‘Construction mafia disruptions costing SA millions’

Excavator at a construction site. 3 minutes The construction mafia has disrupted over 180 construction projects worth R63 billion since 2019, according to Finance Deputy Minister Ashor Sarupen. On Wednesday, a National Construction Summit was held in Durban where a declaration was signed between the Public Works and Infrastructure Department and stakeholders involved in the…

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Spaza shop registration process under way in KZN

Compliance inspections conducted at spaza shops. 3 minutes The registration of spaza shops is under way in the Durban Metro. Recently, the President announced a number of measures including the nationwide registration of all spaza shops within 21 days in an effort to deal with the spate of food borne illnesses. This after at least…

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LIVE: MPC drops repo rate by 25 basis points

1 minute Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points meaning that the prime lending rate decreases to 11.25 percent. It’s the second consecutive rates cut. The move had been widely expected. The bank’s decision comes on the back of a…

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Municipal grants frozen due to debts to Water Boards

South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana speaks during his medium-term budget policy statement in Cape Town, South Africa, November 1, 2023. 1 minute National Treasury has announced plans to withhold grant payments to several municipalities, because of their debt to Water Boards. This after the Department of Water and Sanitation warned that two of the…

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