May 28
South Africa: Coal Mining Company Sends Bulldozers Into KZN Village Before Impact Studies Are Finalised
Residents of a village in northern KwaZulu-Natal fear being permanently removed from their homes and ancestral land as the mining company Tendele has already started laying the… Read more »
South Africa: No Jobs and No Services in Former Mining Towns of Springs and Carletonville
Daily Maverick visited two once-thriving mining towns in Gauteng -- Carletonville and Springs -- to get a perspective of how people are making ends meet amid the decline of mining… Read more »
May 27
South Africa: Future Looks Sunny for Expanding Renewable Energy Sector in South Africa
The passing of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Bill by Parliament earlier this month takes the energy sector a step closer towards the unbundling of Eskom and a more… Read more »
South Africa: Pick N Pay Shakes Up Model, Focuses On Future to Counter R3.2bn Loss
The retailer, which also posted an interim loss last year, is on track to achieve profitability with its new plan over the medium term, says CEO Sean Summers - and the market seems… Read more »
South Africa: Defence Force Deployed, Premier Vows to Probe Taxi Violence After Calm Returns to Mthatha and N2
After a chaotic day in Mthatha that closed hospitals and clinics, barred students from writing exams, closed the airport and disrupted the first day of special votes, order… Read more »
May 26
South Africa: A Tricky Tax Dilemma for South Africans Living Overseas
Leaving South Africa without formally emigrating can lead to tax issues with SARS, even after 10 years. Read more »
May 21
South Africa: DMRE Says Cadastre On Track, With 2,800 Mining Applications Finally Approved in 2023
A senior official at the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy told a mining conference on Tuesday that the final agreement to implement a functioning mining cadastre was… Read more »
South Africa: JSE Investment Challenge 2024 - The Early Bird Gets the Worm!
Four Grade 11 pupils at Kingfisher Private School in Limpopo are diving headfirst into the world of finance, with Team Wall Street Wizards gearing up to conquer the JSE Investment… Read more »
South Africa: Disgraced Financial Adviser Craig Warriner Debarred for 30 Years By Financial Sector Conduct Authority
Craig Warriner has been banned for 30 years by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for running a Ponzi scam worth billions. Read more »
South Africa: Documents Reveal How Pfizer and Moderna 'Profiteered' in Covid-19 Vaccine Negotiations
Analysts studying the contracts South Africa concluded for the Pfizer vaccine and negotiations with Moderna for the Spikevax vaccine have found many instances of corporate bullying… Read more »
South Africa: Mpumalanga Has Become a Coveted Coal Black Hole for SA Mining Applications
Mpumalanga remains the mysterious black hole which keeps expanding South Africa's backlog in mining applications. Tseliso Maqubela, deputy director-general for petroleum and… Read more »
South Africa: Tension Still High in Trucking Industry Despite Cancellation of 'National Shutdown'
South African truck drivers' associations this week called off a planned 'national shutdown', but simmering tension over the employment of so-called non-South African drivers could… Read more »
May 20
South Africa: Load Shedding Continues to Top South African Consumers' Big Five List of Concerns
With the general election just around the corner, South Africans' top five concerns are the same as they have been for the last four years -- rolling blackouts, rising… Read more »
May 16
South Africa: Escaping to the Karoo for Remarkable Back Road Adventures in a Trusty Double-Cab
It's not the years you clocked, it's the road you took to get here. And maybe the books you wrote along the way, writes 'Karoo Space's Chris Marais. Read more »
South Africa: Starmer Echoes Blair in 1997 As Labour Kicks Off Bid for Power
Keir Starmer will fire the starting gun on his bid to be Labour's first leader since Tony Blair to win a UK general election by borrowing from the totemic premier's campaign play… Read more »
South Africa: Integrating Circular Economy Principles Can Help Boost SA's Long-Term Economic Growth
Small businesses that adopt circularity principles have been shown to grow at twice the rate of their competitors. Experience across a wide range of businesses indicates that it is… Read more »
South Africa: Vandals and Thieves Are Stripping Gauteng's Infrastructure At an Alarming Rate
Law enforcement authorities are fighting a losing battle against the theft and destruction of critical infrastructure in Gauteng. Read more »
Africa: AU Ban On Cruel Donkey Skin Trade a Game-Changer but Enforcement Challenges Linger
Donkeys are an important part of life across Africa -- it's now up to countries to ensure the ban is implemented. Read more »
May 14
South Africa: Kinnear Murder Trial State Witness Explains How 'Pinging' Can Track a Cellphone User's Location
A US citizen whose company designed a system to track cellphones testified in the Western Cape Division of the High Court that the LAD platform could accurately determine a… Read more »
South Africa: George Building Consultant Previously Faced an Engineering Council Probe
The multibillion-rand construction industry in the Cape is in the spotlight after the catastrophic collapse of a building in George, with the death toll on Monday at 32 and rising. Read more »
South Africa: Why South Africa's Economy Will Finally Start Growing Again
The Industrial Policy and Strategy Review compellingly provides context for the SA economy, but many of the recommendations and policy fixes made are less convincing. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 32.9 Percent Just Before 29 May Polls
South Africa's jobless rate increased by 0.8 of a percentage point between the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2024. Read more »
May 09
South Africa: Consulting Engineer Who Signed Off Plans for Collapsed George Building Reported Missing - - Later Found
Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page. Read more »
South Africa: George Residents Champion the 'Superdogs' Searching for Survivors of Building Collapse
Visiting the scene of the collapsed building in George on Wednesday, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman described sniffer dogs as a 'key' element of the search and… Read more »
May 06
South Africa: Fact Check - Has Load Shedding Stopped Because of the Elections?
The DA suspects Eskom of playing a power game to keep the lights on until after the May 29 elections, but experts say there's more to the improved electricity situation than just… Read more »