A Rea Vaya bus in Johannesburg. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero will launch the new phase of the Rea Vaya service in Alexandra during October Transport Month. This will expand the city’s bus rapid transit systems to areas in the north of the city including Berea, Yeoville, Alexandra and Sandton. City of Joburg spokesperson Virgil James…
Pension fund file The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) says it has noted an increase in the number of pension funds reporting employers who are failing to invest workers retirement funds as required by law. The FSCA has reported that over 15 500 non-complaint employers have more than R7 billion in outstanding pension fund contributions. Industries failing to comply…
City of Joburg employee at an electrical meter The City of Johannesburg has announced plans to remove its equipment, including meters, from properties of customers who are behind with their payments. The City says a total of 144 000 customers have been flagged for persistent non-payment and owe close to R12 billion. Despite not paying,…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok’s US operations to US and global investors will address the national security requirements in a 2024 law. The new US company will be valued at around $14 billion, Vice President JD Vance said, putting a price tag on the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa participates in an interactive session of Council on Foreign Relations held on the margins of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States on September 24, 2025. President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa does not take its relationship with the United States (US) for granted and values the trust…
Alcohol displayed in a bar. The National Liquor Traders Council (NLTC) says a sustainable solution is needed to address the rise in substance abuse among youth, which does not include banning alcohol advertising. The remarks follow concerns raised by the Deputy President Paul Mashatile, who highlighted that substance abuse not only harms young lives but…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has told a Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Economy that the 2030 development agenda was in peril. The first-ever summit of its kind takes place on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. It aims to strengthen coordination between the UN…
An SA Airlink aircraft. Economic experts for the Competition Commission and SA Airlink have disagreed on some aspects related to the calculation of the cost a new competitor would face when entering the market. The Competition Tribunal in Pretoria is hearing evidence of allegations of excessive and predatory pricing by the airline. The six-day sitting…
SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi addresses workers during a General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) meeting. The South African Federation of Trade Union (Saftu) President Zwelinzima Vavi says workers are facing a job-loss “bloodbath” in the face of the current retrenchments across different sectors in the country. Vavi says to address the issue…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. This year’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) will be tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on the 12th of November. The National Assembly will consider and adopt it on the 13th of January next year. Parliament says this year’s consideration of the MTBPS is the direct knock-on effect…
