The government has warned that although South Africa had weathered the financial crisis better than many other countries, it could be buffeted by the Greek debt crisis and its knock-on effect on European economies. That meant the country’s trade – and jobs – could be hit again. In separate speeches yesterday, President Jacob Zuma and ...
The stars are shining on South Africa’s top radio astronomers, who have produced the first-ever images of a distant galaxy using state-of-the-art new antennae set up in the Karoo. The “first light” images from the MeerKAT radio telescope project – which reads faint radiowave signals from outer space – is a major victory for local ...
Gordhan wants to bolster coffers to finance growth A Sars official told Business Times the new rule would probably roughly double the number of people on the Sars register. In his Budget speech to parliament, Gordhan said the latest indication was that economic growth would be “somewhat higher” this year than the 2.3% of GDP ...
Parliament to debate ambitious plan to boost literacy, numeracy and quality of education The strategy which is being finalised, called Schooling 2025, will tackle a wide range of problems crippling the education system. Basic education director-general Bobby Soobrayan told The Times yesterday that the new plan will be debated at public parliamentary hearings starting today ...
The Cape Town area is famous for beaches, wine tours and Table Mountain, among other attractions. But on a recent morning, a group of tourists set out to experience something most visitors never see — the townships where black and mixed-race South Africans were warehoused under apartheid. “We want to show them the other side ...
Hard work: An officer manning a speed trap. Joburg chief Chris Ngcobo suggested introducing spot fines. Metro police officers who spend hours parked under bridges and trees, “talking and loafing” the day away, came under the spotlight in Parliament yesterday as MPs laid into them for accepting bribes and being lazy. “When you see a ...
Cape Town – National Assembly Speaker Max Sisulu on Tuesday urged MPs to be more responsive and pro-active in playing a meaningful role in addressing the hopes and aspirations of the people through oversight. Speaking during debate on the Parliament budget vote, he said MPs’ work continued to be holding the executive to its promises ...
President Jacob Zuma ’s Cabinet took a drubbing from MPs in all parties yesterday for failing to answer parliamentary questions properly and for being contemptuous of the legislature. During the debate on Parliament’s budget vote, all parties bemoaned the way in which the executive answered questions, with even the presiding officers — National Assembly speaker ...
The department of transport has come under fire for failing to provide adequate transport to World Cup games for people in rural areas. Members of parliament also criticised the interactive website set up to provide visiting fans with transport information during the event, saying it was not user-friendly. The department was briefing the tourism portfolio ...
The World Cup finals in South Africa looks set to be “the best World Cup ever organised,” EU Development Minister Andris Piebalgs declared. “In Europe everybody is discussing about the World Cup. Everybody expects it will be the best World Cup ever organised,” Piebalgs told South Africa’s Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane at a joint press ...