South African private schools are facing financial strain as a result of COVID-19; parents have been…
Economy
Ramaphosa’s COVID-19 loan guarantee scheme kicks in as promised
The COVID-19 loan guarantee scheme, announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in April, is fully operational as…
‘Patel did not downplay COVID-19 impact on economy,’ says DTIC
The DTIC has moved to provide context for utterances made by Ebrahim Patel, regarding the impact…
Trevor Manuel accused of making call to ‘sacrifice black lives’
The ANC stalwart’s criticism of some lockdown laws has not gone down well with the EFF.…
Social Development Dept to deploy over 1 800 additional social workers
As Covid-19 continues to impact individuals and families across South Africa, Minister of Social Development Lindiwe…
Unemployment could rise to 40%, says National Treasury DG
Director General of the National Treasury, Dondo Mogajane, said that employment levels will certainly spike following…
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi briefs SA on back to work readiness
Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi is set to brief the country on back to…
Associated Media to close its doors after 38-years due to COVID-19
CEO Julia Raphaely said that she has had to make the most difficult decision of her…
COVID-19 relief: Close to 250k people received food parcels, says Minister Zulu
Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu said that close to 250 000 people received food parcels…
Rand strengthens as lockdown easing set to commence
The Rand strengthened after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a phased easing of lockdown restrictions is…