Newly Appointed SA Mining Minister to Mediate in Platinum Strike

The newly appointed Mining Minister, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, has committed himself to mediating between the striking workers and the platinum producers. The wage strike, which is now the longest in South African history at nearly eighteen weeks, is causing irreparable damage to the economy of the country. It has already resulted in a decline in the South African economy in the first quarter of the year, with the 24.7% drop in total mining output being the obvious main contributor.... Read more »
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By Paula Sanz On Thursday, April 10th, 2014

The business aspect of the sports industry

While sport continues to provide endless drama, tension and excitement for billions of fans across the world to savour, many forms have transformed into a business where the level of income has become an integr... Read more »
By Mvusi Ngubane On Sunday, December 8th, 2013

Cape Town Approves R72-Million for Madiba

Sunday morning saw the holding of a special council meeting assembled by the City of Cape Town’s public representatives in honour of the late former South African president, Nelson Mandela. The council me... Read more »
By PAW On Thursday, November 14th, 2013

A Better year for Government Departments – Auditor General

The outgoing Auditor-General (AG) Terence Nombembe released national and provincial departments audit reports  in Parliament yesterday. These reports indicate that the government has wasted over R30bn. There ... Read more »
By PAW On Monday, November 11th, 2013

White Dominance still Evident in Law Firms

The deputy minister of justice, Mr John Jeffery has expressed concern at the number of Africans than are employed by the South African Law firms, particularly the big corporate ones. He said this in a prepared ... Read more »
By PAW On Saturday, November 2nd, 2013

Youth Wage Bill Passed

In a show of the waning support now enjoyed by COSATU, the youth wage subsidy bill sailed through parliament despite the fierce opposition that the huge worker organisation had shown way back in 2011 when the b... Read more »
By Mvusi Ngubane On Sunday, October 20th, 2013

Job Cuts May Lead to Recession

Johannesburg- As a result of an increase in the retail sector’s recent adoption of retrenchments as a means of cost saving, South Africa’s economy has been jeopardised and will inevitably fall into ... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Thursday, September 12th, 2013

Unemployment Still a Problem in South Africa

South Africa is facing an unemployment crisis. Every month there is a high number of job losses in the country. Up to  34 654 jobs were lost last  month , according to the figures recently released by Adcorp.... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Sunday, August 25th, 2013

ANN7 Presenters Still Finding Their Feet

The Gupta family decided to expand its newsroom business to accommodate its latest endeavor; a 24-hour news channel. The prominent family owns The New Age newspaper and now, they are the proud owners of the Afr... Read more »
By Ntokozo Sindane On Tuesday, August 20th, 2013

R 85 Million Advertising Campaign for SANRAL e-Tolls

Since talks of the electronic tolling system in Gauteng started, there has been a public uproar as to the reasoning behind this expensive system. The controversial e-tolling system is made up of 49 tolls which ... Read more »