[File image]: Closed business. Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that business liquidations last month increased by a substantial 16.5% compared to the same period last year. This comes amid a tough operating environment in South Africa. Liquidations of close corporations increased by 26 cases while liquidations of companies decreased by four cases during…
NSFAS Logo. Aggrieved student accommodation service providers have demanded NSFAS roadshow officials should address their payment issues collectively after they refused to be assisted individually. The service providers were holding a meeting with NSFAS today in Bloemfontein in the Free State today. They claim that they are owed money for housing students dating back to…
SAPS AntiGangUnit confiscates an AK 47 assault rifle with ammo in Delft. A 24-year-old man has been arrested in N2 Gateway near Delft in Cape Town, for the illegal possession of an AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition. Police Spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says members of the Anti-Gang Unit followed up on information about a firearm being…
A Ford logo on the Ford car bumper. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has confirmed that adjustments to its manufacturing operations could lead to 470 job losses. The cuts could affect workers at both the Struandale Engine Plant in Gqeberha and the Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria. The company says in a statement the…
Women in a corporate environment. Women from different sectors in leadership roles have been discussing their contribution to the workplace in a one-day women’s empowerment seminar at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Many women believe they are still being sidelined from occupying leadership positions and are being sexually harassed in the private and public…
Migrants wait for a bus. Rwanda received seven migrants deported from the United States earlier this month, the government spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday, weeks after the two countries reached an agreement for the transfer of up to 250 people. “The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August,” Rwandan…
Part of the Tsitsikamma reserve in the Garden Route. SANPARKS says it’s shifting from a fortress-style conservation effort to inclusivity for a renewed sense of hope for communities surrounding the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park in the Western Cape. For years the park and locals have been in conflict over restrictions to…
Fifteen taxi drivers and owners have been taken in for questioning following a police operation after one e-hailing service driver was assaulted and another was shot at in KwaDabeka near Pinetown in Kwazulu Natal. A taxi-owner who allegedly fired the shot presented himself at the police station, accompanied by his attorney. E-hailing Council says the…
Taxis at a rank in Gauteng Taxi commuters in different parts of Ekurhuleni such as Germiston and Katlehong are without transport until further notice following taxi association Santaco’s halting of their operations in the area. The taxi association is not happy with the impounding of vehicles by officials. The minibus taxi body has urged government…
Stock image of a learner in class. The Western Cape education department estimates they will be able to provide over 35,000 teaching posts for 2026, with schools expected to receive their staff establishments tomorrow. It says the Basket of Posts allocation for 2025 will remain unchanged next year after consultations with unions and school governing…
