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Mantashe warns fuel retailers over price manipulation
9+ hour, 27+ min ago (105+ words) JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is stepping up efforts to crack down on fuel retailers accused of price manipulation and selling contaminated diesel. Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe issued this warning at the Fuels Industry Imbizo in Johannesburg. He says…...
SAB sounds alarm over proposed beer tax hike
15+ hour, 3+ min ago (126+ words) JOHANNESBURG - South African Breweries is pushing back against a proposal to hike excise duties on standard beer by 20 percent. This emerged during a recent National Treasury excise policy workshop. SAB says the increase could backfire, hurting economic activity, undermining tax…...
14 buses, 980 Malawians, tax money: Inside South Africa largest single-day deportation
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (340+ words) KRUGERSORP - The Home Affairs Department has co-coordinated one of the biggest single-day repatriations." Around 980 Malawians are being processed from Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp. Fourteen buses were used to transport the group on Thursday night. Home Affairs official Stephen van…...
Strong exports lead to SA's best surplus in five years
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (158+ words) JOHANNESBURG - A slew of positive data is good news for the South African economy. South Africa's current account surplus has hit R190-billion for the first quarter of the year, it's best level in five years." The current account is a…...
Nearly 160 Zimbabweans bussed home
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (72+ words) e NCA Nearly 160 Zimbabweans to be bussed home" JOHANNESBURG -"Nearly 160 Zimbabwean nationals are being bused home. The community of Daggafontein in Springs had given them a deadline to leave the country by"15"June. There's been a nationwide campaign, led by…...
South Africa's employed barely outnumber the unemployed
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (166+ words) JOHANNESBURG - South African households were experiencing some relief toward the end of last year. But the Altron Fintech Household Resilience index points to a fragile recovery." Authors have questioned why the Reserve Bank raised interest rates when higher rates are…...
Number Of The Day | 12, 000, 000 | 11 June 2026
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (513+ words) The Hidden Cost of 12 Million People Waiting for Work There is a number in South Africa's jobs crisis that is difficult to sit with. In this episode of Number of the Day, Gareth Edwards and Francis Herd unpack what that…...
Bafana can beat the odds again, says Farouk Khan
14+ hour, 26+ min ago (283+ words) South Africa during the South African national men's soccer team press conference at Moses Mabhida Stadium on March 26, 2026 in Durban, South Africa. JOHANNESBURG - "We've done it before. We went to AFCON, we beat giant killers Morocco. I think tonight we're…...
Madlanga Commission shows Bafana Bafana some love
14+ hour, 38+ min ago (59+ words) e NCA Mutual Wellness: How Funeral Insurance Creates Space to Grieve Mutual Wellness: Why You Need Legal Cover for Life's Disputes Madlanga Commission shows Bafana Bafana some love JOHANNESBURG - Madlanga Commission Chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga is wishing Bafana Bafana well for…...
586 Nigerians living illegally in SA processed for repatriation
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (51+ words) e NCA Mutual Wellness: How Funeral Insurance Creates Space to Grieve Mutual Wellness: Why You Need Legal Cover for Life's Disputes 586 Nigerians living illegally in SA processed for repatriation High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. You May Also…...