A national strike may be on the cards for the metal and engineering industry after three rounds of wage negotiations have reached a deadlock. National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) Chief Executive Gerhard Papenfus announced that no...
Test results from the water that’s caused widespread diarrhoea in the North West town of Bloemhof are expected today (1 June 2014). The national government has stepped in to resolve the crisis and Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula...
The price of diesel and petrol are set to decrease on Wednesday 4 June. The Department of Energy in a statement said this decrease in the prices of all the petroleum products is due to changes in international factors, namely, crude oil prices, the...
The Government’s decision to drop the forced use of national demographics from its Employment Equity regulations when it selects and appoints mangers and skilled staff has been welcomed by the Cape Chamber of Commerce. The regulations would have...
Mozambique’s rail and port company: Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM) is reviving its refurbishing programme which will see 300 rail cars refurbished. This is being done to boost the fleet of available cars, increase train capacity,...
The Energy Department says the price of petrol will go down by 22 cents per litre from Wednesday this week. The department’s Robert Maake says the price of diesel will be reduced by between 23 and 25 cents while illuminating paraffin will...
Following a joint law enforcement operation the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport (KZN DOT) has suspended the North Coast Vehicle Testing Station, in Phoenix. The move comes after irregular activities were uncovered at the station. The joint...
After a 37 year association with Grindrod, Ivan Clark, chairman of the board, retired at the recent company AGM. He had recently turned 70. On his watch as CEO of the group in 2005 and 2006, Grindrod was the top listed company in South Africa and...
“First, build infrastructure—energy, roads, and technology grids. These are the foundations of any strong and durable edifice.” This means closing Africa’s infrastructure gap, says Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary...
