Enoch Godongwana wants jobs for the youth, not handouts

New finance minister hints at plan to invest in employment for 'young black kids'

J&J vaccines from Gqeberha en route to AU states, says Ramaphosa

The AU said the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust signed an agreement for the purchase of 220-million single doses of J&J vaccines on March 28

Motsepe and Absa launch green energy fund

Absa will make an initial investment of R500m in cash and transfer R5bn of its existing renewable energy assets to African Rainbow Energy

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Ramaphosa not ‘micromanaging’ the intelligence service, says retired spy boss

Ramaphosa made radical changes to his cabinet security cluster

‘No need to panic’ as Ramaphosa reshuffles finance portfolio

Nitrogen Fund Managers director says there is an element of continuity from a policy perspective

MZUKISI QOBO: A new era of reform or a political chess game?

The retention of Zizi Kodwa is likely to raise more questions than inspire confidence in Ramaphosa’s commitment to ethical leadership

Sasol to return to profitability on higher oil and chemicals prices

Recovery in chemicals prices and 4% increase in the rand per barrel price of Brent crude have helped the company return to profit

PODCAST | Unpacking the reshuffle and what it means for SA and its economy

President Cyril Ramaphosa made sweeping changes to the national executive including replacing the finance minister

Human rights body to investigate looting in bid to address violations

One of the aspects the HRC will probe is the effectiveness of the state‚ particularly the police and security cluster as a whole‚ in maintaining public order

Lighthouse Capital dividend jump despite Covid-19 pandemic

Lighthouse’s net asset value per share increased 32.2% during the period under review to 47.75 euro cents per share

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Ramaphosa wields the axe and puts allies in key positions

ANC economic heavyweight Enoch Godongwana replaces Tito Mboweni

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e.tv owner launches online streaming service

Broadcasting group eMedia Holdings launches a video-on-demand service in partnership with mobile operator MTN

SA trial shows J&J vaccine is effective against Delta strain

Sisonke study involving 480,000 health workers provides the first large-scale evidence that the J&J vaccine is effective against the dominant variant

WATCH: The week in perspective

Michael Avery and guests discuss the week’s news making headlines

PODCAST | How Sars plans to improve its collection capabilities

Evan Pickworth interviews Peter Dachs, tax executive at ENSafrica

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Cautious welcome for Enoch Godongwana

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Strong jobs data from US

The jobs data followed news that in the second quarter the US economy fully recovered the sharp loss in output during the brief pandemic recession

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HILARY JOFFE: Cabinet's less glamorous posts are where rubber hits the road

The Ramaphosa reshuffle this week was driven by political positioning rather than economic reform

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Strong bond market inflow boosts JSE

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Bourse CEO has plans to capitalise on about-turn in investor mood

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DEEPA VALLABH: Will the new GBV bills bring SA a step closer to ending the scourge?

The real test is in carrying out the enforcement provisions contained within the bills, and enforcing them properly requires a monumental shift in policing

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ANDREA FELSTED: Retailers relish back-to-office sales as workers have to spruce up again

Eighteen months in sweat pants have probably produced the same epiphany around the world: why can’t our office attire be just as comfortable?

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If it is not going to be Facebook, who is poised to do well in the metaverse?  Apple, Epic and Nvidia are all well positioned

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