A judge ordered a provincial government in South Africa to pay $15 million in damages to families of at least 144 psychiatric patients who he said died of negligence after being moved to unregistered facilities in early 2016. About 1,300 psychiatric patients were shifted from a unit of the Life Healthcare Group to charities as […]
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Isuzu Motors has launched its business operations in South Africa. This followed the announcement last year when the firm said it would purchase the light commercial vehicle operations in Port Elizabeth and the balance of shareholding in its Isuzu Trucks South Africa operations. Speaking at the event, which held at the firm’s manufacturing plant in […]
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce a cabinet reshuffle at 1830 GMT on Monday, his office said in a short statement, but it was not clear whether this heralded a purge of allies of former president Jacob Zuma from the cabinet. Ramaphosa was sworn almost two weeks ago after Zuma reluctantly resigned his scandal-plagued […]
Read More South Africa’s new leadership has announced it was taking the politically risky step of raising value-added tax (VAT) for the first time in 25 years to cut the deficit and stabilise debt under new President Cyril Ramaphosa. The government of Africa’s most industrialised country has to plug a revenue hole in its budget and repair […]
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South African Airways (SAA) has commenced direct flight operations from Johannesburg to Mauritius making use of the Airbus A330 generation aircraft. A statement by the airline said the flight started on January 8, 2018 and that the A330 aircraft will offer a two-class cabin configuration, with increased seat availability to passengers. Business class will range […]
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About 160 new private jets are to be delivered to Africa in the next seven years, industry data from Global Jet Capital, has revealed. The data listed Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa as major players in the private jet business on the continent. The forecast value of the aircraft, was put at $3.9 billion for […]
Read More The humble bee is helping to keep elephants from destroying trees and wiping out crops in their quest for food. A project launched near South Africa’s Kruger National Park in 2015 has found success. An elephant’s skin is thick but sensitive. The animals will try to avoid a bee sting whenever possible, experts say. “They’re […]
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South Africa will raise subsidies to universities to 1 percent of gross domestic product over the next five years from nearly 0.7 percent at present as recommended by a commission on higher education funding, President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday. “As a result of this substantial increase in subsidy to universities, there will be no […]
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South Africa has limited space for counter-cyclical monetary policy to support economic expansion because inflation risks have increased, central bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said. The balance of risks for growth in consumer prices is “on the upside,” with the rand weakening against the dollar, a higher oil price, and a chance that power prices will […]
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South Africa has managed to control an outbreak of fall armyworm pests, which were first detected in January and mainly threatened maize crops, the agriculture minister said on Thursday. Countries with confirmed outbreaks can face import bans on their agricultural products because armyworm is classified as a quarantine pest. The fall armyworm is an invasive […]
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The Peoples Republic of China has disbursed over $30 billion in funding support to Nigeria and other African countries to drive its cooperation plans on industrialisation and agricultural modernisation. The Director, Centre for China Studies, Mr. Charles Onunaiju, said the fund was part of the $60bn pledged by China to African countries during the Forum […]
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South Africa’s Standard Bank has dropped the services of McKinsey, spokesman Ross Linstrom said on Monday, weeks after the global consultancy apologised for errors it made while working with state power utility Eskom last year. “Standard Bank has elected to terminate McKinsey and Company’s services and has notified it accordingly,” Linstrom said in an emailed […]
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