Mine workers look out from a bus after being rescued from underground at the Sibanye Stillwater mine in Westonaria, near Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. 2 minutes Some of the miners who resurfaced after being trapped underground at Sibanye Stillwater Mine on Gauteng’s far West Rand say they are relieved to have been brought…
[File Image]: Miners work deep underground at Sibanye Gold’s Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria, South Africa, April 3, 2017. 2 minutes At least seven mineworkers have resurfaced from underground at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof Gold Mine in Westonaria, West of Johannesburg on Friday afternoon. Approximately 300 miners had been underground since yesterday, after an equipment failure caused debris…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the budget speech in the National Assembly. 1 minute Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana says insufficient revenue collection during the past financial year has caused the reduction in government spending allocation for 2025/26 budget. He told the four committees of Parliament on Finance and Appropriations that National Treasury was forced to…
A car drives past the Sibanye Stillwater logo, as efforts continue to rescue mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine, in Westonaria, Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. 1 minute Sibanye says efforts to rescue 289 miners that are trapped underground at its Stillwater shafts near Johannesburg are…
A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. 2 minutes The Automobile Association (AA) has called for reform and transparency in South Africa’s fuel pricing model. This after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced an increase in the General Fuel Levy (GFL) on Wednesday during the tabling of the 2025 budget. Petrol levy will…
[File Image]: A service station in South Africa. 2 minutes The National Treasury has defended the decision to increase the fuel levy in the 2025/26 national Budget. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a general fuel levy increase of 15 cents diesel and 16 cents per litre of petrol when he tabled the Budget on Wednesday…
A Starlink satellite internet system is set up on a caravan truck of a tourist, parked in a street in Ronda, Spain February 12, 2024. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it supports the proposed Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), viewing it as a crucial step towards modernizing South Africa’s Communications legislation. This comes…
A worker fills a car’s tank at the CO-OP petrol station in Cairo, Egypt April 2, 2020. 1 minute The Automobile Association (AA) has strongly criticised government’s decision to increase the General Fuel Levy (GFL). Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 16-cents GFL increase per litre increase for petrol and 15-cents per litre for diesel…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech before the National Assembly on March 12, 2025. 2 minutes Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Joe Maswanganyi, has warned against the promotion of populist agendas by political parties, including opposition to tax policy. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced an increase in the fuel levy…
A petrol station attendant fills up a car. 1 minute Some motorists in Kimberley say they are unhappy with the fuel levy increase announced in the budget and which is expected to be effective from next month. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana re-tabled the 2025 National Budget after two earlier failed attempts. The Minister says he…
