Production has stalled at most manufacturing plants due to Numsa's one day national strike.
Companies in the automotive and steel manufacturing industries were the worst affected.

The Manufacturing Circle, the umbrella organisation for medium and large manufacturers, says Numsa's strike action on Wednesday is self-destructive.

Traffic will be severely disrupted in Johannesburg on Wednesday due to the one day national strike called by the National Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa).

IEC Chairperson Pansy Tlakula should be held accountable for her role in the purchase of the commission's new headquarters.
This is one of the findings of a forensic report.

The National Treasury commissioned the report on the procurement of the building in Centurion, east of Pretoria.

Earlier, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela found that the process that Tlakula had followed in securing a 320-million- rand lease for the IEC head office was irregular.
The SABC's Wisani Makhubele reports.

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has called for the immediate suspension of IEC Chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula.

This follows a recommendation by the National Treasury that action be taken against her.

The matter emanates from a procurement process of the Riverside Office Park building in Centurion which Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said was irregular, not cost effective and benefited Tlakula's business partner.

Holomisa says Tlakula should step down because she cannot be trusted to lead the IEC.

The mineral and petroleum resources development amendment bill does not apply to the mining industry but only the petroleum sector, says Deputy director general for mineral policy and promotion at the department of minerals.

There has been confusion around the mineral and petroleum resources development amendment bill and opposition parties say it will deter investors.

Chief Operations Officer at the Chamber of Mines Roger Baxter says there have substantial engagements which have helped clear up a number of contensciuos issues.

Mining analyst and Head of mining at Cadiz Corporate Solutions Peter Major says the is too much legislation as it is and this just makes it harder to comply

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, says the Public Protector’s report that found her guilty of fruitless and wasteful expenditure was premature and factually incorrect.