Person collects a parcel at a shop 2 minutes Members of the Parliament Portfolio Committee on small business have expressed mixed reactions over the challenges faced by small businesses. This comes as the committee was wrapping up its week-long oversight of the small businesses funded by the department in Limpopo. The committee visited various businesses…
SASSA has extended the December deadline for beneficiaries to get their new gold card. 1 minute The Postbank has clarified that the deadline for social grant beneficiaries to replace their gold SASSA cards with the new black Postbank cards is May and not April. This follows comments by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni during…
[File photo] Aeroplanes at O.R. Tambo International Airport 1 minute The Board of the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has launched a forensic investigation into alleged procurement irregularities. An independent firm will be appointed to conduct the probe, while the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) has been requested to review the matter. The Airports Company…
2 minutes Prices of canned pilchards, maize and eggs have come down, while sunflower oil remains at its highest since 2021. According to the Competition Commission Essential Food Price Monitoring Report, which tracks selected food prices throughout the value chains, some food prices have started falling, albeit modestly. The commission says this is a positive…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. 1 minute Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, has defended the bank’s inflation targeting, saying it has served the South African economy well. He has also strongly argued that the current 3% to 6% six inflation targeting should be lowered. Kganyago says since the adoption of inflation targeting 25 years ago,…
[File image] Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in Sandton 1 minute The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) says it is now more accessible to ordinary South Africans through its launch on the Standard Bank-powered Shyft app. It says this will give people an opportunity to invest in shares like Capitec, Sasol and Anglo Ashanti without needing an…
The Gautrain, Marlboro station 1 minute The Gautrain Management Agency is looking at different ways to make its service more affordable to the public. This is in response to declining commuter numbers, which the agency ascribes to the work-from-home and hybrid models that companies implemented during COVID-19. The agency says it is also considering extending…
The Standing Committee on Appropriations Chairperson and BOSA leader, Mmusi Maimane delivers pre-budget remarks at Parliament in Cape Town on March 10, 2025. 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA) has confirmed that the African National Congress (ANC) has approached the party to request a meeting on the national budget, which Parliament is set to…
File image: Farmer holds an armyworm. 1 minute The Free State Department of Agriculture says 70 known cases of armyworms have been reported in the Xhariep district in towns including Petrusburg, Jacobsdal and Koffifontein. Thirteen more cases were also reported in the Lejweleputswe District – 11 in Boshoff, one in Deasville and one in Hertzogville…
The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman speaks at the Provincial Budget and Governance Forum in Swellendam on December 9, 2024. 1 minute The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, is expected to table the 2025/26 Provincial Budget this morning. The budget will be tabled amid significant fiscal constraints, as national finances remain…
