Black SAA pilots plead for their jobs
Black pilots at the embattled South African Airways (SAA) have pleaded with the airline’s business rescue practitioners to save their jobs. The pilots,... Read more.
560 000 people sign petition to increase child support grants by R500
A petition by a group of academics and civil society formations calling for the government to increase the child support grant by R500 for a period of six... Read more.
Cigarette industry ready to take Ramaphosa to court
The Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) has resolved to take the government to court, to compel it to lift the ban on the sale of cigarettes... Read more.
Parly applauds Impala CEO’s arrest
Parliament has applauded the arrest of Mark Munroe, the CEO of Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operation for allegedly breaching lockdown regulations. Munroe,... Read more.
SA medical aids asked to give members a three-month premium relief
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) said today, it is “encouraging” medical schemes to explore the possibility of giving members a premium holiday... Read more.
Fitch Solutions: SA interest rate will go down to 3.25%
Fitch Solutions, a unit of the Fitch Group said today, it expects South Africa’s economy to shrink by 6% this year on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read more.
First COVID-19 price gouging case goes to the Competition Tribunal.
The Competition Commission Commission said today, it has referred its first COVID-19 price gouging case to the Competition Tribunal. Many companies have taken... Read more.
SAA and SA Express to be closed down as part of coronavirus response
The National Treasury may have inadvertently revealed that the embattled national carrier South African Airways (SAA) and its sister airline SA Express will be closed... Read more.
Calls for state to reopen some sectors
Fast-food, alcohol retailers should operate... Read more.
Tito Mboweni: Social grants increase on the cards
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said today, that government might increase social grants to cushion the poor during the lockdown. In a call to reporters, Mboweni said... Read more.
