With the latest increase in the repo rate, home owners are expected to dig deeper into their pockets to pay back their bonds. The chairperson of the Seeff Property Group, Samuel Seeff, said that homeowners were likely to feel the pinch from the latest increase in the repo rate. This comes after the reserve bank […]
Negotiations between the two parties collapsed multiple times since the 2022 wage negotiation cycle began in March. Makro workers affiliated with the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) are expected to begin its 10-day strike on Friday after talks collapsed between the union and retail giant Massmart. Negotiations between the two parties […]
The Competition Commission said that at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medmart Health and BabyBug colluded to fix the prices of face masks in contravention of the Competition Act. Two Takealot suppliers accused of conspiring to fix prices on personal protective equipment have been referred to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution. The Competition Commission […]
Actor Thapelo Mokoena described the Bakoena Beard Care products as a game changer for the man crown. They say a man’s beard is his crown, and South African actor Thapelo Mokoena is hoping to keep that crown in check. The Bulletproof actor announced on social media on Thursday that his Bakoena Beard Care range will […]
Political parties have continued to point fingers at each other after Mayor Mpho Phalatse was removed from power in a motion of no confidence on Thursday. Control of the economic development portfolio in the City of Johannesburg appears to be at the centre of the failed coalition government. Political parties have continued to point fingers […]
The AA said that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana heeded its call last year not to increase the two main levies attached to the fuel prices, which are the general fuel and Road Accident Fund levies. The Automobile Association (AA) has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana not to increase fuel levies this year. The AA […]
South Africans had been on stage five of the power cuts all of Thursday after Eskom’s announcement of a further breakdown of generation units each at several power stations. Load shedding was on Friday morning reduced to stage four until further notice. South Africans had been on stage five of the power cuts all of […]
The metro’s three-phase IPP plan would provide protection for Capetonians from the first four stages of load shedding in the next three years. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that the City of Cape Town hoped to completely shield Capetonians from power cuts over time. On Thursday, he outlined the metro’s three-phase independent power producer (IPP) plan […]
Former MEC for Agriculture in the Free State, Mosebenzi Zwane, appeared alongside his co-accused, where they face fraud, corruption and money laundering charges linked to the botched R280 million project. The Bloemfontein High Court has postponed the Estina dairy farm corruption case to April for further case management. The defence have been given specific timelines […]
Minority parties, including the African Transformation Movement (ATM), the African Independent Congress (AIC) and Al Jama-ah have each tabled no-confidence motions in Phalatse, which will be heard at Thursday’s council meeting. There have been suggestions that minority parties in the Johannesburg council would need to acquire support from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in order […]