Education Dept recovers over R21 million from infrastructure project

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at a media briefing. 1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the department has recovered an overpayment of more than R21 million for one of its infrastructure projects. This overpayment occurred in the 2022/23 financial year. Gwarube answered a written Parliamentary question – on whether she has discovered…

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BETI shows second consecutive increase in economic transactions

Person transacts with a card machine A second consecutive increase in economic transactions was noted in June by BankservAfrica’s Economic Transactions Index (BETI). The BETI measures the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica on a monthly basis at seasonally adjusted real prices. The value of economic activity ticked up in June to an…

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KZN motorists urged to switch to new licence plates

Former KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube and former KZN Transport MEC Sipho Hlomuka unveiling the province’s new plates, November 2023. The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Transport has warned motorists that they have until November 30 to switch to the new vehicle licence system. The provincial Transport Department introduced the new numbering system to address a shortage…

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