Sasol is planning to sell its South African coal-mining business in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The company will begin a formal sales process said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public yet. The mining business had a turnover of R20 billion ($1.4 billion)..
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Sasol, world’s biggest manufacturer of fuel from coal is said to plan sale of its SA coal mining unit – Hopefully not to China?
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SA’s train transport system leaves much to be desired with constant reports of accidents, derailments and delays – Train derailed in Vereeniging area causes chaos
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Chaos broke lose when a train in Vereeniging derailed and had to use trains from other routes to avoid delays. Metro Rail’s train service in Vereeniging was so badly interupted that the trains that had to leave later were advised to use alternative routes, No injuries were reported, but the cause of the accident is..
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Eskom could be facing yet another corruption scandal with regards to the high demand of coal
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Competition in the coal industry is influenced by the small number of mines that have to meet the high demand for coal. The large coal mining groups therefore have a firm grip on the industry, and while Eskom is struggling to keep up with its R440bn debt burden, its bargaining power has dropped to a..
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Public Protector says she will finish the term and will not tolerate any obstacles in her path
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Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, took the opportunity to defend her case that she lost in various court cases in a speech at the seventh Annual Spring Law Conference in Muldersdrif. She says she is not worried about what is being said and written in the press because she is convinced that she will serve her..
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Spare the rod, spoil the child – Giving your child a hiding at home remains illegal!
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According to a ruling by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, corporal punishment in the future will be illegal in private households The majority judges of the Constitutional Court claims that children can still be effectively disciplined without using moderate and reasonable chastisement, there are other means of enforcing discipline. In November last year, the Constitutional..
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Julius Malema’s ‘dead white man’ tweet is hate speech, says SAHRC
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Julius Malema’s comments on Twitter will be referred to the equality court and the SAHRC will also investigate the EFF’s ban on media organisations amaBhungane and the Daily Maverick from their events. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Tuesday condemned recent comments attributed to EFF leader Julius Malema — at least at first..
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Panyaza Lesufi slams new Afrikaans university funded by Solidarity: ‘Don’t remind us of apartheid’ – Jealousy makes you nasty!
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The campus is part of the union’s education and employment projects worth R4,5 billion over the next five years. The project is set to cost about R300 million funded through donations from the community, the union said. The university will be home to Solidarity’s accredited, Afrikaans private vocational training college founded on Christian values. The..
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Watch | This traffic officer went the extra mile as he tried to stop a motorist from dodging a fine
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In a 17-second video that went viral on social media on Tuesday, a Gauteng traffic police officer can be seen hanging on to the bonnet of a moving vehicle. To the officer’s relief, law enforcement managed to block the vehicle and bring it to a stop. According to a statement from the Gauteng Department of..
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Former Scorpions investigator tried to rob bank at Menlyn Maine shopping centre in Pretoria
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The man who allegedly tried to rob a bank at the Menlyn Maine shopping centre in Pretoria has been identified as a former investigator for the now-defunct Scorpions. Two of his former colleagues confirmed to News24 that the suspect, who was arrested on Tuesday morning, was Mossie Mostert. News24 was also told by both sources..
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Court ruled that Rica is partly unconstitutional, considered to violate privacy and bordering on a communist order
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Rica law allows the state or government to monitor telephone conversations and communication methods, but journalists strongly object to the system, which many consider to be a breach of privacy and bordering on a communist order. The Communications Control Act is intended to protect the nation’s citizens from various woes in the communications industry. Judge..
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China invests millions in SA – South Africa is not for sale. This country cannot be sold out to anyone!
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China is making big investments in South Africa, and the latest investment in the Eastern Cape is a concern for some. A Chinese delegation of business people from the Zhejiang region of the country has just completed their finishing work in the Eastern Cape to sign a deal for a huge port development project. The..
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7th Brics loan worth R7 billion to be granted to the SA National Roads Agency, controlled by ANC regime will probably not be used for optimal benefits for road users
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The “new Development Bank” known as Brics Bank, has approved the lending of R7bn to the state-owned entity Sanral. This is the seventh loan to South Africa that Brics has granted, and the latest loans are considered another step closer to junk status. The SA National Roads Agency (SANRAL), which initially intended to realize huge..
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There’s a suggestion that Bathabile Dlamini may be deployed as an ambassador for South Africa. Can you think of a worse representative for our country?
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Amid rising speculation that controversial former minister in the Presidency for women Bathabile Dlamini will become an ambassador, to a country so far unknown, department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco) spokesperson Clayson Monyela could not be drawn to comment. Meanwhile, the DA has threatened to take the president to court if she is indeed..
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Kruger National Park a world-renowned tourist attraction, could be brought to a standstill by disgruntled workers over unresolved wage disputes
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Hundreds of SANParks workers are planning a second strike over unresolved wage disputes, not only at the Kruger Gate, but also nationwide, on September 20,2019. The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers’ (Nupsaw) spokesman, Kagiso Makoe, said the union would embark on a national shutdown of SANParks facilities – on behalf of SANParks..
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AfriForum’s Ernst Roets not in contempt of court over apartheid flag tweet – Roets said he was posing an academic question with his tweet
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Johannesburg – The Equality Court on Tuesday ruled that AfriForum deputy chief executive Ernst Roets was not in contempt of court when he tweeted an image of the offensive apartheid flag. Roets posted the image on Twitter soon after the Equality Court, sitting at the South Gauteng High Court, declared that the gratuitous display of..
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