The visa backlog has nothing to do with people getting out, but rather workers who can’t get into South Africa to fill skills shortages.

If the September fuel-price hike is as high as anticipated, it could push consumer inflation above the Reserve Bank’s upper limit.

Most neighborhoods have spaza shops selling snacks, airtime, or cigarettes. Are spaza shops allowed to give credit and sell alcohol?

Chasing the taxi bosses’ targets makes it hard to be compliant with traffic legislation, drivers tell GroundUp

Electricity minister admits Eskom spent R12 billion on diesel in the last four months to keep South Africa’s economy going.

Big data analytics can be an invaluable tool for South African retail players seeking a competitive advantage.

Here’s what you do if after submitting your income tax return you receive a SARS Additional Assessment notice.

The scheme is aimed at allowing households and small businesses to be able to have the finances to invest in solar equipment so that they could overcome the impact of load shedding.

The pound dipped against the dollar though it firmed against the euro on Monday as markets continued to digest the previous week’s 25-basis-point rate increase by the Bank of England.

Cape Town to snub AARTO laws, says JP Smith, the mayoral committee member for safety and security in the Western Cape. Here’s how.

The 223-metre-high mega bridge in SA will be the tallest on the continent. Here’s where it will be built and how much it’ll cost.

There are several factors milking Eskom, including SA’s high unemployment rate…

The import of panels this year alone is in the billions of Rands. Here’s how SA’s unlikely solar energy boom is weening us off Eskom.

It’s good news for embattled South Africans as the national regulator proposes an overhaul to Eskom tariff hikes.

The dollar was on the defensive on Monday after a mixed U.S. jobs report provided little directional conviction and as market focus turned to inflation data from the world’s two largest economies due this week.

Eskom is expected to implement alternating stages of load shedding throughout this week. On Monday and Tuesday, Stage 1 load shedding will be implemented between 5am to 4pm followed by Stage 4 between 4pm to 5am. No load shedding is expected between 5am to 4pm on Wednesday. However, this will be followed by Stage 2 […]

Most municipal services in communities such as Browns Farm, Philippi East, Nyanga and Samora Machel in Cape Town have been suspended, with some schools and clinics closed due to threats of violence related to the ongoing taxi strike. On Thursday evening, we spoke to Zandile Tyabeka from Gugulethu, who had been waiting hours for a taxi from […]

International oil companies have already announced the resumption of their operations in Libya after a 10-year absence.

The Golden Arrow Bus Services is trying to accommodate commuters as the mini-bus taxi ‘stay away’ causes disruptions on Cape Town roads .

South Africa-born Elon Musk continues to extend his lead over France’s LVMH chairperson Bernard Arnault in the world’s richest person list.

The newspaper got millions of rands of Lottery advertising and also ran stories to counter exposés of corruption. The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) spent tens of millions of rands on advertising and advertorials between 2019 and 2022 to counter reports exposing corruption involving Lottery funds. A massively disproportionate amount went to one newspaper in particular: Sunday World. The impact […]

What started out as a playful artificial intelligence (AI) tool to recreate your own voice, now has a dark side. AI is being used for nefarious means, tech experts have seen a rise in generative AI cloning people’s voices, reports Business Tech. As a result, they are urging caution over the use of WhatApp voice notes […]

R18 million – that’s the staggering amount of money the Red Berets claim to have generated in revenue by selling EFF jackets at the organisation’s 10th anniversary celebrations on Saturday, 29 July 2023, at FNB Stadium in Nasrec, Soweto. ALSO READ: Here is what EFF Julius Malema said during the celebrations EFF JACKETS ‘SELL LIKE HOT CAKES’ […]

G4S may have a shot at redemption as they are set to enter into a mediation process with the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) following an order from the Gauteng High Court, days before their termination. According to OFM News, G4S is understood to be subcontracted by the Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts (BCC) to run the Mangaung […]

Reuters: The South African rand tumbled over 1% on Tuesday, extending Monday’s losses as global risk-off sentiment increased. At 0905 GMT, the rand traded at 18.0325 against the dollar, about 0.85% weaker than its previous close. SOUTH AFRICAN RAND TUMBLED It had weakened to as much as 18.0884 earlier in the day. The dollar last […]