Diesel prices in South Africa shot up by R1.40 a litre today (2 November), with alarm bells ringing for further pain coming in December.
Pharmacy and healthcare retail group Dis-Chem says it is trading at pre-Covid levels in South Africa, with expansions and acquisitions boosting its reach and driving profitability.
Major unions representing over 800,000 public sector workers have been granted a certificate of non-resolution by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), setting the stage for a massive strike in South Africa.
High levels of consumption brought on by high temperatures, compounded by load sheddings knock-on effects to water infrastructure, led to water restrictions in South Africa's economic hub,
Critics say Eskom is taking a R170 billion gamble on coal; public sector workers threaten a national shutdown; economists point to more pain for consumers; and South Africa's police can't recruit enough officers to keep up with a swelling population.
Power utility Eskom has announced that load shedding will be implemented all day at stage 1 and stage 2 until the weekend.
Hundreds of statistics collectors will be going into South African households over the next year for data collection for the Income and Expenditure Survey (IES).
The Canadian government has updated its Immigration Levels Plan for 2022-2024, showing that the country is desperate to draw skilled workers from other countries to its shores.
Progress is steadily being made to one of Balwin's most significant property projects, Munyaka, in Waterfall City.
The Department of Basic Education is in the process of analysing public commentary on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill, with opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, noting that the overwhelming majority of submissions assessed so far p...
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