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AmPlats makes JSE debut as Valterra Platinum

Security officers walk past the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in Sandton 1 minute Valterra Platinum, formerly known as Anglo-American Platinum, has made its debut on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange this morning. The company will officially demerge from parent company Anglo American on May 31. This means that Valterra will become a standalone company. Valterra CEO…

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SAFTU condemns Treasury’s proposed fuel levy increase

A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. 1 minute SAFTU General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says consumers should not bear the brunt of steep taxes while corporates enjoy huge profits without adequate contribution to the developmental agenda. He has also condemned the National Treasury’s proposed fuel levy increase. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the…

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North West Finance MEC re-tables provincial budget

Person holding South African money 1 minute North-West Finance MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi has re-tabled the provincial budget after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana re-tabled the country’s budget last week. Mosenogi says the province’s Agricultural Support Programme has received a slight increase. ”The Conditional Grants allocation amounts to R9.618 billion in 2025/26 financial year and R9.182 billion…

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Ramaphosa to deliver keynote address at SIDSSA Conference

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a media conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 24, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) Conference in Cape Town today. The gathering brings together key stakeholders, including government officials from various departments…

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AMCU demands accountability from Sibanye Stillwater

Mine workers look out from a bus after being rescued from underground at the Sibanye Stillwater mine in Westonaria, near Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. 1 minute The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is demanding full accountability from Sibanye Stillwater mine near Westonaria, after 260 workers were trapped underground at Kloof 7…

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Malatsi clarifies EEIP policy directions

The South African Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies has unveiled a draft policy direction… 3 minutes Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has clarified the policy directions regarding Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIP) and the application of licencing in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The clarification follows reports suggesting that the recently…

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Joburg launches roadshows for R500m spaza shop support fund

File image: A Spaza shops in the Johannesburg CBD. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg will embark on roadshows starting Monday, 26th May, to promote the Spaza shop support fund. The R500 million fund launched in Soweto last month aims to support township and rural entrepreneurs with financial and non-financial support. Eligible spaza shop owners…

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