Tag: Cyril Ramaphosa
The Lady R is sinking … and the president has chosen to go down...
By Howard Feldman
Rather than having a negative view of President Cyril Ramaphosa when it comes to the now infamous Lady R vessel, I would consider an alternative. Perhaps this is the...
Alert level four seems inevitable – here’s what we’re looking at
With the COVID-19 virus surging throughout the country, South Africans are expecting tighter restrictions following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘family meeting.' Level 4 lockdown seems almost inevitable.
According to News24, Ramaphosa’s announcement will...
Ramaphosa to address South Africa on Covid-19 lockdown on Monday evening
President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20h00 on Monday (1 February) to discuss developments in relation to the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
“The address follows meetings in recent...
Ramaphosa implements nationwide curfew from 11pm to 4am
Natal and Gauteng are the four provinces leading the infection rate.
The Sarah Baartman district in the Eastern Cape and the Garden Route district in the Western Cape have officially been named...
South Africa’s budget deficit, debt seen widening as virus hits economy
South Africa’s budget deficit is projected to widen sharply while debt is seen ballooning significantly, the Treasury said on Wednesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic further stifles the recession-hit economy.
In a supplementary budget in response...
Too little too late for small businesses
The President’s announcement indicated a move from Level 4 to Level 3 at the end of May 2020 for most of South Africa, except the hotspots. Cape Town and Johannesburg, the...
Guiding Healthy Employers Back to Work in the Face of a Pandemic Ensuring their...
For the past five weeks, most South African businesses have been shut down. Responding to the Government’s “stay at home” Covid-19 directive, employers have had to think outside of the box...
New laws could put an end to spam calls
The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act expected to commence on April 1, 2020 may be in effect sooner than planned as the Information Regulator has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to...
South Africa scraps Russian nuclear plant plans
Led by their former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, South Africans breathed a sigh of relief when President Cyril Ramaphosa scrapped plans to buy a nuclear power plant from Russia that would...
ABSA respond to claims they gave R10 million to Cyril Ramaphosa
Right now, Ramaphosa Leaks is the political scandal that has the nation on tenterhooks. A slew of emails and bank statements – made public in a fashion the presidency has labelled “illegal” –...
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Deep sea trawlers are concerned about the impact of oil and...
By Larry Claasen
SADSTIA says it is not opposed to offshore oil and gas exploration but says long-term impacts on established industries must be considered.
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