South Africa’s economy is in a state of “duress” and 2017 growth will fall short of 0.5 percent, President Jacob Zuma said late on...
Secret ballot: DA wants Mbete’s response within 24 hours
DA chief whip John Steenhuisen says the country’s rating downgrade and recent unemployment figures show President Zuma and his executive have failed.
The Democratic...
Constitutional Court to rule on motion of no confidence secret ballot
The Constitutional Court will today make its ruling on the UDM's application to force National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete to conduct the vote of...
Junk status brings new challenges for SA businesses
Business owners, senior managers and company executives need to prepare themselves for a bumpy second quarter in 2017, with the only certainty being that...
President Zuma to visit Westonaria Agri-Park
President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday conduct a site visit to the Westonaria Agri-Park as part of revitalising and transforming the agriculture and rural economy.
The Agri-Parks Programme has become the cornerstone of government’s...
Transnet launches first ever train
Transnet has officially launched it’s the first ever train which it designed, engineered and manufactured.
The locomotive, which will serve the African continent,...
The effect’s ‘junk status’ will have on ordinary South Africans
What ordinary South Africans need to do now is look at the down-to-earth effects of the credit rating down grade and how junk status...
The economic extremes expected post cabinet reshuffle
The market reaction to last week’s events has, in some ways, been remarkably muted. This could be because the axing of Messrs Gordhan and...
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