A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. Good news for motorists this month as fuel prices are set to drop on Wednesday. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced that motorists will be paying 65 cents less for both grades of petrol, between 50 and 57 cents less for diesel…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at the signing ceremony of the Establishment Agreement of African Export with Afreximbank. LIVE STREAM:
Job seekers are warned to be careful of individuals purporting to be department officials amid high unemployment rates The Mangaung Metro Municipality says job scams are rampant, occurring almost every week. Fraudulent job advertisements, often trending on social media, falsely claim to offer various vacancies within the municipality. It has warned the public to be…
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli Government has attributed the growing tourism numbers in the country to its implementation of structural reforms. It says the reforms include investment in the rail and ports system which has led to an improvement in the movement of goods and people. Government also says the aim of the…
File: Scopa chairperson, Songezo Zibi, speaking in Parliament. Chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), Songezo Zibi, has raised concerns over delays faced by Road Accident Fund (RAF) claimants, who aren’t represented by legal practitioners. He says the integrated customer claim management system that the fund budgeted almost a billion rand for is…
Cigarettes in an ash tray The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has called for urgent intervention in halting what it calls deindustrialisation, factory closures and the wholesaling of the country’s economy. The trade union federation has criticised plans by British American Tobacco (BAT) to shut down its local manufacturing plant at the end…
Absa says the manufacturing sector got off to a better start in January, with the PMI showing signs of recovery driven by stronger local demand. The manufacturing sector showed signs of recovery in January following a very bleak year-end. The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for January 2026 rose 8.2 notches to 48.7 index points,…
SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep rates unchanged, leaving the repo rate steady at 6.75 percent and the prime lending rate at 10.25 percent. The bank says inflation has reached its peak for the year and is expected to remain under control. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja…
The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.75%, Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on Thursday. This leaves the prime lending rate at 10.25%. Kganyago says, “The MPC decided to keep the policy rate unchanged, at 6.75%. Two members favoured a cut of 25 basis points, while four preferred a…
File image| AGOA US SA trade agreement. South Africa’s inclusion in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) hinges on the decision of the White House. The US Senate has approved an extension of AGOA as part of a package of appropriations bills to fund the government. The extension is until December 31 this year….
