Microchips are essential for the electronics systems of modern cars, and have been in short supply since the end of last year. The situation is to some extent the fault of carmakers, who scaled back o...
For many young South Africans, a qualification is perceived to be the passport to a good job and decent salary, opening the way to a better life for them and their families. South Africa’s private hig...
The reinstatement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant and its extension to caregivers take us one step closer to a universal basic income guarantee. The Covid-...
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has stated that it would be a violation of human rights to compel people to get vaccinated if they have chosen not to. The Gauteng Provincial Manager...
In a show of force unprecedented since South Africa became a democracy in 1994, the South African National Defence Force has commissioned 25,000 soldiers for deployment across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauten...
Twitter said Friday it would offer a cash "bounty" to users and researchers to help root out algorithmic bias on the social media platform. The San Francisco tech firm said this would be "the industry...
US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported strong profits on Friday riding a wave of higher prices amid recovering demand, but pledged to keep a lid on spending. The results marked a 180-degree rev...
Countries at the COP26 UN should target mobilising $750 billion a year to support climate goals, according to Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy. The goal is significantly hig...
Eskom's collection strategies have slowed the growth of debt owed by municipalities, says Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. In a written response to a parliamentary question from EFF MP Andr...
The recent looting and damage to businesses in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has had a devastating impact on many businesses, both small and large. In some cases, the damage is so severe that the business...
From e-commerce to ride-hailing, Chinese firms have been battered by tighter regulations on tech corporations. The Chinese government has called for tech firms to conduct "deep self examination" when ...
Dr Johan van Zyl, the executive chairperson of Toyota South Africa Motors, has died at the age of 63. A spokesperson confirmed his death. Fin24 understands that he died at a Pretoria hospital. Van Zy...
The petrol price will increase by 91 cents per litre (c/l) in August, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) said. Single Maximum National Retail Price for LP Gas: 67.00 c/l increase. T...
Claims to the Compensation Fund reached over R4 billion in 2016/17 and medical costs account for 66% to 71% of claims. Mining industry reported injuries declined to a rate of 1 incident per 150 employ...
Big Samps Market, founded in 2017, is a Ghanaian grocery delivery service catering for individuals and businesses in and around Accra. Customers place their orders through WhatsApp and the company’s ...
The refinery, jointly owned by Shell and BP, had only recently recommenced operations after being shut down for maintenance. Subscribe for full access to all our share and unit trust data tools, our a...
If those places were ready to be done with Covid, Covid wasn’t done with them. Just a few weeks ago, much of the world seemed poised to leave Covid behind. US President Joe Biden declared the US close...
David Winston, who has a royal warrant for the restoration and conservation of pianos, is putting his entire collection of rare instruments up for sale. “I’ve been doing it for 50 years,” he says, “an...
Global hunger will surge by about a third this year, driven by lingering income losses from the pandemic, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The department’s annual assessment of food s...
The world’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic has sent prices for energy, metals and food soaring, helping big commodity exporters while hammering those nations that buy the bulk of their raw mat...
While Transnet's main ports were back online and running operations at 100% by Friday, it does not mean the impact of the cyberattack it suffered is over. Transnet's main ports were operating at 100% ...
The deadline for the publication of a business rescue plan for Ster Kinekor has been moved to 30 September, its business rescue practitioner Stefan Smyth announced on Friday evening. In an update to a...
The Komati power station, which will shut down in 2022 will be a flagship site for Eskom's transition ambitions. The lifting of self-generation threshold will impact Eskom revenue but Eskom welcomes t...
EOH says its turnaround plan remains on track and is underpinned by stable revenue and earnings. The company says it it expects to report an operating profit for the full-year. EOH is in the process o...
SA Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says central banks contribute to growth by ensuring financial and price stability. Kganyago, during the Reserve Bank's annual general meeting, commented on a ...
Package producer Nampak’s shareholders are starting the weekend on a high note, following news of a 24% revenue increase that sent the company’s stock soaring. On Friday, in a trading update for the n...
Sibanye-Stillwater has entered into an exclusive agreement with French firm Eramet SA for the full acquisition of the Sandouville nickel hydrometallurgical processing facility for around 65 million eu...
Transnet said on Friday afternoon it will lift the force majeure it declared on 22 July at its ports' container terminals after it experienced a cyberattack, causing operations to be conducted manuall...
Eskom Holdings chief executive officer Andre de Ruyter laid out a funding plan to help the company, which generates the bulk of South Africa’s power from coal, transition away from the use of the dirt...
The provisional liquidators of cryptocurrency investment company Africrypt have been granted leave to conduct a confidential commission of inquiry. Africrypt collapsed in April after announcing it had...
The June trade balance expanded to around R57 billion, from R54 billion recorded in May, data from the SA Revenue Service show. The trade surplus surprised on the upside, as it exceeds the Bureau of E...
Germany no longer considers South Africa and eight other African countries as so-called ‘virus variant’ areas, the Health Ministry said on Friday, in a move that will ease strict travel restrictions. ...
Under the stars of the South African night, the movie-goers who used to throng a cinema among the shops of Johannesburg’s Sandton City mall, have since the pandemic watched the latest releases from a ...
Consumers can expect a hefty increase on all fuel types in August due to an increase in import prices, the Automobile Association said on Friday. The AA – which does not itself regulate fuel prices – ...
‘The price of scrap will collapse. This will take many of the smaller recyclers out of business’ – XA International Trade Advisors’ founder. Government’s decision to extend the price preference syste...
Ten million new Covid-19 vaccine doses ‘will be in the country next week’ which will be “the highest ever supply South Africa has had” since the vaccination drive began. That’s the word from deputy di...
Neuralink, the futuristic brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, said it has raised $205 million in fresh venture backing, by far the biggest haul of any company in its field. In a blo...
Neuralink, the futuristic brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, said it has raised $205 million (about R2.9 billion) in fresh venture backing, by far the biggest haul of any company i...
China’s factory conditions likely stabilised in July, implying a more steady recovery in the economy in the second half of the year as growth risks mount. The official manufacturing purchasing manager...
South African citrus exporters are turning to the port in Maputo, Mozambique, as an alternative after having been impacted first by the unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and then by Transnet ports' IT system be...
Government is working overtime to help businesses recover amid concerns over a longer-term knock to investor confidence caused by the recent unrest. A survey estimates that 10 200 jobs have potentiall...
Robinhood Markets wanted to make history with its initial public offering, and now it has — for the wrong reason. Shares in the broker behind the meme-stock revolution fell 8.4% below the IPO price in...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday its board had approved a three-year financing deal for Cameroon worth $689.5 million to help the Central African nation’s economy recover from th...
Organised agriculture must take a proactive approach to issues such as land reform, says the president of industry body Agri SA, Pierre Vercueil. He adds that it is important for organised agriculture...
Nearly 40 million Americans live in apartments. And because of the COVID-19 pandemic, developers and residents have been forced to rethink apartment living in terms of health, space, and utility. Oth...
Karim Dembele, a truck driver from Mali, emerges from his truck where he has been taking a nap. He is in Togo’s capital Lomé, waiting to cross the border in neighbouring Ghana, and then truck some 72...
Many property owners make the mistake of basing their property's insurance value on its estimated market value because they confuse the two values. In doing so, their property may be over- or under-i...
Best known for its exquisite white beaches and get-away-from-it-all lifestyle, Mauritius is about so much more these days. In fact, the island paradise is currently the highest ranked economy in sub-...
In January 2016, Canadian-born Tahira Nizari moved to Tanzania, the country where her mother grew up, on a work assignment for the Aga Khan Foundation. Standing in front of the grocery shelves in her ...
What's more, industrial property that has always been tightly held by institutional investors is now available to smaller businesses and investors. While ‘freehold’ or ‘full title’ describes the trans...