Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“SBSA”) has issued its first ever green bond, via private placement with IFC, a development finance institution focused on the private sector, part of the World Bank Group. It is a 10-year facility with the...
South Africans breathed a collective sigh of relief last week when Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that the tax threshold of income earners has been lowered and when nothing came of the dreaded VAT increase during the 2020 Budget Speech....
The plastic bag levy on shopping bags at South African retailers will increase from 12 cents to 25 cents at the beginning of April, finance minister Tito Mboweni revealed in his Budget speech. While progress has been made to reduce plastic...
Strandfontein residents are reportedly taking legal advice after their water was contaminated. Last week a public meeting was held where the City of Cape Town provided feedback to the community over a confirmed case of cross-contamination....
Public works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia De Lille has announced the release of hundreds of hectares of land to families dispossessed by the apartheid government. Source:...
The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu has been recognised as one of the most prominent leaders in the water and sanitation sector worldwide. “This is pure recognition for Sisulu’s drive to ensure the...
The Department of Education continues to receive the largest share of government allocations. It has been allocated R396.4 billion for Basic Education, University transfers as well as the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. But Amnesty...
A major pipeline that burst in Salvokop, Pretoria, on Thursday afternoon has interrupted water supply to several areas in and around the CBD. “City management rushed to the site after it was alerted by the Passenger Rail Agency of South...
The Minister of Finance’s pronouncements on measures to revive the construction economy have been welcomed as a step in the right direction by the building industry. “We are pleased with the commitment to arrest criminal gangs that disrupt work on...
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni tabled the annual 2020 Budget on Wednesday and infrastructure development took center stage. In the lead up to Mboweni asked South Africans to submit 2020 Budget tips. One South African who did was Funanani Sikhwivhilu...
