Unions attack SAA business rescue practitioners, management . Three unions representing employees of financially embattled State-owned national flag carrier South African Airways (SAA) have attacked the airline’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs) and its senio...

African car market can grow despite Covid-19, says AAAM’s Coffey . Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, new-vehicle sales in sub-Saharan Africa can grow from around 100 000 a year, outside South Africa, to around two-million a year in the next 15 years – and this is a “very...

Eskom describes Nersa’s treatment of coal costs in latest RCA claim as ‘significant shift’ . State-owned electricity group Eskom says the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) latest regulatory clearing account (RCA) determination for the 2018/19 financial year contains “some e...

Open up the supply chain, Road Freight Association tells government . The Road Freight Association (RFA) is urging government to open up all sectors of the economy to “lessen the already devastating economic impact of the lockdown and Covid-19”.

“The movement of both g...

Niasa highlights funding options for new nuclear power . The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (Niasa) has highlighted a range of options for the financing of new nuclear power plants (NPPs) in South Africa. This followed the recent announcement t...

Motor vehicle dealers ready for reopening, says dealer association . Motor vehicle dealers in South Africa selling both new and used vehicles are ready for the reopening of trade, as announced by government this week, says National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) ...

Business wants swift action on inappropriate level 4 regulations . Business for South Africa (B4SA) has called for swift amendments to those Covid-19 level 4 lockdown regulations that President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged to be unclear and contradictory and has a...

Re-opened Merc plant gears up for face-shield, breathing aid production . Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) will manufacture 3D-printed recyclable plastic face shields for use in the mass screening for Covid-19, and for use at clinics and hospitals.

In addition, and pendin...

Sasol calls for IPP bids to supply 600 MW of renewable energy to South African operations . Chemicals and fuels group Sasol has issued a request for information (RFI) for the supply of 600 MW of renewable energy to its South African operations so as to reduce its yearly greenhouse gas (GHG) e...

Cartrack sees no spike in cancellations owing to Covid-19, says Calisto . Cartrack CEO Zak Calisto is confident the asset management and workforce optimisation company will be able to weather the current Covid-19 storm, provided “the storm doesn’t last forever”.

“We have b...