The JSE Top 40 Index is composed of companies that are listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. It is one of two major stock indexes. This article will show you how to invest in JSE Top 40 as well as how to trade the Index with CFDs. It will also identify companies to monitor, news […]

The South Africa government says it has noted Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘BB-’ and maintained a stable outlook, after the rating agency kept SA at a sub-investment grade on Friday. According to Fitch, the affirmation takes into account the recent over-performance of revenue and the government’s […]

Legendary Carte Blanche presenter, Derek Watts, has interviewed a range of South Africans from corrupt politicians to criminal masterminds, heroes changing the world to flood victims and grieving relatives… but he says this week’s interviews with young female victims of ‘social media mafia’ were probably his toughest ever. Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche […]

French giant has completed a round of public meetings. By Liezl Human. TotalEnergies is about to submit its final application to drill up to five wells to search for oil or gas along the coast between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. The final round of public participation meetings was completed this month. Some environmental groups […]

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Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this week. You can watch the show on Sunday 20 November in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 22 November if you’re abroad. Dumped – Police Dogs Police dogs once had a bad reputation as a brutal symbol […]

Over R9-million worth of bogus claims processed in just six months – in a scheme that could run back to 2014. By James Stent. A PRASA investigation has uncovered a multi-million rand scam involving bogus insurance claims. The scam was uncovered because of the honesty of one of PRASA’s lowest-paid people. Zethembiso Dladla came forward after […]

Eskom says Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented across South Africa until further notice. The power utility explained that the intensified rotational power cuts are due to a high level of breakdowns at power stations, delays in return to service and the depletion of emergency reserves. “Since Friday morning a generating unit each at […]

South African born and raised Elon Musk, who recently acquired social media platform, Twitter, and laid off almost half the staff, has sent an email to those remaining outlining his vision for Twitter 2.0. In his email, sent at midnight, Musk says that his vision is “extremely hardcore” and will require long hours (80 hour […]

The South African Post Office (Sapo) has encouraged motorists to renew their annual car licences at its branches, as it saves customers money since they don’t charge commission for the service. “The benefit of renewing your car licence at a post office branch is that there is no extra commission at all, unlike shops that […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the African Union to be made a permanent member of the G20. The G20 is a group of 20 countries with leading economies which come together to discuss policy on health, trade and other issues. The SA President was speaking during the Working Session on Food and […]

If 2022 has felt like the worst year for load shedding, you’re right! The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced on Monday that September 2022 recorded more load shedding than the whole of 2020. “September 2022 was an exceptionally high month in terms of load shedding. The year 2022 is the first year […]

“Our pupils accept them as members of our society who are capable of doing things” says principal of Sophakama Primary. By Peter Luhanga. A group of Dunoon residents have not let their disabilities hold them back from helping to clean a local school. The ten people with disabilities have signed a six-month contract, which commenced […]

Portugal is seriously considering ending its much coveted ‘Golden Visa’ programme, which has been used by numerous wealthy South Africans to move abroad and gain an EU passport. Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, announced last week at a tech event in Lisbon that the scheme, which has been running for almost 10 years, has fulfilled […]

South Africa, France and Germany have signed loan agreements for the two European nations to each extend €300 million in concessional financing to South Africa to support the country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on coal through a just transition to cleaner energy sources. In a statement on Wednesday, SA’s National Treasury said the French […]

A high court interdict granted in the Western Cape High Court earlier this year that stopped development of the R4.6-billion River Club development, has been rescinded. This was because it was obtained “through fraud”. Judges Elizabeth Baartman, Hayley Slingers and James Lekhuleni ruled on Tuesday that Tauriq Jenkins, who purported to act on behalf of […]

The United Kingdom has announced a significant increase in its financial support to the poorest African countries that bear the brunt of climate change. Speaking alongside African leaders at COP27 in the Egyptian city of Sharm El Sheikh, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly confirmed the UK will provide £200 million to the African Development Bank […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has told world leaders at the United Nations climate talks that commitments made during climate change negotiations must be honoured. Delivering the country statement on Tuesday, the President said Africa needs to build adaptive capacity, foster resilience and address loss and damage, as agreed at Paris COP 21. The two-day Climate Implementation […]

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and NASA today renewed their partnership in lunar exploration with the groundbreaking of a new communications facility that will help the Artemis missions return humans to the Moon. The facility will be in Matjiesfontein, in the Central Karoo, and is Africa‘s first Deep Space Ground Station! The groundbreaking […]

Numerous properties belonging to Lotteries Commission executives, their relatives and cronies frozen by court order. By Raymond Joseph. UPDATE 2 MARCH 2023: Terry Pheto’s house goes on auction to recover lottery funds Millions in properties and assets, including actress Terry Pheto’s luxury home, have been frozen by court order. The Asset Forfeiture Unit is seeking […]

At first glance the dystopian tech horror Black Mirror, the 2022 film The Woman King, and the feel-good Netflix teen Rom-Com The Kissing Booth don’t appear to have much in common. They’re so generically distant that one might not guess their commonality at all. Unless viewers recognise the incredible backdrops of cityscapes, rolling hills and […]

Eskom has announced that load shedding will be implemented from 4pm to 5am every evening “until further notice”. This as the power utility continues to battle breakdowns at power stations and for the recovery of emergency generation capacity. “The nightly implementation of load shedding is mainly due to the need to preserve emergency generation reserves […]

Here’s what’s coming up on Carte Blanche this weekend. You can watch the show on Sunday 6 November in South Africa on DStv Now or stream it overseas in most countries on Showmax from Tuesday 08 November if you’re abroad. It was the story that gripped SA… The separation of conjoined twins Mpho and Mphonyana […]

Loan sharks can be found in neighbourhoods across South Africa, often targeting areas without easy access to banks or using personal networks to try and convince borrowers to turn to them in times of need. The problem is that these unlawful lenders are not registered, nor do they conform to lending rules, and can be, […]

LONDON (Reuters) – A British subsidiary of mining and trading group Glencore was ordered to pay a total penalty of £276.4-million ($310.6-million) in a London court on Thursday for seven bribery offences in relation to its oil operations in Africa. By Sam Tobin. Glencore Energy UK was ordered to pay a £182.9 fine, and a […]