File image: A security guard stands in front of a liquor store. 2 minutes The National Liquor Traders Council (NLTC) has accused government of continuing to use the alcohol industry as a scapegoat for its failure to fight crime in the country. This comes after National Treasury announced its intention to increase the excise tax…
Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 minutes Production in the mining sector has eased to an annualised 1.4% in October, down from an increase of 4.9% in the previous month. Analysts say the sector continues to struggle despite the absence of load shedding for several…
A disused mine shaft. 2 minutes The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says while illegal mining is a criminal offence, it is important to note that those who are still underground in Stilfontein in the North West need food to regain strength to emerge. North West police have said that 1 420 illegal miners…
Minister Ronald Lamola together with other delegates at the meeting of sherpas of the Group of 20 . 3 minutes The conferencing industry has welcomed the start of a series of engagements under South Africa’s G20 presidency. The first meeting of sherpas of the Group of 20 kicked off in Johannesburg today. It marks the…
National Treasury’s Director-General, Duncan Pieterse addresses the G20 finance and central bank deputies meeting on December 11, 2024. 1 minute South Africa says its G20 Presidency will seek new ways to improve debt restructuring and support countries with liquidity challenges. The G20 established the Common Framework for Debt Treatment in 2020, to assist poor indebted…
Parliament’s Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies conduct oversight visit at the Post Office in Flagstaff, Eastern Cape on October 9, 2024. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has expressed doubts on whether the money spent on rescuing the Post Office was worth is. The state-owned enterprise’s business rescue process has…
File image: FlySafair plane in the air. 2 minutes Low cost airline, FlySafair is demanding a refund from the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) for passenger charges. This follows heavy delays that refuelling issues caused on Monday. The airline has condemned the incident. It says the the chaotic scenes resulting from a three-hour fuel disruption…
Aeroplanes at O.R. Tambo International Airport 2 minutes Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) says it has managed to resolve the issue of aircraft refueling. Early on Monday, ACSA released a statement stating that airlines at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Gauteng were unable to refuel their aircraft resulting in many flight delays. This comes…
File image: Beer bottle. 1 minute Liquor traders in Limpopo have strongly rejected the proposed re-introduction of a curfew on the sale and distribution of alcohol across the province during the festive season. Under the Limpopo Liquor Act outlets must close at 10pm during that period. Police and government want to implement the Legislation to…
File photo of Volkswagen cars parked outside a VW dealership in London, Britain November 5, 2015. 3 minutes Volkswagen workers ramped up pressure on its management with further strikes at the carmaker’s German sites on Monday, as a fourth round of talks was set to begin in an increasingly bitter standoff over wage cuts and…
