KZN floods cause damage of over 1 billion rand, province wants disaster declared. The cost of damage to various parts of KwaZulu-Natal following last week's heavy rains and localised flooding has run into billions of rand, Premier Willies Mchunu said on Monday. "The estimated dam...

Nedbank commits to further investment in Youth Employment Service. Nedbank has agreed to sponsor 3315 youths between the ages of 18 and 29 for paid work experience over the 12 months from May 1. This forms part of the bank’s funded skills development programme run...

Nzimande announces Revised Taxi Recapitalisation Programme. Transport Minister Dr Blade Nzimande on Friday announced government interventions to transform the minibus taxi industry, through revising the Taxi Recapitalisation Programme. The Revised Taxi Recap...

Long period of backsliding masks genuine promise South Africa still holds. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of political inclusion, it was the age of income inequality, it was the epoch of human dignity, it was the epoch of neglect and corru...

SA Mint commemorates 25 years of democracy with three collectable coins. South African Reserve Bank subsidiary South African Mint Company (SA Mint) has launched an “SA25 – Celebrating South Africa” coin series, which commemorates the rights and freedoms espoused by the coun...

Poultry association says importers should support local jobs. The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) said on Thursday it was concerned about what it called irresponsible claims by a consumer protection body and a new organisation for black chicken importers...

Barloworld optimistic ‘black public’ will take up offer to invest in new property group. Industrial group Barloworld is optimistic that qualifying black South Africans will respond positively to its offer to buy a maximum of 30% of the shares available in a new black-owned property company...

FAW SA aims to produce 1200 trucks at its Coega plant this year. FAW Vehicle Manufacturers South Africa (FAW SA) aims to assemble 1200 trucks at its Coega plant, in the Eastern Cape, this year, slightly up from the 1153 units produced last year. FAW SA sales an...

CSIR analysis highlights positive contribution of renewables during 2019 load-shedding periods. South Africa’s fleet of utility-scale variable renewable energy (VRE) plants contributed to limiting the extent of load-shedding instituted by Eskom during the first quarter of 2019 by 46%, new analysi...

Bank report points to transport being next decarbonisation frontier. Newly released research by international banking group HSBC outlines a scenario for reducing transport emissions by 76% by 2040 through combining technology and regulation in a way that results in elec...