4 minutes Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced plans to implement multi-billion Rand transmission infrastructure projects through the private sector. This will involve the procurement of approximately 1 164 km of 400 kV lines in the Northern Cape, North West and Gauteng. The process will be led by the National Transmission Company…
A metro police officer stands outside a spaza shop during an operation, 2 minutes As spaza shop registrations continue, compliance concerns have been at the epicentre. This follows numerous foodborne illness cases nationwide, including a tragic incident in Gauteng last year where 23 children died after consuming snacks bought from spaza shops. During the last…
[FILE PHOTO]: A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station 1 minute Motorists can expect significant relief at the pumps from Wednesday as fuel prices decrease in April. The drop is driven by lower global oil prices and a stronger Rand. The price cuts take effect at midnight on Tuesday, with the Department…
Two glass bottles illustrating the two-pot retirement system. 1 minute The South African Revenue Services (SARS) has reported that the two-pot retirement system has contributed nearly R12 billion in tax revenue collections since its implementation last year. It further notes that personal income tax was the biggest revenue contributor, with collections amounting to R733 billion….
South African R100 notes. 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson Karabo Khakhau says constructive conversations between the DA and the ANC are underway, but there is no deal to pass the controversial budget with the Value-Added Tax hike as yet. This follows a disagreement last Friday between the two parties on the proposed VAT increase…
North West Investment Transport 1 minute The North West MEC for Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has welcomed the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria on the removal of the Business Rescue Practitioner (BRP). The judgment was handed down electronically on the 27th of this month, enforcing the initial ruling that removed the BRP from…
[File photo] A worker counts money 2 minutes Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg, Dr Oscar van Heerden, says the budget cannot be delayed as its approval remains uncertain. The African National Congress-led government’s budget vote hangs in the balance after several political parties rejected…
File image: A man is silhouetted beneath a screen displaying Japan’s Nikkei share average in Tokyo. 2 minutes It has been a rocky start to the week in Asia as a rush from risk left stocks down across the board, while bonds extended their rally and gold rose to another record. Sentiment was fragile enough…
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. 1 minute The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, holds a media briefing to highlight the issuance of the Determination for the Procurement of Electricity Transmission Infrastructure from Independent Transmission Providers.
Person writes out the word debt 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it is concerned by the rising municipal debt as it will affect basic services. This is after National Treasury issued a circular revealing that the total amount owed by municipalities has increased by R24 billion in the 2024/2025…
