4 minutes Long queues have formed at the Jabulani Civic Centre in Soweto, as today is the closing date set by the government for small business owners to comply with municipal by-laws for running a small business. The registration process is the government’s effort to stop recent foodborne illnesses and deaths, caused by food allegedly…
3 minutes Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has given a hint of what South Africans can expect once the National Health Insurance (NHI) becomes operational. Motsoaledi said the NHI aims to improve the healthcare system by making sure that everyone gets proper healthcare despite their background. The South African government has been delving into the…
A worker sells eggs to a customer at a spaza shop. 1 minute Owners of food outlets including tuck shops also called spaza shops in Bloemfontein are frustrated over the looming deadline for the registration of their businesses. Some say municipal authorities have sent them back many times on grounds that their documents are incomplete….
JMPD and Environmental Health officers issued a fine to the owner of a shop for trading without a certificate in Hillbrow. 2 minutes The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa (NITASA) has asked for an extension for the registration of food outlets including tuck shops also called spaza shops. The owners of the businesses…
Food inspected at a spaza shop. 2 minutes With President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 21-day spaza shop registration process deadline fast approaching, the Gauteng government says it will embark on a process to determine those who qualify to own spaza shops. The deadline is five pm on Tuesday. Acting Gauteng Premier, Lebogang Maile has briefed members of…
A police van is pictured at a mine in Stilfontein where illegal miners are underground in this image captured on 25 November 2024. 1 minute Nineteen illegal mineworkers have been sentenced by the Stilfontein Magistrate’s court in the North West to 24 months imprisonment, suspended for five years for contravention of the Mineral and Petroleum…
1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the explosion that took place on Thursday at Matla power station’s Unit Six will not result in any load-shedding. Briefing the media at the power station in Mpumalanga, Minister Ramokgopa says while a preliminary assessment suggests the cause of the explosion to be a ruptured steam…
1 minute The amended Employment Equity Act will have significant implications for companies doing business with the state. The Act which will take effect at the beginning of next month will empower the Employment and Labour Minister to publish sectoral targets. The affected employers will need to ensure that their employment equity plans align with…
McKinsey & Company logo. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted with concern the recent appointment of McKinsey as a supporting partner to the B20, the business engagement group. McKinsey meets on the sidelines of the G20 and co-ordinates the participation of business. Ramaphosa is also concerned about the appointment of Bain to the Project…
A Reuters analysis of a varied basket of goods shows how the COVID-19 crisis has upturned a decades-old consumer model for everything from clothing to food. 2 minutes South African households remain under economic pressure, impacting their spending power. The slower growth in real disposable income underlines this trend. According to the South African Reserve…
