Business
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Public servants face compulsory training requirements
Law now requires public servants across all government levels to complete specific training programmes before appointment and throughout their careers.
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Flying Squad officer nabbed in diesel truck hijacking, joins four accused
A police sergeant attached to the Secunda Flying Squad in Mpumalanga becomes the fifth arrested in connection with brazen hijacking of a diesel truck
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Fuel price crisis pushes South African workers below poverty line, union warns
Motor industry union says fuel costs have jumped 77% in five years while wages stagnate, forcing impossible choices on families.
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AI must not leave workers behind, warns electricity minister
Minister Ramokgopa says AI and new digital technologies must not leave South Africa’s workforce behind.
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Lobby group urges minimum wage freeze as submission deadline arrives
Civil rights group warns minimum wage increases risk excluding millions from employment as commission considers adjustments to statutory pay floor.
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AfriForum demands audit of fuel levy and reinstatement of relief
AfriForum has written to the Finance Minister demanding an independent audit of the fuel price and levy, as fuel prices continue to rise.
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Transport costs prevent 6.9 million South Africans from reaching work or education
Nearly one in seven South Africans have missed work, school, college or university because they could not afford transport, according to research by Ipsos. The findings from the Ipsos Khayabus […]
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Government pledges drought support as El Niño threatens summer rainfall
Minister pledges government support as weather service warns of below-normal summer rainfall linked to El Niño climate pattern returning.
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Trump puts face on new $1 coin and floats renaming Strait of Hormuz
US Treasury issues $1 coins bearing Trump’s face whilst president proposes renaming Strait of Hormuz, continuing campaign to personalise national institutions.
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Public servants hit hard as fuel prices soar by record margins
PSA demand urgent government intervention as fuel prices surge by up to R3.15 per litre, with diesel now costing more than R30.
