About: Lwazi Makama

South Africa’s Cabinet met on Wednesday (19 September 2018) at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to discuss the state of South Africa. In a follow-up statement published on Thursday, cabinet outlined its discussions and made a number of major proclamations on everything from the economy to...

Following confirmation that South Africa has entered into recession, the ANC has called for the implementation of an economic stimulus package. In a statement released on Wednesday (5 September), the ANC’s Enoch Godongwana reiterated the call the party made at its Lekgotla in July that...

The ANC welcomed the adoption of the National Credit Amendment Bill by the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry on Wednesday (29 August). In a statement, the party said that it had introduced the bill to provide debt relief intervention for the...

A new Reuters poll published on Thursday (23 August), indicated that there was a ‘one in three chance’ of South Africa’s economy entering a recession this year. This after South Africa’s economy struggled to gain traction in the second quarter, after shrinking...