The Public Servants Association (PSA) has received a large number of calls from union members in response to the 13.4% increase in membership subscriptions for the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) for the upcoming year. 1 minute The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has clarified its decision to implement a 13.4% subscription increase for next…
Katse Dam @LesothoTourism on X 2 minutes The Kingdom of Lesotho is opening up its water economy to create more investment opportunities for the foreign direct investment market. Trout producer SanLei, which is located on the shores of the Katse Dam in the remote highlands of Lesotho, is known for its deep, pristine waters and…
A street vendor balances a box on her head as she makes a sale at Markets of Warwick in the Durban CBD, Durban, South Africa. 2 minutes The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it believes it has exceeded projections for spending this festive season as thousands of holidaymakers are visiting various parts of Durban. The…
Airlink flight 1 minute Airlink has issued a statement indicating its daily flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Maputo in Mozambique have been disrupted due to the civil unrest in Mozambique. Customer Notice | 24 December 2024 – Airlink regrets to announce disruptions to some of its daily services from Johannesburg and Cape Town…
People work in a chicken processing plant 1 minute South Africa is set to continue to enjoy duty-free access to US markets in 2025 under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This was confirmed in a notice issued over the weekend addressing changes to the eligibility of AGOA partner countries. The move announced by…
Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga. 1 minute Eskom has managed to save approximately R16 billion this year from reduction in diesel usage. Last year, the power utility spent about R30 billion burning diesel using open gas turbines. This was during efforts to keep the lights on when there was heavy load shedding. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho…
Inspection of shops for compliance 2 minutes Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says it’s time for government to target bigger food outlets for compliance, not just spaza shops. Maile led a food safety blitz targeting various spaza shops and food outlets in Soweto on Monday. The aim of the blitz was to…
Honda and Nissan executives brief the media on the merger 4 minutes Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan’s auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to the world’s long-dominant legacy car makers. The tie-up would create the world’s third-largest…
Person holds SA money 2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition hopes to have several engagements with the banking sector to find solutions on how best to support consumers. This, after the committee indicated earlier this month that banks have been called to appear before them in order to explain their credit…
File Image: A shopper looks at grocery items in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile says that government remains committed to bringing the cost of living under control. His comments come amidst the country’s high unemployment rate and low economic growth. In addition, the consumer price inflation (CPI) has…
