FILE| Numsa members at a strike. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has condemned Macsteel management for sparking an indefinite strike that began on Friday last week. Numsa claims that Macsteel forcibly retrenched workers and pressured them into accepting voluntary severance packages of just R40 000 based on one week’s pay per…
Eskom workers at a powerline Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State aims to be the first local municipality in the country to obtain a licence to generate its own electricity. The municipality, together with the Electricity and Energy Department, will establish an energy technical working group aimed at strengthening its electricity infrastructure and capacity. Matjhabeng…
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) releases its Annual Financial Statements (AFS) and performance report for the 2024/25 financial year at the ACSA International Indaba Conference Centre (IICC). LIVE STREAM:
Woman counting South African bank notes. A report has revealed that women’s cash income in South Africa stands at 41.8% compared to men who get 58.2%. The Bureau of Market Research compiled the report entitled Personal Income Estimates for South Africa. The bureau’s findings come despite women making up 53% of the adult population. The…
Former NLC Chair, Barney Pityana. Former National Lotteries Commission Chairperson Professor Barney Pityana insists his resignation was neither politically motivated nor forced. Pityana says personal matters prompted his decision to leave the position, which he held for three years. He was appointed to restore integrity to the commission following allegations of widespread looting under his…
Driver’s licence cards. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) CEO Wayne Duvenage says the tender process for South Africa’s driver’s licence card machine was riddled with inefficiencies and manipulation. This follows revelations that a Transport Department delegation sent to France to inspect new technology discovered that it was actually based in the Czech Republic and Greece….
Electricity pylons. Eskom says it has reached a milestone of 100 consecutive days without load shedding. It has attributed this to its Generation Recovery Plan, introduced in March last year, and the hard work of its teams in stabilising the grid. The massive uptake in solar energy generation is also believed to have played a…
[File Photo]: Aeroplanes at O.R. Tambo International Airport. The Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) has more than doubled its profit after tax from R472 million to R1.1 billion in the 2024/25 financial year. The financial performance will boost investor confidence and shows the state-owned company is firmly out of the COVID-19 slump. Acsa CEO Mpumi…
NCape Treasury has hailed municipalities for meeting Eskom debt relief conditions The Northern Cape Provincial Treasury has committed to supporting municipalities in the province that are still on the Eskom Municipal Debt Relief Programme. Four municipalities qualified for the first Eskom debt relief write-off. Following the intervention of the National Treasury, Eskom has agreed to…
Container ships seen at Durban Harbour Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, says non-compliance with newly signed offshore ship-to-ship (STS) transfer regulations will carry firm penalty fines of up to R2 million, five years in prison, or both. The rules, published under the Integrated Coastal Management Act, aim to prevent pollution,…
