C-Suite

Transnet granted R18.85bn loan to get back on track

The African Development Bank Group has approved a R18.85-billion ($1-billion) corporate loan to Transnet for its recovery and growth plans.   Transnet has faced operational challenges...

Packaging firm fined R21m for anti-competitive conduct since 1998

New Era Packaging, one of the largest packaging companies in the country, has been fined a R21-million administrative fee by the Competition Commission . This...

‘Ombud would serve swift justice for SMEs suffering late payments’

Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams maintains that the National Small Enterprise Amendment Act will foster growth in South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed...

Small-scale fishers hold out for better days ahead 

Small-scale fishers along the Kwa-Zulu-Natal coast are hoping the seventh administration will advance their cause for a bigger piece of the lucrative business amid...

Cannabis project to inject billions of rands into Bergville 

The rural town of Bergville, in KwaZulu-Natal, could soon become the capital of cannabis and hemp should plans by the Okhahlamba local municipality succeed.  The...

GNU will drive SME growth in townships, rural areas – Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa promises that the government of national unity (GNU) will prioritise inclusive growth and job creation. Ramaphosa was speaking at the Opening of...

ANC, DA-led government of national unity to resurrect SOEs

In a dazzling display of political optimism, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that his newly minted ANC and DA-led government of national unity (GNU)...

Finance minister Godongwana lashed ‘for failing the poor’

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the National Treasury is making progress in putting measures in place to fast-track the process of considering unsolicited proposals...

Light of success shines on young entrepreneur’s candle business 

Meet Makatu Tshivhula, a young entrepreneur who went from working at a candle-manufacturing factory to owning one.  The 26-year-old from Soweto is the founder of...

‘Riotous mob wiped out my fashion business’ 

KwaZulu-Natal businesswoman Busisiwe Nodada reckons she will never recover from the damage caused to her business during the July 2021 unrest.  Her store was a...

Latest News

×