Mining: the capitalist experiment that detests workers rumbles on
This week marked 204 years since the birth of German philosopher Karl Marx. A lot of ink, controversy and affirmation have gone into decoding Marx’s views and... Read more.
Hotel industry unites in rate fight
The hospitality industry is singing from the same hymn book, calling on the national government and municipalities to slash municipal rates to arrest the jobs bloodbath... Read more.
Giant’s demise ‘not surprising’
Businessman Peter Vundla has expressed his sadness at the near demise of Pamodzi Group, a company he was a shareholder in until he left in a huff more than a decade... Read more.
Too broke to help small businesses
The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has warned that the deep budget cuts it has had to implement will negatively affect its operations. Seda, an agency... Read more.
Government moots junior mining exploration fund
The government is considering partnering with the private sector to establish a junior exploration fund as part of its efforts to encourage a conducive business... Read more.
Consequences of a costly slip
Homosexuality is reprehensible and same-sex marriages should be outlawed, the Constitutional Court heard in May 2005. A certain John Smyth, representing lobby group... Read more.
Potholes are costing farmers millions
The agriculture sector has decried the poor state of South Africa’s deteriorating road infrastructure that costs the industry millions of rand in turnover losses.... Read more.
Funding dries up for 2014 Mzimvubu water project
Four ministers later and having already had a sod-turning event in 2014, the much-anticipated multibillion-rand Mzimvubu water project in Eastern Cape is nowhere... Read more.
Gas-powered vehicles to overtake EVs
Fitch Solutions, a subsidiary of the Fitch Group, estimates that South Africa’s electric vehicle (EV) sales expanded by about 22% in 2021, to reach an annual sales... Read more.
Equality battle still to be won
When Dr Mamphela Ramphele became the vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1997, little did she know that she was breaking a glass ceiling that... Read more.
