40 000L of ethanol meant for export to Zimbabwe found illegally diverted at a plot near Klipspruit A tanker carrying 40,000 liters of ethanol, with an estimated value of R11 million and intended for export to Zimbabwe, was found to have been illegally diverted to a plot of land near Klipspruit, outside of Bronkhorstspruit. SARS…
South African bank notes. South African banks accused of rand manipulation are set to present their case to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. They plan to outline the financial and reputational damage caused by the Competition Commission’s allegations of being part of a “banking cartel”. In January last year, the Competition Appeal Court reviewed the…
FILE | Private security guards. Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has expressed its support for the Private Member’s Bill that aims to end the outsourcing of essential government services. The insourcing Bill, if passed, will require state entities to employ workers to provide regularly required services such as security, cleaning, maintenance and IT,…
Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024 The Minerals Council of…
Construction site. Tensions are rising in Pretoria as a group of frustrated subcontractors involved in the Lynwood Road project saga is threatening drastic action after not being paid for months. They’re planning a sit-in at the City of Tshwane offices if their demands aren’t met. One of the subcontractors, Fridah Tshabalala, says their hard work…
The Competition Commission has approached the Constitutional Court for an appeal in the saga following allegations that banks have conspired to manipulate the rand against the US dollar. LIVE STREAM:
Delegates walk past the MTN logo at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024 conference in Cape Town on February 7, 2024 Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) has announced that it is the subject of a grand jury investigation by the United States (US) Justice Department. The probe will look into MTN’s operations in Afghanistan and…
Numsa Secretary General Irvin Jim addresses the media in Newtown, Johannesburg on August 18, 2025. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says it has reached an improved severance deal with Goodyear South Africa following the closure of its Kariega plant in the Eastern Cape. In June, the company initiated a Section 189A…
Kuhlula Ndhima is integrating poultry farming with vegetable farming A Limpopo woman, who used her retirement savings to start a farming business, has encouraged other women to go after their dreams. Forty-four-year-old Kuhlula Ndhima from Tarentaalrand, near Tzaneen, quit her job as a lawyer six years ago to become a farmer. President Cyril Ramaphosa specifically…
The Eastern Cape Agriculture MEC, Nonceba Kontsiwe has recognised women in the sector at the Women’s Entrepreneur Awards in East London. The awards recognise Women in Agriculture who are contributing to economic development and job creation in the province. Kontsiwe says they are working tirelessly to increase women’s participation in the male-dominated sector. “Women’s Entrepreneur…
