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IMF approves COVID-19 loan to South Africa

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive board has approved South Africa’s request for a US$4.3 billion (R70 billion) loan to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eye of the COVID-19 storm

Monday, July 27, 2020

“The storm is here. It is with us now,” KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala warned on Sunday.

Infrastructure projects integral to economic recovery

Monday, July 27, 2020

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia De Lille, says work being done on infrastructure projects across the country have the potential to contribute significantly to job creation and government’s overall economic recovery plan. However, the Minister has also sounded a warning on the need to root out corruption in the construction sector.

Task team to conduct independent review of UNISA

Monday, July 27, 2020

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has appointed a ministerial task team to conduct an independent review of the University of South Africa (UNISA).

Empowering a nation

Monday, July 27, 2020

South Africa like many countries around the world, dipped its toes into uncharted waters with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seizing growth opportunities in turbulent times

Monday, July 27, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the advent of the Coronavirus pandemic has placed more impetus on South Africa’s plans to pursue new sources of growth within a fundamentally different context.