According to the Department of Public Enterprises, this R5 billion bailout will be the final financial hand-out afforded to the ailing national carrier. Continue reading…
Minister of communication Nomvula Mokonyane revealed on Thursday that the total cost to company of the top three executives at the SABC was R12.1-million. The chief executive officer earns a remuneration package of R 5.1-million‚ the chief operations officer earns R4-million and the chief financial officer earns R3-million. These packages‚ however‚ were “significantly less than.. Continue reading…
E-tolls remain a thorn in the sides of many South Africans. During his mid-term budget speech, the finance minister said it was about time e-toll defaulters start paying up. Continue reading…
For eight months South Africans have toiled under the weight of consecutive fuel hikes which have impacted all major industries. South African motorists and consumers are set to be spared further pain as the petrol price for November is expected to decrease. For eight months South Africans have toiled under the weight of consecutive fuel.. Continue reading…
Sick of e-tolls? Well, the streets of Pretoria are the place to be on Friday. OUTA is leading protest action against the “grossly-ineffective” system. Continue reading…
South Africans are still reeling from the not too distant memory of rolling blackouts which struck at the most inopportune of moments back in 2008. Continue reading…
It’s an unwelcome victory for the illegal rhino trade, according to conservationists, who say this move will make ivory more popular on the black market. Continue reading…
After three months, Nedlac has approved an application by Solidarity to go on a lawful strike against the exclusion of white employees from employee share ownership plans. Continue reading…
Nicholas Ninow, accused of raping a seven-year-old in a Dros restaurant, is due in court this Thursday. But #NotInMyName have their suspicions. Continue reading…
Concern has been raised over the government laying out R30 million on three official state funerals since April and declaring the expenditure “unforeseeable and unavoidable”. Continue reading…
Cape Town – The DA on Monday said its private member’s bill aimed at dismantling Eskom’s monopoly would be an interesting test to see whether the ANC was serious about viable solutions to bring South Africa out of its economic crisis.
Cape Town – Pete Mihalik, one of the Western Cape’s top advocates, was gunned down while dropping his child off at Reddam House Atlantic Seaboard on Tuesday morning. Continue reading…
SA Express is losing more than R1 million a day, paying leases on aircrafts that lie idle in hangars because they are too unsafe to fly. This all is funded by the South-African taxpayer. In the week that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced a R1.2 billion bailout for the sinking state-owned airline, five senior aviation.. Continue reading…
Petrol prices have got us in a slump: But here comes the Competition Commission, with their proposals to shake up how car services work. Continue reading…