JOHANNESBURG- South Africa’s new Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said on Thursday that struggling state-run South African Airways (SAA) should be closed down, adding that decisions over the future of the state carrier were not under his remit.
The minister will also have to pay the costs of the case, which leaves him with few further avenues to turn to.The Constitutional Court has dismissed Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba’s application for leave to appeal against a lower court ruling that he lied under oath in the Fireblade case.
The tax boss doggedly tried to cling to his job, to no avail.The presidency has confirmed that formerly suspended SA Revenue Service (Sars) commissioner Tom Moyane has been fired.
Tshwane - President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday his government was leading a South Africa emerging from a very difficult past, characterised by massive corruption and the erosion of confidence in key state institutions.
JOHANNESBURG- South Africa’s new finance minister will target spending on agriculture, infrastructure and job creation projects in his inaugural budget speech on Wednesday in a bid to haul the economy out of a recession.
JOHANNESBURG - Close to a thousand members of South Africa’s Solidarity union held a demonstration on Wednesday over pay at cash-strapped state-owned weapons manufacturer Denel.
JOHANNESBURG - Riots in South Africa linked to public anger over poor government services and poverty have hit a record high in 2018, data showed on Wednesday, a sign one analyst said the ruling African National Congress should not ignore ahead of elections next year.
The president shouldn’t be the one expected to act against such ministers when he isn’t being backed up by prosecutors and the courts.South Africa’s criminal justice system, not President Cyril Ramaphosa, is to blame for failure to act against Cabinet ministers such as Bathabile Dlamini and Malusi Gigaba, who were found to have lied under oath.
