[File Image]: A service station in South Africa. 2 minutes The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF)’s case against an increase in the general fuel levy is not strong. The Western Cape High Court is today expected to hear the EFF’s urgent application against the increase. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana…
Former Mauritanian Finance Minister Sidi Ould Tah elected president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) 1 minute Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he is looking forward to working with the newly elected African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President- elect Sidi Ould Tah, who won with over 70 percent of the votes. Tah was backed by…
Lottery balls 2 minutes The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has failed to convince the High Court in Pretoria to allow Ithuba to be granted a temporary licence of 12 months while the new operator Sizekhaya is still preparing to take over. The NLC has argued that that unless the incumbent operator Ithuba is given 12-month…
Fuel pump for diesel and petrol 1 minute The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy is expected to announce its latest fuel price adjustment before midnight tomorrow. According to preliminary reports by the Department’s Central Energy Fund, the price of petrol expected to come down in June by 19 cents and diesel by 50 cents…
Minister Gwede Mantashe. 1 minute Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe says attracting foreign investment remains critical for the country. Mantashe was visiting Orion Minerals in Prieska in Northern Cape that is expected to start copper production in two years’ time. The mine needs R7 billion in funding before production can start. “Orion…
SATAWU members marching on the streets of Polokwane demanding that the employer, the Great North Transport pay workers their pension funds, May 28. 1 minute Executives, including the Chief Executive Officer of the Limpopo government owned bus company, Great North Transport, have been suspended with immediate effect. The decision was taken by a board of…
Lottery balls 1 minute Trade, Industry, and Competition Minister Parks Tau has issued a temporary license to iThuba Holdings. Tau says in a statement that this is in a bid to avoid a potentially disruptive pause in operations at the National Lottery. In a statement, Minister Tau says the 12-month appointment takes effect on Sunday…
Police seized a large quantity of food items destined for illegal miners at various shafts in and around Vaal Reefs. 2 minutes Police in the North West have arrested 22 undocumented foreign nationals and seized a large quantity of food items seemingly destined for illegal miners. Police say they started monitoring suspicious activities taking place…
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic 1 minute European Union Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday that he had held another call with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, as the EU and the United States continue efforts to reach a deal on tariffs. “Another call with US Secretary @howardlutnick. Our time and effort fully invested,…
Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa GCIS 1 minute Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has named Mulilo as one of the preferred bidders in Round 3 of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP). The announcement aims to boost grid capacity as the country tackles its energy…
