Gigaba appeared alongside former Transnet executives Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Thamsanqa Jiyane and Anoj Singh The case involving former Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba has been postponed to 8 May in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. Gigaba appeared alongside former Transnet executives Brian Molefe, Siyabonga Gama, Thamsanqa Jiyane and Anoj Singh. They face…
A tractor carries harvested sugar cane to be processed The South African Farmers’ Development Association (SAFDA) says it’s determined to ensure that South Africa’s sugar giant, Tongaat-Hulett is not shut down. This comes despite the fact that business rescue practitioners have filed for the company’s provisional liquidation, which has put thousands of jobs at…
Miners seen in as shaft. Ekapa Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, says rescue teams are pumping water out of the shaft in which five workers are trapped. Management says its team is still struggling to reach its missing workers. Communication with the trapped workers has since been lost. The workers are trapped underground in a…
Asian stocks rose on Thursday, supported by gains in technology giants on Wall Street, while lingering U.S.-Iran tensions kept oil prices supported and left gold underpinned by safe-haven flows. In currencies, the dollar firmed after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting showed policymakers were in no rush to cut rates. Trading was thinned in Asia with…
FILE: Samwu members marching to Tshwane House, demanding the reinstatement of unfairly dismissed workers in August 2025. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has hailed the current City of Tshwane administration for finally implementing the long-outstanding 3.5% salary increase owed to municipal workers since 2021. However, the union emphasised that the responsibility for the delay lies with the previous administration,…
File | Unemployment graphic. Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba says the province is recording encouraging progress in the fight against poverty and unemployment. She was speaking during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate under way in Parliament. Ramathuba points to declining poverty levels and falling unemployment figures. She says Limpopo is leading nationally in…
Shoppers stand at a Pick n Pay store at the Dobson Point Shopping Centre, in Soweto, South Africa, March 19, 2024. Independent economist, Elize Kruger, says the moderation in the January Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) is good news for struggling households. CPI softened in January, edging lower to 3.5% from 3.6% in December. Statistics South…
A customer compares prices while shopping at a Pick n Pay shop The annual Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) softened in January, edging lower to 3.5% from 3.6% in December. Data released by Statistics South Africa on Wednesday indicates that CPI has returned to its November 2025 level. This has been attributed to stable food inflation…
[File] Job seekers standing outside a construction site The unemployment rate in the Eastern Cape rose by 1.3 percentage points to 42.5% in the fourth quarter of last year. The figures were released during the Quarterly Labour Force Survey briefing by Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke. Some 30 000 jobs were lost in the province over the…
[File Image]: Gold miners work deep underground at Sibanye Gold’s Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria, South Africa, April 3, 2017. Details surrounding the search and rescue operation for five Ekapa Mine workers trapped underground following a mud rush in the early hours of Tuesday morning remain unclear. The Kimberley-based mine said in a statement after the…
