Showing posts with label September 16. Show all posts
Showing posts with label September 16. Show all posts

Thursday, 15 September 2016

Hillary Clinton returns to campaign trail

The Democratic presidential candidate faces a more challenging political landscape as rival Donald Trump sticks to his script


Zuma to convene CEO and BEE meetings in Pretoria

Presidency says president will meet the Presidential CEOs Initiative and the Presidential Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council on Friday


What to do with Jiba and Mrwebi after roll removal?

Justice minister unable to comment on possible actions as he needs to engage with president and NPA director


Lagarde appoints Abebe Aemro Selassie as IMF Africa director

Selassie brings extensive experience to the post, including as mission chief for South Africa


Depleted Australia offers Proteas a chance in one-day series

Australian batsman Shaun Marsh and allrounder James Faulkner have both been ruled out of the tour, which begins in SA at the end of September


StanChart among banks behind blockchain startup Ripple

San Francisco-based Ripple has an enormous target in its sights: the $155-trillion in the cross-border payments industry


BlackRock joins investors suing VW

Multiple new shareholder lawsuits are adding to risks for further financial damage to Volkswagen over its crooked emissions tests


SA has strayed from its constitutional vision, says Trevor Manuel

Trevor Manuel, former finance minister, has called for debate on the quality of leadership and lamented a straying from the constitutional vision for South African society


Kabila government pushes for inclusive interim cabinet

Despite most of the big Congolese opposition parties boycotting talks, the Kinshasa government aims to set up an interim government that includes the opposition


Futures end firmer as Dow trades higher

While local futures were firmed the JSE closed lower with the rand strengthening on US data that proved to be softer than expected


Workers are hanging on to their jobs — survey

A survey has found that South African workers are tending to hang on to their jobs because of high unemployment and worries about the economy


Rights body unveils proposals for better response to protest

The Human Rights Commission has called for the establishment of a national protest-response team and better communication between government and communities


MTN SA halts mobile money service

While prohibitive operating cost of providing mobile money platform causes termination of service, MTN is not making complete exit from financial services


Nehawu calls off planned strike at Dube TradePort

Dube TradePort Corporation acting CEO Hamish Erskine says Nehawu withdrew its strike notice after the parties reached an amicable settlement


Moody’s says it has noticed financial underperformance and weak governance in SA

Moody’s says while SA has taken important steps towards gradual fiscal consolidation, deeper structural reform to revive business confidence has yet to take off


State likely to ask SCA for leave to appeal against Oscar Pistorius’s sentence

In August Judge Thokozile Masipa refused an application for leave to appeal to the SCA, saying she was not persuaded there were reasonable prospects of success


Olympian Chad le Clos fires his coach

Graham Hill has coached the Olympic gold and silver medalist for 14 years, but Le Clos says he will now ‘start looking to find a new structure for 2017’