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latest news & developmentsMaponya’s African dream
By working with neighbours, business tycoon Richard Maponya managed to get around oppressive laws and create an empire
Ndlozi: ‘We treat the media with the utmost respect’
The EFF’s spin doctor reflected on the party’s plans to take on media owners
Malema: Collect 10 million votes, Cheers!
The party by to increase its voters five times by 2023
Malema welcomes eNCA withdrawal from its conference
The EFF leader however says that the 24-hour news channel is unwelcome to cover any of the party’s events further
Student command backs a shake up of EFF top six
Sources say the student command will be backing the “contestation” slate, which seeks to disrupt the centralised power of the leadership.
New rules for crypto-trading
Local regulation of cryptocurrencies could be implemented as soon as next year
SAA cut off to protect other SOEs
After years of pumping billions into the airline, government picked business rescue to prevent a wider fallout at Eskom and other state entities
Hawks bust another ‘horror’ factory
Authorities found that Jiebo Home Trading was not meeting safety standards or paying the minimum wage
More than a third of South Africans without water – R90bn needed to fix this
The new national water strategy calls for R90-billion in spending by the bankrupt water department, and a big change in how water is managed
Something out of the blue
With a bit of fine-tuning, this will be an excellent car
The ugly face of Beautiful City
The factory owners took advantage of their foreign workers’ precarious status
Giant new refinery: curse or boon?
Saudi’s Aramco is planning an oil refinery in South Africa, but experts say the magaproject is risky
Sekunjalo: The PIC is on a drive to embarrass Dr Survé
Iqbal Survé’s Sekunjalo Investment Holdings denies it owes the PIC more than R1-billion it used to acquire the media group
Jo’burgers fail to manage waste
New laws came into effect in August, but neither households nor Pikitup are compliant
Aramco, the world’s biggest polluter, goes to market
The Saudi-owned company aims to list 5% of its shares on the Riyadh-based bourse in December