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About 260 desperate employees of the cash-strapped Nongoma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal started their festive season on a sad note after their December salaries were not paid on time.

The struggling municipality also failed to pay its legion of councillors.

Both the employees and the councillors were supposed to get their salaries on Friday, 20 December, but were left high and dry.

The delay forced the council to hold a special sitting and later the workforce was told that theirREAD MORE

China’s recently held Central Economic Work Conference has outlined major tasks for 2025, offering insights into the direction and priorities of economic planning for the world’s second-largest economy for next year.

Analysts believe the multipronged policy announcements from the meeting — including the adoption of more proactive macro policies, measures to boost domestic demand and efforts to stabilize the property market — will support stable economic growth, safeguard jobs and consumer prices, boost people’s income, and enhance China’s appeal toREAD MORE

Ethiopia and South Africa are advancing their bilateral relationship through strategic collaboration within the BRICS framework. The Ethiopia-South Africa Business Council recently convened an online meeting, fostering dialogue on shared opportunities and best practices to strengthen economic and social ties.

Since joining the BRICS group, Ethiopia has been proactively engaging with fellow member states, focusing on enhancing partnerships between private enterprises and development organisations, as reported by Fana Media Corporation (FMC), a partner of TV BRICS. 

The meeting underscoredREAD MORE

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday commended the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for its achievements over the past five “extraordinary” years.

Xi made the remarks while addressing a welcome dinner held by the SAR government on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland.

Against the background of accelerating global transformation not seen in a century and the once-in-a-century pandemic, the fifth-term SAR government has rallied and led the people of all sectors in MacaoREAD MORE

The BRICS countries continue to create new tools to ensure economic growth and transform the structure of the world economy so that in the long term it will contribute to the progress of humanity and strengthen the position of the group’s countries as the leader of the global movement forward. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the “Results of the Year” on 19 December.

Answering a question from a journalist from Tatarstan about BRICS, the Russian headREAD MORE

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed on Friday the long-term adherence to “one country, two systems” as Macao celebrates a quarter-century of transformative success since its return to the motherland.

At a televised ceremony held in a major sports stadium in Macao, Xi swore in Sam Hou Fai, a 62-year-old former senior judge, as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). Sam’s team of principal officials for the SAR government was also sworn in before Xi.

AfterREAD MORE

Prince Mbonisi Zulu, the nemesis of King Misuzulu Ka Zwelithini who was last week fired by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), is not taking the matter lying down.

The senior Zulu prince, a half brother to the late King Goodwill Zwelithini, has unleashed his lawyers on the department to challenge the sacking.

In a letter obtained by the African Times, addressed to the department led by MEC Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, Prince Mbonisi’s lawyers denied thatREAD MORE

The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has finally acted and fired the allegedly “underperforming” Mayor of Amajuba District Municipality, which is anchored in Newcastle in northern KwaZulu-Natal.

Prince Ndabuko Zulu was shown the door on Thursday, 18 December 2024 after he met with the party’s national executive committee (NEC).

The prince took over the position in December 2022 after the IFP fired the former mayor, Vuselwa Bam, who later defected and joined Team Sugar South Africa.

“The IFP NEC todayREAD MORE

It was a hot Thursday afternoon, December 12, in Burgersfort, East of Limpopo Province in South Africa. As I embarked on this unforgettable journey through the heart of the mining town, my day was filled with fascinating history, captivating stories, and surprises.

From the Echo Caves’ depths to a family-run shoe shop that feels like a home, here’s a peek into what made the day so special.

The Echo Caves: A Journey Beneath the Surface

Our day began earlyREAD MORE

African Times has published this article in partnership with Xinhua News Agency