| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.10.2024 | South Africa's Energy Renaissance: A New Dawn for Eskom and the Economy | South Africa stands at a crossroads. For years, the nation has battled crippling power outages, a situation that turned daily life into a game of chance. Businesses shuttered, homes grew dark, and the economy stumbled. But now, a flicker of... |
| 30.10.2024 | South Africa: Government to Launch Next Phase of Operation Vulindlela | Government is expected to launch the next phase of Operation Vulindlela, which is aimed at accelerating the implementation of structural reforms.
This is according to the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) released by National Trea... |
| 28.10.2024 | How Eskom went from zero to unlikely hero | Aslina Wines, an independent winemaker located among the rolling vineyards of Stellenbosch, counts a large generator among its most valuable inventory. It relied on the machine to stay up and running during the worst of South Africa’s power... |
| 21.10.2024 | Ramaphosa orders probe into dodgy Gupta breakfasts | Former President Jacob Zuma is alleged to have conspired with the Guptas to loot the state
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of corruption related to th... |
| 16.10.2024 | The extraordinary cost of bailing out South Africa’s SOEs | Bailouts for cash-strapped South Africa’s state-owned enterprises have cost taxpayers R456.5-billion over the past nine financial years, and the bill is set to rise to R520.6-billion rand by the end of March next year, according to national... |
| 04.10.2024 | Investors wary of South Africa rally: Standard Bank CEO | South African assets have rallied in recent months, yet the head of the country’s biggest bank still sees a cautious approach among many foreign investors who are waiting for the continent’s most industrialized economy to deliver on promise... |
| 02.10.2024 | Minister Barbara Creecy leads an oversight visit to port of Ngqura as part of OTM Campaign | Minister Creecy leads an oversight visit to the port of Ngqura as part of OTM Campaign
The Minister of Transport, Ms. Barbara Creecy will on Thursday, 03 October 2024 visit the Port of Ngqura in Gqeberha as part of oversight activities plan... |
| 02.10.2024 | CEOs see ‘green shoots’ as economic mood improves | Sentiment about South Africa has improved since the formation of a coalition government, but the nation needs to be cautious about complacency, according to CEOs at two of the country’s biggest financial services companies.
While “the senti... |
| 26.09.2024 | Eskom builds a road out of power station ash | The Kusile power station east of Pretoria
Eskom has constructed a road — albeit a short one — entirely out of ash from one of its coal-fired power stations.
The state-owned electricity utility said on Thursday that the ash, from the Kusile ... |
| 14.09.2024 | Pravin Gordhan was that rare thing: an honest politician | Pravin Gordhan. Image: GCIS
In 2020, Jonathan Ancer and I were commissioned to co-author a biography of Pravin Gordhan. We were both intrigued by the man – probably known best at the time for his resistance to former President Jacob Zuma’s ... |
| 05.09.2024 | South Africa's Economic Landscape: From Shadows to Sunshine | South Africa stands at a crossroads. The nation grapples with a dual narrative: the dark clouds of crime and corruption versus the bright rays of renewed business confidence. These two stories intertwine, shaping the future of the economy a... |
| 04.09.2024 | The crime problem crippling Eskom and Transnet | The recovery of South Africa’s two biggest state-owned companies — beset by years of corruption and theft — relies on one common component: protecting thousands of kilometres of cables from theft and rolling out more.
Both freight-rail oper... |
| 02.09.2024 | Transnet hit by rampant cable theft | State-owned rail and ports operator Transnet said its full-year loss widened as theft and vandalism resulted in muted growth in shipments and as it provided for lawsuits.
Transnet posted a loss of R7.3-billion for the year to March 2024, co... |
| 30.08.2024 | A Resilient Recovery: Half-Year Financial Results of London & Associated Properties and Bisichi PLC | In the world of finance, numbers tell stories. The half-year results for London & Associated Properties PLC (LAP) and Bisichi PLC reveal a narrative of resilience and recovery amidst economic turbulence. Both companies, rooted in proper... |
| 30.08.2024 | Half-year Report | Half-year Report
Fri, Aug 30, 2024 08:00 CET Report this content
30 August 2024
BISICHI PLC
Interim Results for the period ended 30 June 2024
For the six months ending 30th June 2024:
EBITDA [1]: £7.35million (2023: £1.42million)
Adjusted E... |
| 21.05.2024 | TCS Legends | Joan Joffe on building Joffe Associates – and helping launch Vodacom | Joan Joffe. Photo: Tadek Szutowicz/TechCentral
Joan Joffe, the founder of Joffe Associates who would later play a pivotal role in the launch of South Africa’s mobile industry, began her IT career writing machine code on an ICL (then ICT) ma... |
| 15.05.2024 | Western Cape leads South Africa with lowest unemployment rate | Western Cape. Image: iStock
The latest data from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), unveiled by Statistics South Africa, highlights the Western Cape’s steadfast position with the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, standing at 21... |
| 05.04.2024 | Ramaphosa: Newly launched terminal a symbol of resilience | President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared Wednesday, 29 May 2024 as the date for South Africa’s seventh national elections since 1994. Image: X/CyrilRamaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa have hailed the newly opened Newlyn Park Bayhead Rail Term... |
| 04.04.2024 | How Outa waged a protracted war on e-tolls – and won | Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage
Outa was founded in March 2012. At the time, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance – as it was known originally, before a 2016 name change – was focused exclusively on halting government’s decision to introduce e-... |
| 10.03.2024 | Presidency on government and business collaboration progress | Key updates since November 2023:
Energy: Load shedding is roughly 61% less then the same period last year (80% less for stages 4 and above), and is starting to decouple from Eskom’s Energy Availability Factor (EAF), demonstrating the positi... |
| 05.03.2024 | South Africa narrowly misses a technical recession | South Africa’s economy escaped a technical recession in the fourth quarter as fewer rotational power cuts helped energy-intensive industries including mining and manufacturing rebound.
GDP expanded 0.1% in the three months to end-December, ... |
| 16.01.2024 | Transnet coal train accident closes coal exporting from SA | The SA government said it would inject $2.5 billion into beleaguered state logistics firm Transnet as it battles a huge backlog at ports. Image: Transnet
Rescue and recovery efforts are underway as two Transnet coal trains have collided in ... |
| 18.12.2023 | TRANSNET withdraws call for private bids on key SA rail corridor | The National Treasury’s approval of a R47 billion support package for Transnet has drawn criticism from the Democratic Alliance (DA). Image-File.
The key SA rail corridor in question spans from the Durban ports to Johannesburg and Pretoria.... |
| 01.12.2023 | ANC throws Transnet $2.5 billion lifeline | The SA government said it would inject $2.5 billion into beleaguered state logistics firm Transnet as it battles a huge backlog at ports. Image: Transnet
The South African government said on Friday it would inject $2.5 billion into beleague... |
| 27.11.2023 | Gridlock at Durban port costing South Africa R120 million a DAY | The Transnet debacle in Durban is costing billions of Rands per day. Image: Transnet Port Terminals.
More than 60 000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at South Africa’s biggest port amid gridlock blamed on bad weather and... |
| 26.11.2023 | SECURE your future: 55 bursaries you can apply for in South Africa | Check this list of 55 bursaries you can apply for in South Africa. Picture: Estate Living/File/Fotor.
Applications for financial aid through government-run NSFAS are NOW open, and you can click HERE to see how to apply and what the bursarie... |
| 25.11.2023 | Read THIS before you apply for scholarships in South Africa | Read THIS before you apply for scholarships in South Africa. Picture: File/Fotor.
Before we get into how you can apply for scholarships in South Africa, let’s first understand the differences between bursaries and scholarships when it comes... |
| 24.11.2023 | President Ramaphosa takes hardline on Transnet woes | The Transnet debacle in Durban is costing billions of Rands per day. Image: Transnet Port Terminals.
It’s been widely reported that President Cyril Ramaphosa is taking a hardline on Transnet woes, following a visit to the ports personally. ... |
| 17.08.2023 | Cable theft ‘significantly’ impacting South Africa’s railways – Transnet | South Africa’s state-owned freight logistics firm has called on the government to urgently crack down on criminals stealing railway cables. Image: Pixabay
South Africa’s state-owned freight logistics firm on Thursday called on the governmen... |
| 17.08.2023 | Transnet urges government action against cable theft crisis | Four suspects nabbed for cable theft. Photo: CPS Security/ Facebook
South Africa’s state-owned freight logistics firm on Thursday called on the government to urgently crack down on criminals stealing railway cables — saying the thefts are d... |
| 24.05.2023 | Theft, vandalism disrupt rail line between Durban, Joburg | The rail line running from South Africa’s biggest container port to its richest province ran at 25% of its capacity over the past week because of theft, vandalism and rail damage.
The 688km line from the Port of Durban to Gauteng only opera... |
| 04.04.2023 | Why Eskom has been spared from irregular spending reports | Finance minister Enoch Godongwana
South Africa will exempt Eskom from having to report irregular spending for three years in its financial statements to avoid harming the company’s credit rating.
In a letter to chairman Mpho Makwana, financ... |
| 06.12.2022 | Top ICT tenders: Smart cities, broadcasting back in focus | With the end of the year in sight, government is now mostly pushing tender submission deadlines out to the last two weeks of January and, in one case, even February.
This doesn’t mean there is little of interest on offer from government and... |
| 18.11.2022 | Daily AI Roundup: Biggest Machine Learning, Robotic And Automation Updates 18th November 2022 | This is our AI Daily Roundup today. We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Fintech, and hu... |
| 21.10.2022 | Transnet force majeure for container terminals to remain in place while others lifted | President Cyril Ramaphosa accompanied by Transnet CEO Portia Derby and Minister Fikile Mbalula announcing the establishment of the Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) as an independent subsidiary of Transnet during a media briefing at t... |
| 19.10.2022 | PICS: ‘Kingpin’ arrested for theft of millions in fuel from Transnet pipeline | The 35-year-old so-called kingpin behind a fuel theft syndicate was arrested in Pretoria. Images: Supplied.
Nearly eight-and-a-half million litres of fuel – valued at R102 million – has been stolen from Transnet’s national pipelines over th... |
| 18.10.2022 | Transnet strike: SATAWU cries ‘betrayal’ and vows to keep striking | SATAWU said its members will continue to strike. Image: Facebook/SATAWU.
Transnet announced it reached a three-year wage deal with its majority union, the United National Transport Union (UNTU), on Monday, 17 October. The other recognised u... |
| 17.10.2022 | Transnet strike: ‘Majority union’ UNTU accepts three-year wage offer | President Cyril Ramaphosa accompanied by Transnet CEO Portia Derby and Minister Fikile Mbalula announcing the establishment of the Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) as an independent subsidiary of Transnet during a media briefing at t... |
| 17.10.2022 | Transnet strike: Union rejects latest offer, says it will ‘accept anything above inflation’ | SATAWU rejected the 6% wage increase proposal from the CCMA. Image: Transnet
The SA Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) said its members unanimously rejected the 6% wage increase offer put forward by the Commission of Conciliation M... |
| 14.10.2022 | Transnet strike: CCMA proposes new wage increase to employer and unions | President Cyril Ramaphosa accompanied by Transnet CEO Portia Derby and Minister Fikile Mbalula announcing the establishment of the Transnet National Port Authority (TNPA) as an independent subsidiary of Transnet during a media briefing at t... |
| 02.10.2022 | 5 state capture, high-profile corruption cases NPA enrolled in Sept | The Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority have been enrolling state capture and high-profile corruption cases. PHOTO: Arrive Alive/Africa Prime News
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Hawks have enrolled numerous semina... |
| 10.09.2022 | Two guys stole railway lines but got caught after crashing into wall | Samuel Mngomezulu, 42, and Thulani Rodrigo Khumalo, 33, were caught stealing railway lines. PHOTO: Hawks
Two suspects are to spend a long time in jail for stealing railway lines worth millions in Middelburg. The pair were caught by the Hawk... |
| 30.08.2022 | ICT tenders: ICASA gears up oversight | South Africa’s telecommunications and broadcasting sectors are in focus this week as the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa advertises a number of tenders aimed at improving its oversight.
The regulator’s five tenders focu... |
| 22.07.2021 | Transnet container operations hit by ‘cyberattack’ | State-owned logistics giant Transnet has fallen victim to a cyberattack, a report said on Friday. Details are still sketchy, but Transnet said an IT-related problem has affected container operations.
Transnet said in a statement that it was... |
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| 15.07.2021 | ICT Tenders: National Treasury updates eTenders portal | It's a far quieter week from public sector procurement officers, as only a handful of new ICT opportunities are added to the list of available tenders.
There are several potential causes for the decline: level four lockdown measures could m... |
| 11.06.2021 | ICT Tenders: Government looks to digital economy | Government procurement officers are in fine spirits, resulting in a plethora of opportunities to consider and respond to this week.
The software sector scores a whopping 70 requests, followed by an equally robust 64 advertisements for the s... |
| 28.05.2021 | SA’s freight trains are now the emptiest they’ve been in a decade – with roads taking the load | (Photo by Gallo Images / Sowetan / Thulani Mbele)
South Africa's freight trains are the emptiest they've been in over a decade, with more cargo being diverted to trucks.
This literal derailment has been blamed on theft and vandalism of the ... |
| 27.08.2019 | Government just released a plan to create 1 million jobs and save the economy – here’s what you need to know | (iStock)
A new National Treasury document, "Economic transformation, inclusive growth, and competitiveness: towards an economic strategy for South Africa", makes some bold proposals about how to revive GDP growth.
It proposes revi... |
| 11.02.2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| 11.02.2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| 07.08.2012 | The 10 Greatest Female Business Leaders In Africa Today | More and more, African women are moving away from their traditional homemaking role and making a real mark on the continent’s business scene. As an increasing number of women shake of traditional shackles and mix it with their male counterp... |
| 30.07.2012 | Standard Bank To Be Lead Manager Of $1bn Transnet Bond | Standard Bank selection as the joint lead manager in the $1bn bond issue launched by state logistics company Transnet showed that local banks had come of age and could now compete with global peers who had previously enjoyed a large piece o... |
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| - | From taxi driver to chief harbour master, Captain Rufus Lekala graduates UKZN | Captain Rufus Lekala remains the master of his own destiny, after becoming one of the first black harbour masters in SA and now graduating from UKZN. Photo: Supplied
Captain Rufus Lekala graduated with a postgraduate diploma in Maritime Stu... |
