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1 – 10 of 43The timing is disastrous for the ruling ANC party, which faces elections in May with its support already crumbling, in part due to its poor performance on economic issues. Major…
South Africa’s crime rates have long been among the world’s highest. Much of this constitutes interpersonal violence, where the victim and perpetrator know each other. However…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284409
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Facing major shortfalls in tax collections, the Treasury has therefore requested government departments to implement immediate spending cuts and has recommended far-reaching…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282150
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SOUTH AFRICA: Skills deficit to fuel youth grievances
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES207674
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SOUTH AFRICA: Pressure on mining minister will grow
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES223535
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SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom will hang over Ramaphosa strategy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES241829
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This followed two days after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which offered an honest assessment of the steep deterioration in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247562
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However, the MTBPS relies even more heavily on getting powerful public-sector unions to agree to unprecedented wage freezes over the next three years, putting its credibility in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257211
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Due to take effect on May 1, it would introduce a single wage floor set at 20.0 rand (1.5 dollars) per hour. The NMW is a significant departure from current minimum wage…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225771
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A squeezed economic climate, growing challenges from rivals and uncertainty over its relationship with the ruling ANC present the federation’s leadership with an existential…