Many determined South Africans make a living through the creation of informal jobs, and in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, waste pickers are being assisted with what they need the most – trolleys. The South African Waste Pickers Association recently...
The Transnet National Ports Authority has made a few appointments for various port manager positions including the appointment of Port of Cape Town’s first black female manager, Mpumi Dweba-Kwetana, who takes over the reins from Sipho Nzuza....
The African Development Bank says investment opportunities in Africa are huge when it comes to infrastructure, and that the continent requires an estimated $90 billion annually until 2020 to plug the continent’s infrastructure deficit....
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe’s expected R30 million payout has been declined by public enterprises minister Lynne Brown. Brown said she considered the Eskom board’s reasoning in formulating the proposed pension payout and could not support it. “I...
‘Sustainable power’ and ‘renewable sources’ are appealing buzzwords often used in captivating phrases related to energy stability in South Africa. However, the fact remains that these would be impossible to efficiently implement without first...
South African cement producer PPC has expanded its operations, and recently launched Habesha Cement Share Company in Ethiopia. The company said the opening of this new branch marked the first of its kind in Ethiopia and consists of more than 16 500...
As two of the biggest economies in Africa, South Africa and Nigeria’s recent credit rating downgrades will impact Africa’s overall economic growth. This is according to TC Chetty, manager at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ (RICS) South...
Investing in research, especially in the renewable space, is a core focus that Eskom prides itself on. The power utility has funded research done by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Stellenbosch University. This...
Human negligence still remains a causal factor for most of the road accidents during the holiday season according to the Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi, who presented the 2017 preliminary Easter road safety figures earlier this month....
Fleet operators are faced with hidden, expensive and sometimes needless costs on a daily basis. Fleetmatics has compiled nine tips to help deal with this. 1. Stop paying for hours not worked You only bill your customers for hours that are true –...
