No immediate power tariff impact, but first court ruling portends material future hikes . The Eskom tariff increase for 2020/21 tabled before lawmakers this week provides no scope for any further hikes this year beyond those already sanctioned for April 1 by the National Energy Regulator of...

Manufacturing contracts for eighth consecutive month . Manufacturing production decreased by 2% year-on-year in January.

International specialist banking and asset management group Investec commented that this was the eighth consecutive contraction in ma...

Informal operating rules prevail in corrupt water sector, says corruption watchdog . Watchdog Corruption Watch and the Water Integrity Network (WIN) on Thursday called for a turnaround in South Africa’s embattled water sector, with the need to make it an "island of integrity" imperativ...

Lessons from Brazil and India as South Africa gets set to resume renewables auctions . Auctions have proved extremely successful for driving down the cost of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) tariffs in both Brazil and India in recent years and are, thus, set to remain the main instrument...

South African court sides with Eskom in 2018/19 tariff dispute . A South African court on Tuesday sided with State power utility Eskom in a dispute with energy regulator Nersa over electricity tariffs in the 2018/19 financial year.

The court "set aside" Nersa's ta...

Vodacom agrees to drop data prices by 40% over next two years . Telecommunications giant Vodacom has reached an agreement with South Africa's Competition Commission that will result in it reducing its prepaid data prices by 40% and enable digital inclusion over the...

e-Movement outlines plans to host a Formula E race in Cape Town . e-Movement, the Formula E Bid company, has confirmed its intention and plans to host a Formula E race using a street circuit in the heart of Cape Town.

e-Movement says it has secured the backing of J...

Big Five coins to promote platinum investment in South Africa . Prestige Bullion, a joint venture between the South African Mint and precious metals smelter Rand Refinery, will produce a new range of platinum coins, suited to retail investors, this year.

This mar...

Sasol leads South African stocks to 4-year low as oil crash hits global markets . South African stocks plunged to a more than four-year low on Monday, joining a global sell-off in riskier assets as oil prices collapsed more than 30%, hitting chemical and energy firm Sasol the hardes...

Human Settlements dept reviewing its funding model – Sisulu . Although the Department of Human Settlements (DHS) has invested R124-billion in delivering 4.7-million housing units since 1994, the housing backlog in South Africa remains at about 2.3-million homes. ...