Eskom warns of possible blackouts after belt feeding coal to Medupi station snaps . South African power supplier Eskom warned on Thursday it might be forced to resort to rolling blackouts again to ease pressure on the shaky national grid after a conveyor belt feeding coal into its Med...

EFF calls off protests following Clicks meeting . The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Thursday called off all protest action at Clicks stores nationwide after meeting with the retailer’s delegation.

Clicks recently came under fire for airing a Tr...

Lungisa defies suspension order, says NEC resolution is unconstitutional . A defiant Andile Lungisa will not resign from his position on the Nelson Mandela Bay council because the African National Congress's (ANC's) national executive committee (NEC) resolution does not refer...

Investors see South Africa cutting rates again after GDP plunge . Investors have upped bets on more interest rate cuts by South Africa's central bank after a historic contraction in the economy during the second quarter, when coronavirus lockdown measures curtailed a...

ANC in Parliament won't support call for ad hoc committee to investigate Covid-19 corruption . The African National Congress's (ANC's) parliamentary caucus will not support the call for an ad hoc committee to investigate Covid-19 corruption - instead it's calling on committees to strengthen thei...

Covid-19 TERS payments extended until September 15 . Following negotiations at the National Economic Development and Labour Council and the signing of the direction to that effect by Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, the Covid-19 Temporary Emp...

South African economy contracts 51% q/q in Q2 . South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 51.0% quarter on quarter in the second quarter of 2020, the fourth contraction in a row, data from the statistics agency showed on Tuesday.

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Clicks hair advert: senior exec resigns, TRESemmé to be removed from shelves, employees suspended . The Clicks retail group said on Tuesday that it would delist the TRESemmé brand, expand its range of local haircare products and work with the government to develop the local beauty market.

It has a...

BLSA implores govt to take on energy, spectrum policy with equal urgency as pandemic . In her latest weekly newsletter, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso questions why government could implement “urgent” policies for the Covid-19 crisis, but not for energy or spectr...

Clicks workers 'unfortunate collateral' - EFF's Floyd Shivambu vows to protest the whole week . Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu says Clicks workers are "unfortunate collateral" in the party's protest action against the retail chain.

Speaking outside a Clicks stor...