South Africa will need to keep pace with international standards of roadside drug testing, such as saliva-based testing, if it is to meaningfully address the growing threat of drugged driving and... 

Statutory body the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA) recorded a 13% increase in the number of new complaints during the 2024/5 financial year to 10 331, with 10 100 resolved.... 

Questions remain regarding the feasibility of chemicals and energy company Sasol’s emission reduction roadmap (ERR), which includes emission-reduction targets and timelines. There are significant... 

Angola’s competition authority has approved Newco’s proposed acquisition of Barloworld, fulfilling one of the key regulatory requirements for the transaction. Initially, the only remaining approval... 

Private sector initiative the Port of Gauteng has released a White Paper to mark the start of Transport Month, setting out a plan aimed at addressing the inefficiencies in South Africa’s freight... 

Over the 12 months to August 31, Business Against Crime South Africa’s (Bacsa’s) Eyes and Ears (E2) initiative has been instrumental in achieving 2 581 arrests across a range of serious crimes,... 

The North West University’s (NWU’s) Policy Uncertainty Index (PUI) has recorded a record high level of 81 in the third quarter, compared with 75.9 in the second quarter. NWU Business School's... 

Government must establish policy certainty if it wants to continue driving industrialisation to increase economic growth, says trade union Solidarity metals and engineering deputy general secretary... 

Digital traffic fine platform Fines SA is warning drivers to prepare for stricter unpaid fine penalties, the possibility of losing driving privileges under the new demerit system and a surge in... 

Industry employer organisation the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa), which is a member of industry organisation Business Unity South Africa (Busa), has... 

South African National Energy Development Institute (Sanedi) energy secretariat head Professor Sampson Mamphweli says the government intends to leverage the Expropriation Act to acquire land for... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson welcomes regulator the Construction Industry Development Board's (cidb's) blacklisting of 40 contractors since June 2024 as a dramatic... 

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation has said it is “perturbed by the lackadaisical attitude” of City of Johannesburg executive mayor Dada Morero toward resolving the water shortage... 

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) has filed legal action against the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and three Ministers, asking the High Court to declare that Sanral... 

A labour dispute that followed the firing of former Coega Development Corporation (CDC) CEO Khwezi Tiya in December last year has now been resolved. The parties to the labour dispute have reached a... 

The National Treasury has reported back on the first round of consultative stakeholder workshops on its Fiscal Anchors discussion document, which was published on March 12. The workshops marked the... 

The new code of practice on dismissals, under the Labour Relations Act, which makes it easier for small businesses to dismiss underperforming employees is welcome news, but the withdrawal of credit... 

Car manufacturer Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has recalled certain 2025 and 2026 Ranger vehicles, citing safety concerns. FMCSA said it has identified that, in the affected... 

JSE-listed health and wellness company Ascendis Health has started a process that could lead to the company being delisted from the exchange. As part of this process, the company has made a... 

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has withdrawn the draft National Credit Act amendment regulations, which list educational institutions as originators of credit information,... 

The Single Africa Air Transport Market (SAATM) is one of the African Union’s (AU’s) flagship projects under its Agenda 2063 and it aims to ensure the full implementation of the Yamoussoukro... 

JSE-listed Barloworld and investor consortium vehicle Newco have confirmed that the Namibian Competition Commission has granted unconditional approval for the implementation of Newco’s takeover... 

Recent raids by the South African Police Service’s Anti-Counterfeit and Illicit Trade Unit and the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) have uncovered thousands of rands worth of... 

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) has officially launched its ‘General Conditions of Contract (GCC) 2025’ publication, which has been in the works since early 2021. The... 

Petrol prices will drop by 4c/ℓ from September 3, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has announced. The reduction applies to both unleaded (ULP) and lead replacement petrol... 

There is no greater sign of the urgent need for reform of the electricity sector than the way State-owned utility Eskom’s electricity tariffs are set, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe... 

Nonprofit organisations Sakeliga and the National Employer’s Association of South Africa (NEASA) have announced that they will appeal directly to the Constitutional Court to set aside what they... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s announcement on August 22 that 11 train operating companies have been allocated rail slots across 41 routes and six corridors marks an important step toward... 

Over the past decade, significant strides have been made globally and locally towards improving gender representation in the workplace. Yet, despite this progress, the financial services sector,... 

South Africa’s fuel supply system is under strain, as the country continues to rely heavily on imports amid stagnating infrastructure investment and unresolved regulatory issues. “We’re in a new... 

The Competition Tribunal has approved the sale of Barloworld to a group of the company’s senior managers and a Saudi Arabian investor group. The approval came with strict conditions aimed at... 

The disciplinary sanctions imposed on engineer Atholl Mitchell by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) following the deadly George building collapse are currently suspended pending the... 

Following the diplomatic failures that have transpired between South Africa and the US over the past six months, along with the 30% tariffs imposed on South African exports to the US as of August... 

Agricultural industry organisation AgriSA has called on government to withdraw the draft Mineral Resources Development Amendment Bill and subject it to a full socioeconomic-impact assessment... 

Nonprofit the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says it held a “constructive” meeting with Eskom Distribution management on August 8 regarding compliance and registration requirements for... 

Ensuring that a chemical fleet is tailored for compliance by maintaining stringent International Organisation for Standardisation- (ISO-) and Chemical Allied Industries Association- (CAIA-)... 

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has said the 30% tariffs imposed on South African exports to the US are a form of death throes aggression, alleging that it is a desperate...