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Moerane: Areas that owe Eskom billions won’t be the utility’s problem in a year
A memorandum of understanding was signed by the city and Eskom on Wednesday night, which they have been working on for over a year now.
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More than 500,000 citizens benefited from phase 1 of PES - Gungubele
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said that more than 550,000 jobs and livelihoods were supported during phase one of the Presidential Employment Stimulus, against an overall target of 694,120 opportunities.
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Car rental firms fear holiday season shortage as COVID knock-on effects bite
The industry as a whole has 50,000 fewer cars than it had last year as some car rental companies were forced to sell off parts of their fleets because of the uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus and associated lockdowns.
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CoJ signs MOU with Eskom to start process of supplying power to certain areas
Eskom and the city signed the memorandum on Wednesday night after a year of trying to agree on the terms.
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Eskom investigating reasons behind recurring boiler tube leaks
Eskom said that an investigation was under way to determine why the utility was overburdened by boiler tube leaks, which contributed to power outages.
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Saftu affiliated unions to down tools in support of Numsa engineering strike
Thousands of workers affiliated to metalworkers union, Numsa, abandoned their posts last week demanding an 8% wage hike.
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NCC to refer Elgin Fruit Juice to tribunal if probe finds it contravened CPA
Acting National Consumer Commissioner Thezi Mabuza said that based on information provided to them, they had reasonable grounds to believe that Elgin Fruit Juice supplied goods that were unsafe or posed a potential risk to the public.
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Eskom suspends power cuts, warns power grid still under pressure
The utility suspended its rolling power cuts on Thursday morning after six days of frustrating power cuts that limited production and caused traffic backlogs.
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Saftu rallies behind Numsa’s 8% wage increase demand in engineering sector
Thousands of workers affiliated to metal workers union Numsa downed tools last week.
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Eskom: Load shedding will be suspended from 5 am on Thursday
The country has seen power cuts over the past six day due to problems with generating capacity.
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Rental car shortage crisis: How COVID forced industry to sell fleets to survive
There's a serious shortage of stock in the system because of the knock-on effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns South Africa has lived through.
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MPHO A NDABA: Why SA is not prepared for the proposed analogue switch off date
Switching off analogue terrestrial television signals will fundamentally infringe on the right to access and receive information for the majority of South Africans, writes Mpho Ndaba.
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Harry, Meghan team up with ethical investment firm
In an interview with the New York Times, the couple explained that they wanted to democratise investing and to do so via responsible companies.
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NCC probing conduct of apple juice supplier Elgin Fruit Juice in wake of recalls
The NCC's move follows the recent recall of apple juice by Coca-Cola Beverages, Pioneer Foods and Woolworths.
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Returning to old employment conditions will take SAA backwards - CEO
In a letter addressed to staff at SAA, interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo said that if the company were to go back to those employment conditions, it would only take the company backwards and make it unsustainable.
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FSCA proposes Treasury sets up centralised fund for unclaimed pension money
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) was has been sitting with over R44 billion worth of unclaimed pension funds owed to 2.5 million South Africans.
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IMF revises growth forecast for SA from 4% to 5%
It's published its latest growth outlook for the world's major markets on Tuesday.
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SAA low-earning staff accuse airline of cutting their salaries, benefits
Workers affiliated to Numsa and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) have staged a picket outside the employer's headquarters to express their grievances.
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The IMF's growth forecast for SA compared to major economies
The updated IMF economic growth forecasts for selected countries, as released on 12 October 2021.
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LG to reimburse GM $1.9 bn over Chevy Bolt recall
Battery maker LG Electronics will repay GM for the cost of addressing defects that necessitated the recall of more than 140,000 Bolts due to fire risk.
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SA team sets sights on innovative mRNA jab to help meet Africa's vaccine gap
Cape Town-based Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines is leading a pilot project, backed by the UN's World Health Organization and the COVAX initiative, which seeks to tweak Moderna's revolutionary drug.
