05-Feb-2020 to 14:06

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised South Africa’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe the affairs of the embattled South African Airways (SAA), finance ministry and power utility Eskom as he steps up the war on corruption, APA learnt on Wednesday.

03-Feb-2020 to 15:04

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Botswana’s economic transformation from a middle class to high-income status will commence with the 2020/21 budget and continue to be perfected in the long run, Finance Minister Thapelo Matsheka announced on Monday.

31-Jan-2020 to 15:07

APA - Nouakchott (Mauritania) — The vice-Speaker of the Mauritanian National Assembly, Hamadi Ould Meimou, has announced the setting up of a parliamentary commission to look into the management of the country’s former president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (2009 - 2019).

25-Jan-2020 to 18:22

APA-Johannesburg (South Africa) — South African business tycoon, Patrice Motsepe, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the World Economic Forum (WEF), days after publicly flattering US President Donald Trump that “Africa loves you,” APA learnt on Saturday.

21-Jan-2020 to 06:23

APA-Johannesburg (South Africa) — Candidates who are not “suitably qualified” to lead state firms like power supplier Eskom would no longer be appointed to manage such parastatals “even if they are politically-connected,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday.

20-Jan-2020 to 12:49

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said South Africa “is not a dysfunctional state” and that he has prioritised “the building of a capable state to cater for the needs of the citizenry – a task that cannot be done overnight.”

20-Jan-2020 to 12:23

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — The Reserve Bank of South Africa has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% in line with market expectations, APA learnt on Monday.