[Thabo Mokone] New Communications Minister Faith Muthambi wants to strip parliament of the power to fire disruptive members of the SABC board and have that authority given to her. Read more >>
North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo's pledge to allocate all state-owned farms in the province to community and youth cooperatives has been greeted favourably, but details on how this will be implemented are sketchy. Read more >>
About 220,000 National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) workers in the steel and metal sector are downing tools in a nationwide strike that starts today. Read more >>
The Treasury published its 2014 budget update on retirement reforms on 14 March but the deadline for the first two policy documents has been missed‚ as a rigorous consultation phase within the industry continues. Read more >>
After six months of retreat, mourning the death of former President Nelson Mandela, his widow, Graca Machel will now return to her public life. Read more >>
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to investigate the SABC after it was reported that SABC 2 was dropping the Afrikaans news in favour of the World Cup. Read more >>
South African asset managers are turning to infrastructure investments as pension funds at last develop an appetite for funding public infrastructure. Read more >>
The curator of the embattled financial services business Fidentia, Dines Gihwala unexpectedly quit at a time when Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown still faces the prospect of a heavier sentence in a pending appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority. Read more >>
PRETORIA: Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says the regulation of immigration matters is the constitutional responsibility of the Department of Home Affairs. Read more >>
Analysts expect at least 90% of the jobs to be created by 2030 as outlined in the National Development Plan will come from small and medium-size enterprises. Read more >>
The North West is expected to establish a higher level forensic and fraud investigations unit to give teeth to the provincial government's efforts to eliminate corruption. Read more >>
