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Former Anglo underground mine workers in Newtown, Johannesburg. Photo: Brian Sokutu

Mine communities group launches campaign against Anglo over plight of former workers

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action says the mining giant must ‘take full responsibility for unpaid debts and abandoned communities’

The handover of the G20 presidency to the United States will occur on Tuesday at the Department of International Relations offices. (GCIS)

G20 presidency handover to the US set for Tuesday, Dirco director general Zane Dangor says

Dangor said the US argument that if one G20 member was absent from the leaders summit, then there could be no consensus, had been voted down

WTO director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and President Cyril Ramaphosa. (X)

‘World not doing tit for tat with US,’ WTO head says at G20 summit

Director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said South Africa’s G20 presidency highlighted the importance of trade within WTO rules and reforming the system through local mineral beneficiation

The G20 leaders summit was held in South Africa last week. (GCIS)

‘G20 declaration future-proofed, despite US non-participation’, says South Africa’s presidency

Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said countries understood ‘that there’s a bilateral issue between South Africa and the US, but that must not, in any shape or form, undermine or imperil the work of the G20’

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: by PresidencyZA)

Ramaphosa links debt reform to global inequality fight

In his weekly newsletter, the president said the G20 must urgently address the fiscal conditions that have left low- and middle-income countries unable to build resilience or recover from shocks

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (GCIS)

Ramaphosa launches G20 panel to address extreme global inequality

The panel, chaired by Nobel prize-winner economist Joseph Stiglitz, will produce recommendations to help bridge the rich-poor divide

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. (File photo)

EFF removes provincial leaders from deployment for violating pre-conference rules

Backers of Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are removed from deployment before the party’s elective conference

There are signs that the treasury plans to exclude some recipients from the
grants system through a new identity verification process. (File photo)

Withdrawing SRD grant could save R36bn, but economists say it is here to stay

The grant budget is to be cut by R20 billion but it is unclear how the numbers will add up

Former public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.

Pravin Gordhan set the benchmark for public service and dedication to the cause

Not everyone liked the late former public enterprises minister, but everyone respected him