China’s Ban on Wildlife Consumption Should Include Lion Bones, Says South...
South Africa's Blood Lions documentary makers have welcomed China's announcement of an unprecedented ban on the consumption of wild animals as food... but point...
South African Expats’ Karoo Cafe Wins Irish ‘Food Oscars’ Restaurant Award
A South African expat couple who own the Karoo Farm Shop in Killinick, Wexford, have won the Best Cafe Award in Ireland for their...
Women Make a Living Picking Through Scrap Metal at Dump in...
Between Germiston and Benoni is an open metal dump where more than 20 women survive by collecting scrap metal. Daily they pick through heaps...
Budget Speech 2020: Government Last Ditch Attempt Due to Exodus of...
In December 2017, the change to the foreign employment income exemption was promulgated into law. This has widely become known as the “expat tax”....
Emaan Solomon’s Heartbroken Father: “My Girl (7) was Laying There Like...
The heartbroken father of a 7-year-old child who was shot dead while she played in her yard at Ocean View, Cape Town, on Tuesday...
South Africa’s Budget Day Marked by Protests and Marches
Numerous groups marched to Parliament or picketed outside the gates on Wednesday, ahead of the budget speech by Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni.
Cry of...
SA Government Sets Aside R16.4-Billion for SAA, and Eskom Support Unchanged
The South African Government has set aside R16.4 billion to repay guaranteed debt for the struggling airline SAA, the National Treasury said on Wednesday.
This...
South Africa’s Spaza Shops Are Changing
Small informal retailers are a ubiquitous feature of any developing country’s urban landscape. Known as spaza shops in South Africa, they are an important,...
Spar Owner Ordered to Pay Workers Millions in South Africa
A Spar franchisee in South Africa has been ordered to pay millions of rands to workers for unlawful deductions on earnings, as well as...
Budget 2020: Mboweni’s Tough Juggling Act
A raft of tax increases and curtailing the public sector wage bill are just some of the interventions anticipated to be announced by Finance...
