image: Internet by Kelebogile Matlou The 12-day strike by FlySafair pilots has officially come to an end, bringing relief to both the airline and its passengers. FlySafair confirmed on Friday that the industrial action had been resolved following the signing of a formal agreement with the labour union Solidarity. The agreement marks the end ofnearly…
image: GCIS by Kelebogile Matlou President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa will continue high-level negotiations with the United States throughout the coming week, aiming to protect the country’s economic interests amid impending US import tariffs. This follows the Trump administration’s decision to revise the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which will impose a 30% tariff…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson at the G20 summit 2025 image: Dean Macpherson on X by Mathipa Phishego Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, announced a forensic study on Tuesday that verified numerous irregularities in the Independent Development Trust’s (IDT) awarding of a R836-million oxygen plant tender. Pieter-Louis Myburgh, a…
image: Daily Investor by Kelebogile Matlou Nkosana Makate, the man behind one of South Africa’s most impactful mobile innovations, continues his fight for justice and fair compensation. In 2001, as a Vodacom employee, he came up with the now-famous “Please Call Me” service, a tool that allowed mobile phone users without airtime to send a…
image: Necsa by Kelebogile Matlou The Department of Electricity and Energy says it is actively exploring various ways to fund the expansion of South Africa’s nuclear energy programme, which has been running since 1984. Deputy Director-General Zizamele Mbambo confirmed that the government is considering a range of innovative financing models to support this initiative. He…
image: Prasa/X by Kelebogile Matlou The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) is calling for the immediate reversal of Metrorail’s planned fare increases, which are scheduled to take effect on 1 August 2025. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) recently announced that commuters will have to dig deeper into their pockets,…
image: Full View by Kelebogile Matlou Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson says a report into a R800 million government tender shows a serious failure in how public money was handled. The tender was for building oxygen plants at state hospitals and was given out by the Independent Development Trust (IDT). The report…
image: Ground-up by Kelebogile Matlou The National E-Hailing Federation of South Africa (Nefsa) has announced that e-hailing drivers across the country are preparing for a national strike, citing worsening working conditions and what they describe as unfair treatment by ride-hailing platforms such as Uber and Bolt. In a statement, Nefsa President Elijah Uhuru Lekgowane warned…
Convenor of the Liberation Movements Summit 2025 and Secretary-General of the ANC Fikile Mbaluladelivered a report on the state of Liberation Movements and key challenges on Sunday in KemptonPark. The Summit, being the first of its kind, held its third and final day on Sunday brought together theANC, FRELIMO, SWAPO, MPLA, CCM, ZANU PF and…
image: Internet by Kelebogile Matlou The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is expected to lower interest rates again this Thursday, even though inflation is rising, export costs are increasing, and the cost of government-controlled services is changing. This shows the bank is trying to respond to a changing and uncertain economy. Inflation in South Africa…
