Rand remains weaker after plummeting to R14/$ on Chinese growth concerns

The rand remained substantially weaker late on Monday after slumping to its worst level to date against the dollar — at R14 — amid global market routs and commodity price slumps after the Shanghai... 

S Africa found lacking in commitment to prosecute cross-border corruption

That the number of investigations into foreign bribery is up is encouraging‚ but success should be measured in terms of the “prosecutions and sanctions” that follow. That’s the opinion of... 

Ministers meet to discuss visa regulation consequences

The inter-Ministerial committee on migration‚ led by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa‚ is scheduled to meet on Thursday. The committee - comprising the ministers of home affairs and tourism‚ as... 

Scuffles break out as PRASA staffers demand Montana’s reinstatement

Senior employees at the embattled public rail agency head office in Pretoria refused to work on Wednesday demanding the reinstatement of the agency's axed head Lucky Montana. The striking employees... 

Challenge to set aside mining charters

In a fresh challenge to SA’s mining regime‚ lawyer Hulme Scholes and his firm have gone to court to set aside the Mining Charters of 2004 and 2010‚ arguing that they are unconstitutional‚ vague and... 

Scopa shocked by grim picture painted by chief procurement officer’s report

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) said it was shocked by the grim picture it received on Thursday from the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer on supply chain management... 

Court asked to terminate eNatis contract immediately

The Department of Transport has resorted to the High Court in Pretoria in a bid to enforce an order to terminate immediately a multibillion rand contract with the company that manages the country’s... 

Water trumps energy as a red boardroom issue – WRC

Water is now a key economic business risk discussed in boardrooms‚ rather than the “green issue” it has been categorised as previously‚ said Dr Inga Jacobs of the Water Research Commission (WRC).... 

Saldanha Bay IDZ attracts ‘healthy interest’ from private sector

Construction is well under way at the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (IDZ)‚ which is set to position the Western Cape as a rig repair hub‚ and non-disclosure agreements have been signed... 

Unstable SAA gets another acting CEO

Management instability continues unabated at South African Airways (SAA) where the human resources GM Thuli Mpshe has now been appointed to run the airline on a temporary basis and a dispute rages... 

DA calls on committee to summon Minister over nuke deal

The Democratic Alliance says it is planning to call on parliament’s portfolio committee on energy to summon Minister of Energy Tina Joemat-Pettersson to provide details on the country’s... 

Oxfam calls for 'one million climate jobs' in SA

More than 10% of South Africans “live in extreme poverty” on less than R16 a day‚ according to an Oxfam report to be released on Friday. “South Africa faces the triple challenge of poverty‚... 

African knowledge society crucial – Mbeki

One of the major tasks which faced universities was advocacy to convince the political class in Africa that institutions of learning are “indeed situated at the centre of the African development... 

Task team to probe damage caused by new visa regulations

Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom has told Talk Radio 702's John Robbie that Cabinet has appointed a task team to look into the damage being caused to tourism by tough new entry requirements imposed... 

Revealed: real price of nuclear energy

The price of electricity generated by nuclear power is expected to be higher than that from any other technology except for gas and diesel‚ two separate and independent analyses have found‚ the... 

Vodacom‚ Neotel get access to confidential documents in merger bid

Mobile network giant Vodacom has won a small victory in its R7-billion bid to take over fixed-line operator Neotel. It was on Wednesday granted access by the Competition Tribunal in Pretoria to... 

New dinosaur from South Africa gets Sesotho name

South African and Argentinian palaeontologists have named a 200-million year old dinosaur from South Africa‚ “Sefapanosaurus”‚ from the Sesotho word “sefapano”. The researchers from South Africa’s... 

Intellidex: BEE deals generate R317bn of value

“Recent statements that BEE deals do not create substantial value are false.” That’s the conclusion Intellidex chairperson Stuart Theobald has drawn from research released on Thursday which‚ it is... 

Child visa impact biggest on SADC countries – government

The new visa regulations for child travellers have had the biggest impact on children entering South Africa from neighbouring countries and not from traditional tourist markets‚ the Department of... 

Ten steps to create jobs through labour reform – IRR

South Africa’s current jobless rate - on the official definition which excludes those too discouraged to keep actively looking for work - stands at 26%. This is substantially higher than the... 

Court declares R2.5bn eNaTIS contract invalid

The high court in Pretoria has declared that the extension of the eNaTIS system contract from 2010 to 2015 by former transport department director-general George Mahlalela was invalid from the date... 

Tourism study shows how much industry is hurting from new immigration rules

An estimated 100 000 foreign tourists will not visit South Africa this year as a consequence of the new stringent immigration regulations. This is according to an impact assessment study conducted... 

Court battle over medical aid bid to cut patient benefits

The Department of Health is intending to change the regulation that ensures certain diseases are paid for no matter the cost by medical aids. At the same time‚ a court case over the regulation... 

Car licences can’t be withheld for outstanding e-tolls – JPSA

Any amendments to the e-road regulations under the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) Act to withhold car licence discs on the basis of outstanding e-tolls must first be published... 

Madonsela wants to leave public protector's office stronger than she found it

When her non-renewable seven-year term of office expires in October 2016‚ Public Protector Advocate Thuli Mandosela hopes to leave behind an office that would have improved how government treats... 

New ‘Operation Pyramid’ to secure SA’s borders – Cabinet

The Department of Home Affairs will link up with other government agencies for a new initiative to be called “Operation Pyramid” to secure South Africa’s borders. Acting Cabinet spokesperson Phumla... 

‘Uptick’ in Gauteng toll revenues since rates lowered‚ says Rampahosa

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says there has been an “uptick” in Gauteng toll revenues since the announcement of the lowered rates. Answering questions in Parliament’s National Assembly‚... 

Labour tenants in 'bureaucratic limbo' while claims stall

More than 14 years after the cut-off date for labour tenants to claim rights to the land they live on‚ the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has been ordered to prove its commitment... 

PetroSA to declare substantial losses

State-owned oil company PetroSA is expected to announce a massive loss when it releases its financial statements at the end of July‚ the newspaper reported. This is due to the dismal failure of... 

Eskom to implement stage 1 load-shedding

Eskom will implement stage 1 load-shedding from 17:00 on Monday afternoon‚ which the power utility says is likely to continue until 22:00 in the evening. It said this was due to a shortage of... 

DA says Hanekom must explain about-turn on visa regulations review

The Democratic Alliance wants Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom to appear before Parliament’s tourism portfolio committee to explain his about-turn on a review of the new controversial visa... 

MPs to discuss police report on Nkandla spending

A third Parliamentary ad-hoc committee has been established to deal with spending on security at President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home – but opposition parties have strongly objected to the terms... 

FIFA confirms that $10m went to Concacaf’s Warner

The South African government approved the transfer of $10-million to “support the African diaspora in Caribbean countries as part of the World Cup legacy”‚ FIFA has confirmed in a statement. A US... 

Committee praises arrests in Hawks investigation into gold mining syndicate

Two men are due to appear in court today after a weekend bust by the Hawks during which they confiscated illicitly mined gold and 3 000 IDs belonging to deceased people‚ pointing to fraud amounting... 

Zuma’s pool makes a fool of police minister - Corruption Watch

David Lewis‚ head of the country's leading non-governmental anti-graft agency‚ Corruption Watch‚ has criticised Police Minister Nathi Nhleko's report exonerating President Jacob Zuma of having to... 

Police Minister exonerates Zuma in row over tax cash spent on private residence

Police Minister Nathi Nhleko says that the firepool‚ amphitheatre‚ kraal‚ chicken run and visitor's centre at the president's Nkandla home are all security features and Jacob Zuma is not liable for... 

PetroSA does a Tsotsi on executives

State-owned oil company PetroSA has placed its top three executives‚ including the CEO‚ on gardening leave due to poor performance‚ Business Day reported. The three – CEO Nosizwe Nokwe-Macamo‚ CFO... 

Zuma promises to release Marikana report

President Jacob Zuma has told parliament that he will release the report of the Farlam commission of inquiry into the Marikana massacre by the end of next month. Zuma was responding to mounting... 

Johannesburg rates to go up as city spends on capital projects and skills for youth

The country's biggest local government budget of R52.6-billion was tabled on Tuesday by the City of Johannesburg’s member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance‚ Geoffrey Makhubo‚ with a focus on... 

Bucket system eradicated by year-end – Mokonyane

The bucket system programme in formal areas will be a thing of the past by the end of 2015‚ Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane said on Monday. About 88% of South Africans have access...