Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA’s) purported petition to government for R3.1-billion to bail out its struggling long-steel operations would be a waste of money, unless accompanied... 

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is worried about a “possible bloodbath of job losses” across multiple sectors, including steel, transportation, ferrochrome and mining, on the back of... 

After its unexpected postponement owing to disagreements between the partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU) last month, the 2025 Budget needs to reduce the policy and economic... 

Negotiations between organised business, organised labour and government, led by the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL), on a substantive labour law reform process have now concluded. The... 

Rapid changes in global geopolitics mean that this week’s Budget speech will takes place in an entirely different context, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso said in her weekly... 

The multijurisdictional nature the Lobito Corridor project – which comprises a 1 300-km railway linking Angola’s Port of Lobito to the mineral-rich regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... 

State-owned power utility Eskom's collaboration with the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) Energy Safety and Security Priority Committee has resulted in a series of... 

In response to the World Bank’s recent recommendation that South Africa relax its increasingly stringent and highly prescriptive broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) laws to attract... 

State-owned Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has been granted leave to appeal a judgment that stopped it from procuring baggage screening equipment in an open tender process and from... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson is reviewing the recommendations from the board of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) to fill five vacancies, four of which have... 

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has noted the dichotomy between the prestige that comes with South Africa hosting the Group of 20 (G20) summit in 2025 and the... 

South Africa’s expected expulsion from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) need not be a death sentence to the country’s export prospects, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)... 

The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) has approached the Gauteng High Court for leave to appeal a judgment handed down in November last year which stopped it from implementing baggage... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved, in principle, power utility Eskom’s application for a proposed generation capacity charge (GCC),  but adjusted to reduce the... 

Following the unprecedented Budget speech debacle that played out on February 19, Nedbank chief economist Nicky Weimar has advocated for creative and ruthless cutting of wasteful government... 

African retailers are aligning closely with global environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) trends, driven by consumer and shareholder activism, retailers’ role in the circular economy... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has stated his approval of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s amendments to Section 16 of the Public Finance Management Act, which will... 

The Competition Commission has issued draft guidelines on its handling of confidential information. The draft guidelines were published in the Government Gazette on February 7 and are now open for... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the completion of the Dome for National Assembly sittings ahead of the replies to the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) in... 

South African engineers Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham remain imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea, 730 days after their sudden and unlawful arrest, despite international rulings declaring their... 

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso believes Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 6 was “a display of unity by the Government of National Unity... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SoNA), delivered on February 6, has been met with cautious optimism. The Bureau of Economic Research (BER) commended the SoNA’s focus on the... 

Following a ransomware attack on the South African Bureau of Standards’ (SABS’s) IT systems in November last year, it has been revealed that the State-run entity’s systems are still encrypted and... 

The Small Business Institute (SBI) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to place small businesses at the centre of his growth agenda for the country at his upcoming State of the Nation Address... 

The Department of Transport has confirmed that the Domestic Air Services Council has directed privately owned low-cost airline Safair to comply with the requirements of the Air Services Licensing... 

The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to use the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on February 6 to show how the Government of National Unity... 

Africa-headquartered strategy and management consultancy Pegasys is now part of sustainable solutions provider the RSK Group. This follows the finalisation of a strategic partnership, strengthening... 

State-owned utility Eskom and consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have reached a settlement in a High Court case initiated by the utility in 2021. The case was aimed at setting aside a cost... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has welcomed the signing into law of the Expropriation Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The legislation, signed into law on January... 

The families of Frik Potgieter and Peter Huxham have expressed their appreciation for International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola's recent visit to Equatorial Guinea, where he... 

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the Banking Association South Africa (Basa) have launched the Section 205... 

National Treasury has extended the deadline for public comments on its ‘Taxation of alcoholic beverages’ discussion paper. The paper was published for public comment on November 13, alongside two... 

Pending the outcome of an investigation by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) into the alleged dumping of structural steel products imported from China and... 

The South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA) has published a comprehensive new booklet to simplify the auction process for buyers, sellers and the general public. The ‘SAIA Auction Information... 

Multidisciplinary construction group Stefanutti Stocks says it is still commercially solvent despite its current liabilities exceeding its current assets by more than R1.2-billion and its total...