A South African Airways aircraft on the apron of Frankfurt Airport in 2018. Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images South Africa’s National Treasury wants strict conditions attached to any guarantees it provides for loans to the country’s embattled state airline, according to two people familiar with the matter.Treasury and Department of Public Enterprises officials met…
Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, addresses the media during the 2020 National Budget Press Conference in Cape Town. (Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas) Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a R500 billion Covid-19 package in April but the supplementary budget did not allocate the whole amount.National Treasury says the stimulus package will remain R500…
Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, addresses the media during the 2020 National Budget Press Conference in Cape Town. (Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas) Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas Zero-based budgeting will be followed for future planning of the country's finances, said Finance Minister Tito Mboweni.The minister was delivering an address apart of the National Assembly debate on…
first wrote about the controversial contract – and Afrirent payments to a Julius Malema-linked account – after sources raised allegations of political meddling by the EFF.The city maintained the award to Afrirent was above board and followed proper procurement processes.Afrirent garnered the main fleet contract, worth well in excess of a billion rand, after the…
Social media algorithms love challenges with a number. I, for one, can’t get enough of the viral 12-3-30 treadmill workout (walking at 12% incline, at a speed of 3 miles per hour, for 30 minutes). I’ve yet to dabble in any others, but there’s a new one circulating that I’m tempted to take for a
Editors note: Doralice Goes, a Brazilian public servant, visited an organic products fair in her home city of Brasília in Federal District, on Dec. 31, 2021. Among the artisanal products was a tomato and almond pesto sauce. The 49-year-old stored it in her pantry and, 23 days later, on a Sunday night, opened the sauce
Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat Published: February 23, 2026, 12:05 am Researchers have shared details of an outbreak at a funeral in Uganda that killed three young people. Aeromonas bacteria can cause food poisoning with an incubation period of 12 hours to seven days, typically 24 to 48 hours. In February 2024