Author: Bongani Mdakane

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Sanral pleads poverty, unable to maintain SA’s roads

The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has hit a snag on road maintenance and expansion of the country’s road infrastructure. The national road agency,... Read more.
Mining
Business

SA’s mining sector suffers steep drop in global ranking

The mining industry in South Africa has been portrayed in a negative light in the Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining companies. The 2022 report has... Read more.
Shein and Temu tax
Business

Joint SAPS, Sars raid nets alcohol, equipment worth R13.8m

A combined team of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) and South African Police Service (SAPS) conducted a raid on an unauthorised warehouse in Vryburg, North-West... Read more.
Business

Loadshedding costs hit Pick n Pay share price

The energy crisis in the country has caused Pick n Pay South Africa’s share price hit its lowest mark this week with the retailer’s shares dropping 9% to its... Read more.
News

Methodist Church drowning in multimillion-rands debt

The popular Methodist Church in Johannesburg is on a brink of financial collapse and blames its misfortunes on Covid-19 and xenophobia. The church owes the City... Read more.
Business

BBC lashes out at BLSA over Eskom investigation

Gloves are off between the Black Business Council (BBC) and the Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) regarding the R18- million the latter contributed to  Eskom... Read more.
Politics

DA accuses ANC of deploying “unqualified cadre” to senior post

The DA has accused the ANC of deploying an “unqualified” party member as national commissioner at the Public Service Commission (PSC). Mimmy Gondwe,... Read more.
News

Corruption, money laundering scandal rocks Methodist Church

Senior leaders of the Central Methodist Church in the Joburg CBD have accused the church’s superintendent Reverend Ndumiso Ncombo of misusing the church’s funds... Read more.
Gordhan has died
News

Scopa calls on Gordhan for answers in De Ruyter saga

Public Enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan will be questioned by the parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) as one of the officials mentioned... Read more.
Black business advises ANC against DA and MK coalition
Business

Decrease in liquidations still equals job losses

The number of companies that have been liquidated this month has decreased by 7.7% compared to the same month last year, which results in a 11% decrease for the... Read more.