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Ramaphosa urges black businesses to participate in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
President Ramaphosa said that his government wanted to support black businesses but he added that with government taking on the role of leading, not only negotiations, but the purchasing of vaccines, it was likely that most would not benefit from the procurement processes.
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Economists question govt's failure to plan for COVID-19 vaccine funding
Government has already come under fire for not engaging early enough with vaccine suppliers or planning the roll-out of its vaccination campaign properly.
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Medical aids violating constitutional rights of black practitioners, says report
The Section 59 panel has released a scathing report on how black, coloured and Indian practitioners were racially singled out as likely to commit fraud.
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Economists warn govt against further tax hikes to pay for COVID vaccines
National Treasury has suggested that higher taxes could be one way of financing the vaccines, which are critical for saving lives.
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Pay back the money, says Ngcukaitobi to medical aid schemes
He has chaired an inquiry into discrimination against Black, Coloured and Indian health professionals by medical aid schemes, which has released a scathing report on Tuesday.
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Interim report: medical aids discriminated against black practitioners
An interim report released has found that Discovery, Medscheme and GEMS have been unfairly classifying black health professionals as likely to commit fraud.
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Uber Eats drivers to go on strike over cut delivery fees
“We sent them our grievances and they did call for an immediate meeting with drivers in Gauteng, which last two weeks and they said they were going to work on the concerns in the next couple of weeks. That was about three weeks ago.”
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Treasury considering taxing SA taxpayers to pay for COVID-19 vaccines
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will be delivering his budget speech next month and there are concerns that taxes might be raised at a time when citizens are already on a financial cliff.
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Mkhize: Not yet time to lift ban on alcohol sales
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said that the ban had assisted in opening up facilities to caring for COVID-19 patients and it was not yet time to resume the alcohol trade.
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EXCLUSIVE: Public sector wages: 10% salary increases could be tabled
Ordinarily, trade unions from the different federations, including independents, consolidate their demands ahead of negotiations, however, this will not be the case this year.
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Eskom hopes to bring more units online, warns of power cuts if system struggles
The utility suspended stage two rolling blackouts at 11pm on Monday night after returning some units to service at its ageing power plants.
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WATCH LIVE: Inquiry into media ethics & credibility report
The report was compiled by a panel which was headed by retired Judge Kathleen Satchwell and journalists Nikiwe Bikitsha and Rich Mkhondo.
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South African brewers adapt to survive alcohol ban
Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink in South Africa, and some of the local manufacturers, who employ around 30,000 people, fear the industry may never recover.
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Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space for first time
Founded by British billionaire Richard Branson in 2012, Virgin Orbit wants to offer a quick and flexible service for operators of small satellites, weighing between 300 and 500 kilos (600 to 1,00 pounds), a market which is booming.
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Eskom can't blame COVID-19 for power cuts - Cosatu
Eskom said that COVID-19 was having an impact on operations, with 48 contractors infected at the Medupi power station alone.
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Fedusa calls for moratorium on retrenchments amid level 3 restrictions
The union said that while it welcomed the extended restrictions as a tool to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they were concerned about the effect on the tourism, personal care, entertainment and hospitality sectors.
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A new day but SA back to stage 2 load shedding
Eskom ramped up the rolling blackouts from stage 1 to stage 2 at 5 am, saying there was a delay in returning generation units to service.
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DA claims construction firms in CT being targeted by extortion rackets
The party said that gangsters, as well as so-called business forums were demanding money from emerging contractors.
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CWU serves SABC with notice to resume strike over retrenchments
Last year, the public broadcaster announced that it would retrench about 500 employees saying it wanted to save costs.
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Fedusa calls for moratorium on retrenchments amid level 3 restrictions
The union said while it welcomed the extended restrictions as a tool to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they were concerned about the effect on the tourism, personal care, entertainment and hospitality sectors.
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China GDP grows at slowest pace in more than four decades in 2020
The 2.3% expansion is the lowest figure since the Chinese economy embarked on major reforms in the 1970s.
