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EPWP alleviating poverty in SA

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) has alleviated poverty in those areas where it has been implemented. Responding to questions for oral reply at the National Assembly on Wednesday, the Deputy President...

City’s new public lights roll out

Developing areas in the Midrand area will soon have their streets illuminated. City Power, the City of Johannesburg’s power supply and maintenance entity, is to spend more than R2 million in the current financial year to provide public lighting...

Repo rate remains unchanged

The repo rate will remain unchanged at 5.75%, new Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Thursday. “Given the lower trajectory of headline inflation and the continued weak state of the economy, the MPC has unanimously decided to keep the...