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The Hilton hotel in eThekwini to reopen after three years’ closure

The only metro in KwaZulu-Natal, eThekwini believes the reopening of the Hilton Hotel in Durban augurs well for the city’s tourism industry. This comes after...

Labour slams VW’s drive to close plants and cut jobs

Car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) is no longer ruling out plant closures and compulsory redundancies in Germany as part of its cost-cutting programme at the...

Emerging farmers want bigger slice from industry master plan

The African Farmers Association of South Africa (Afasa) believes that the agriculture and agro-processing master plan should prioritise emerging black farmers. Thandeka Mbassa, Afasa’s CEO,...

State moves to extract more value from mineral resources

South Africa is known for its rich mineral deposits, mainly underpinned on precious stones, diamonds and gold. But over the years, the country has failed...

French firm keeps faith in biometrics project 

As the Airports Company South Africa’s (Acsa) next-generation biometric passenger facilitation solution faces turbulence, French technology company Idemia says it remains optimistic about the...

Kubayi butts heads with banks over home loans 

Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi’s plan to get the Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Act amended has caused a stir in banking circles.  Kubayi...