Ford suspends production in South Africa as Covid-19 takes its toll . Ford Motor Company (FMC) is temporarily suspending vehicle and engine production at its international markets group (IMG) manufacturing sites, including South Africa, in response to the growing impact ...

IEA urges governments to integrate clean-energy transition into Covid-19 stimulus packages . The stimulus plans being developed by governments to counter the economic damage of the Covid-19 pandemic “offer an excellent opportunity to ensure that the essential task of building a secure and sust...

Covid-19 ‘disastrous’ for component sector; part makers gear up for ventilator manufacture . The temporary closure of the BMW and Ford vehicle assembly plants in South Africa, with a third vehicle manufacturer advising that it is expecting significant volume cuts in the future, has had an “imm...

Acsa has started implementing air travel restrictions at its airports . The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) announced on Friday that it had, in conjunction with the other appropriate authorities, implemented the air travel restrictions decreed by the government, as a ...

SAA gives reasons for its suspension fo all its international flights . State-owned South African Airways (SAA) has explained why it has suspended all its international flights until May 31. (The suspension was announced on Friday and took immediate effect.)

“In support ...

MTN slashes data bundles by up to 50% . Telecommunications group MTN on Friday said it would, from April 15, reduce the prices of its 30-day data bundles and offer up to 600 MB of data a month.

In response to the outcomes of the Competitio...

South Africa gazettes regulations around Covid-19 management . The South African government has gazetted regulations related to the current state of disaster that was announced on Sunday.

The regulations are effective immediately.

Some of the measures in the r...

Public Works building Beitbridge fence, securing quarantine facilities . The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) has undertaken several measures within its mandate, in response to the spread of Covid-19.

As part of an ongoing process, the department has i...

SARB cuts interest rate to six-year low to tackle virus fallout . The South African Reserve Bank cut its benchmark interest rate by the biggest margin in more than ten years as it seeks to support an already fragile economy that’s expected be hit hard by the novel co...

Nersa finally initiates public process for concurring with Mantashe’s power determinations . The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) published two consultation papers on Wednesday for two separate Ministerial determinations submitted by Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede...