Economic spin off from Africa Travel Indaba estimated at R500 mln – SABC News

KwaZulu-Natal Tourism and Film CEO Sbusiso Gumbi says he is satisfied and proud that this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba was successful. Gumbi was updating members of the media on the

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200 Barberton mine workers dispute retrenchments – SABC News

More than 200 mine workers who have been retrenched by the Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga say the retrenchment process was unfair. They claim most of the retrenched employees are locals

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Eskom spends R115 million on diesel on first night of load shedding – SABC News

The latest data from Eskom shows that the power utility spent an estimated R115 million on diesel fuel for OCGTs, the majority of which was spent meeting electricity demand during

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South Africans turning to personal loans amid rising living costs – SABC News

DebtBusters’ latest debt index for the first quarter of 2025 shows a growing number of South Africans are relying on personal loans to manage their expenses as the cost of

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Africa Youth Tourism Innovation Summit heads to Joburg – SABC News

South Africa is set to take centre stage in continental tourism dialogue as Johannesburg prepares to host the 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge during the country’s

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Many South Africans relying on personal and payday loans to survive – SABC News

DebtBusters’ Q1 2025 debt index says more and more South Africans are relying on personal and payday loans to survive the rising cost of living. And that a third of

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SABC needs billions to fund public mandate: CEO – SABC News

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it needs about R7.5 billion to fund costs related to its unfunded public mandate. The organisation was updating Standing Committee on Public Accounts

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KZN govt to challenge any attempt by SARB to take over Ithala Bank – SABC News

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says the provincial government will continue to legally challenge any attempts by the Reserve Bank’s prudential authority to take over operations of Ithala Bank. Ntuli

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CEF hands over assets, R5 bln to new petroleum company – SABC News

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has handed over leased assets and R5 billion in funding to operationalize the newly established South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC). Three of the CEF

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Western Cape’s unemployment rate remains lowest in country – SABC News

The Western Cape remains the province with the lowest official unemployment rate at 19.6-percent in the first quarter of 2025. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the province has maintained

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