Illegal miners at an abandoned mineshaft. 2 minutes The National Union of Mineworkers (Num) has accused the government of failing to put an end to illegal mining. The union was reacting to a continuing stand-off between the police and illegal miners underground in an abandoned mine in Stilfontein, in the North West province. Hundreds of…
[File Image] Residents stand outside a spaza convienience shop in Cape Town’s Imizamo Yethu township, April 19, 2014. 3 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says plans are under way to audit all spaza shops in the province. Ntuli was addressing a special meeting with all mayors. He presented the province’s approach to the Standard Draft…
Numsa members picket during a strike action. 2 minutes Judgment has been reserved in the Labour Court matter between ArcelorMittal South Africa and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa. Arcelor approached the Labour Court on an urgent basis to interdict the ongoing strike at its Coke plant. Numsa members have downed tools over…
[File Image]: Security officers walk past the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in Sandton, South Africa, March 30, 2020. 3 minutes The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) decision to fine and ban Thabi Leoka, former director of several listed companies, has been welcomed. The local bourse announced that the disgraced director will face a R500,000 fine for…
[File Image]: A woman gets her mail from the Post office box. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it supports Communications and Digital Technologies Minister, Solly Malatsi’s proposal for the South African Post office (SAPO) to go and find private investors on the market. The DA says SAPO’s footprint in the country is a…
Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Sihle Zikalala. 2 minutes Government says additional capital investment for infrastructure projects will increase to more than R500 billion. This follows the allocation of an additional financial injection in the R300 billion infrastructure development plan that was announced in 2020. This announcement was made by the Deputy Minister…
A plug on a wall. 1 minute The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) is warning consumers to be vigilant against the sale of illegally refurbished geysers. According to the NRCS the sale of these geysers has been on the rise since 2020. The regulator says they do not meet the mandatory specifications. NRCS General…
Physical representations of the bitcoin cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration taken October 24, 2023. 4 minutes The global cryptocurrency market’s value has topped $3 trillion as the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president spurred bets that friendlier U.S. regulation could usher in a new boom for all corners of the asset class. The…
A general view shows attendees on the day of the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan November 11, 2024. 4 minutes Developing countries need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to cope with climate change, economists told UN talks in Baku, where early efforts to…
Turkey’s Trade Minister Omer Bolat addresses the audience during a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, April 29, 2024. 2 minutes Turkey was offered partner country status by the BRICS group of nations, Trade Minister Omer Bolat said, as Ankara continues what it calls its efforts to balance its Eastern and Western ties. Turkey, a NATO…
