By Liziwe Ndalana Cape Town – Stokvels are still an immensely popular way of saving for many South Africans, but the new trend is...

United Nations – More sub-Saharan Africans are living in extreme poverty now than in 1990, said a major United Nations report on Monday, warning...

by Phakamisa Ndzamela –  IF WE are serious about real transformation, perhaps in the future SA might need to mull whether regulating the big...

by Amanda Visser – THE Competition Commission is on Monday expected to shed light on the raids it conducted on Friday at the offices...

by Nanjira Sambuli – ON MARCH 19, former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga posted two unusual statements on his Facebook page: “A storm is...

by Bekezela Phakathi –  ALL eyes this week will be on the engineering and metal workers’ strike that is likely to place more pressure...

Friday 4 July: Independence Day. There will be speeches, celebrations and fireworks. But these celebrations will be taking place on the other side of...

 By Sapa – The youth wage subsidy is not the only remedy for youth unemployment, Deputy Minister of Performance and Monitoring in the Presidency...

By SAPA – “We are not forming a trade union,” he told reporters in Johannesburg. “We are working with Amcu [Association of Mineworkers and...

By Matt Quigley America’s latest jobs figures, China’s official manufacturing barometer and a meeting of the European Central Bank are the big items on...

By Gugulethu Ndebele – You can tell a lot about a country from the way it treats its women and young children. If a...

By Rene Vollgraaff – JOBLESSNESS in South Africa will remain high as growth and confidence in the economy remains weak, the Reserve Bank said...