Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will this morning update the media on the status of South Africa’s electricity generation performance. This comes after Eskom’s announcement yesterday that it would

Economist Andre Roux has attributed the high unemployment rate of 32,9% to the poorly performing economy, among other things. Professor Roux says another contributory factor could be that some businesses

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says government has received overwhelming responses from the private sector invited to invest in the country’s rail infrastructure. In March, Creecy launched an online request for

Eskom has announced that it will be implementing stage two power cuts from 4pm this afternoon until 10pm on Thursday evening. The power utility says the decision is due to

South Africa’s official unemployment rate increased by one percentage point to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025. This is according to data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).

The Gauteng Provincial Government has reported an underspending of R1.8 billion at the end of the 2024/25 financial year. The Departments of Health and Education accounted for 58% of the

Finance MECs and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana are expected to meet in a Budget Council today ahead of the National Budget announcement next week. Last month, the National Treasury announced

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) has vowed to challenge a Labour Court ruling that exempts the City of Tshwane from increasing its employees’ salaries as collectively negotiated in

Economist at Nedbank Group Economic Unit, Johannes Khosa, expects a slight deterioration in the first quarter employment numbers for 2025 today. Stats SA is set to release the Quarterly Labour

The 2025 Africa’s Travel Indaba is expected to be officially opened today at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban. This year’s event is held under the theme