Minister Parks Tau applauded the resillience of the SA auto industry Tau was quick to mention the impact of the Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS), which has disbursed R20.7bn to component manufacturers and OEMs since its inception in 2011. “AIS funding to over 150 projects has resulted in an investment of over R76bn from the 2016/17…
Cape Town construction sites have been plagued by stoppages, but the construction mafia is highly active all over the country. “The Construction Mafia remains an ever-present threat to projects in both the public and private sectors – but there’s a limit to what the industry can do,” he says. “We need to see a ‘joined-up’…
Source: © Pexels Pexels Sanef recently proposed its Journalism Sustainability Fund to Business Leadership SA reports Media24 Reported by News24 which states that the meeting was attended by Naspers, Discovery, Capitec, Nedbank, Old Mutual, Remgro, Hollard, Bowmans, TFG (Foschini), Allan Gray, Unilever, BDO SA, MultiChoice, AB InBev, Momentum, MTN, and the Minerals Council SA, along…
Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback Mantashe used the opportunity to play both sides of the energy table by outlining the country’s commitment to sustainable coal mining, highlighting the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) project – a holy grail initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions and prolonging the use of…
Source: Pexels According to clinical executive at Profmed, Justine Lacy, while early detection, self-examinations, and treatment remain critical, the broader, systemic issues affecting access to care, cultural awareness, and emotional support demand more attention. “Breast cancer isn’t just about the disease – it’s about disparities in prevention, treatment, and survival, particularly among South African women…
Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy – 123RF.com “There is a glimmer of hope regarding GDP growth and, if we continue on this trajectory, it could mean the brighter future we’ve all been praying for,” says Dr Mark Bussin, master reward specialist and executive committee member of Sara. Salary increases may not be the only consideration…
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Meanwhile, two years of his sentence were suspended, leaving him to serve an effective 18-year jail term. A 35-YEAR-OLD Mutare man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping his neighbour’s 15-year-old daughter in August this year. In a statement on Monday, the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) said on the day…
Source: Supplied. Norman Nyawo, the head of merchant solutions for business and commercial banking at Standard Bank South Africa. The newly improved SimplyBlu solution integrates payments, inventory management, and e-commerce into one platform, offering businesses unmatched flexibility and control across multiple channels, with the added benefit of full visibility and access to business insights and…
African Penguins at Boulders Beach in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp Environmental groups are litigating against the government and a fishing industry group because of concerns over the survival of the African Penguin. The legal dispute concerns the closure of fishing areas around critical African Penguin breeding sites. Talks held last Tuesday…
