The future of South African trade is not without obstacles, namely low consumer confidence, the fluctuating Rand and low commodity prices, all of which are resulting in lower confidence levels in the industry, and will result in lower GDP growth...
South Africans will pay more for water in coming months as Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane announced that water tariff increases are inevitable. Speaking to the Sunday times in an interview Mokonyane said the extra money will be...
Polokwane Municipality says water levels at all its reservoirs are critically low, with some of them already empty. This follows the shutdown of supply by Lepelle Northern Water to allow for repair work on the Specon pipeline from the Olifantspoort...
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane plans on having 500 flushing toilets installed in Ficksburg, Free State before the end of this year. Speaking during a visit to Meqheleng in Ficksburg, Free State, the minister said that the...
China has announced that it is upgrading its relations with Africa from a strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership. This, according to China, will allow the two sides to take advantage of opportunities in...
Dangerous goods training and awareness in South Africa and in the SADC region have been placed high on the agenda for 2016. This follows a meeting to review the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Chemical and Allied Industry...
The two week long strike by Pikitup staff is finally over following an intervention by the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA). According to a statement by the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU)...
fastjet will commence daily flights to Zanzibar from Johannesburg on 11 January 2016, using Airbus A319 jet aircraft with seating for up to 156 passengers. Flights will depart Zanzibar’s Abeid Amani Karume International Airport at 09h30 and land at...
In an effort to reduce road accidents involving heavy motor vehicles, MEC for transport, community safety and liaison, Willies Mchunu, joined commuter bus transport company the Metro Group to officially open a truck stop in Pinetown. The facility...
