Retirement funds – no need to

John Anderson from Alexander Forbes explains what’s actually happening from March 1, 2015. Johannesburg – Rumours and misunderstanding of the government’s retirement reform proposals...

AFRICA CHECK: Does SA really employ more civil servants than the US?

By Anim van Wyk for AFRICA CHECK – The size of South Africa’s civil service has increased dramatically in recent years. But are there...

Prove e-toll money will be spent on roads: ANC

By Olebogeng Molatlhwa –  Even as taxpayers are faced with a R20-billion bill for tolled freeways in Gauteng, no evidence exists that fees collected...

African leaders: Ebola could lead to food crisis

Des Moines – Financial aid and global co-ordination are needed to prevent the Ebola health care crisis from becoming a food emergency, agriculture ministers...

Tertiary institutions rack up R113m cash deficit

By SAPA – Johannesburg – The cash deficit for higher education institutions was R113m for the 2013 financial year, Statistics SA said on Wednesday....

As World Food Day Approaches, One In Four South Africans Are Hungry

By Daniel McLaren October 16 is World Food Day. As the 20th World Food Day since the establishment of our democracy dawns on South...

SA mining is losing battle to raise capital

by Allan Seccombe – SA was losing the global battle for capital it needed to build new projects and was lagging far behind its international...

Africa’s Richest Man Aliko Dangote to invest in Tanzanian Coal Mine

By Mfonobong Nsehe Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced new plans to invest an undisclosed sum in the development of a major coal mine...

Makhura: Long live township economies, long live!

By GREG NICOLSON –  Most of Gauteng’s population live in townships where Apartheid purposefully stifled economic development. Now, Premier David Makhura says it’s time government...

2014 MTBPS: feasibility and credibility

By Jac Laubscher Over the years the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) has developed an importance of its own, comparable to that of...

Ebola-hit Sierra Leone starts school by radio

By News 24 – Freetown – Sierra Leone on Tuesday launched an ambitious schooling effort for more than a million children denied their education...

Employment rate climbs  to 2.7%

By Reauters with Fin 24 The number of people with jobs increased by 2.7% from the same period in 2013, according to Statistics South...