East London, one of the country’s oldest industrial hubs is facing a great risk of turning into a ghost town if Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) decides to scale back or shut down its local operations. Mikel Mabasa, CEO of the automotive business council Naamsa who admitted the city could turn in to a ghost town […]
South Durban could host Durban Metro’s second airport due to increases air travel to the city. Durban International Airport, formerly Louis Botha Airport in Prospecton, served as the city’s main Airport until May 2010, when King Shaka International Airport in La Mercy replaced it. This is 35 kilometres away. eThekwini Municipality has announced that plans
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Former Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter has warned that South Africa is on the verge of collapse if President Cyril Ramaphosa and the government of National Unity (GNU) doesn’t make decisions to restore confidence and take action against the nation’s decline. His grim portrayal shows the nation to be balancing on a very high tight
Inflation has gone downwards since August. South Africa has experienced a decline in rising prices that has seen surprise expressed from market and economic predictions of a slight rise. Annual consumer price inflation dropped from 3.5% in July 2025 to 3.3% in August 2025. Lower inflation in terms of food and fuel was able to
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South Africa has had surprising fortune when it comes to playing against Australia on the Cricket field. Even when that Cricket field is on Australia’s home soil. The Proteas won an unassailable 2-0 advantage in the three-game tour, which was their fifth bilateral One Day International (ODI) series win in a row over the Baggy
Israel’s attack against Hamas leadership headquarters in Doha, Qatar last week Thursday was indeed an attack on the Gulf Arab nation. This was according to former U.S. Intelligence officer Scott Ritter. Ritter warned however that despite the lukewarm response from United States President Donald J. Trump, Washington would raise not a finger in protest against
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eThekwini Region is knee-deep in unfortunate circumstances where service delivery crises is concerned. PR councillor for the Democratic Alliance (DA) Sithembiso Ngema led residents gathered at Tomango Road, Merebank and picketed near the spot where a portion of the road had been dug up and left unrepaired. Ngema told journalists on the scene that the
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President Cyril Ramaphosa response to the tariffs imposed by United States (US) President Donald Trump in Parliament, Cape Town was to come out guns blazing. President Ramaphosa told MPs that “South Africa will not be bullied by anyone”. The gloves are off. Pretoria is intensifying efforts to safeguard the economy and negotiate a better trade
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President Cyril Ramaphosa braced himself for a robust questions and answers session before Parliament where he will face enquiries concerning the purpose of national dialogue, economic growth, the proposal for a state-owned national bank and the imposition of new trade tariffs on South Africa by the United States (US), among other things. This took place
The eThekwini Waste Materials Recovery Industry Development Centre (USE-IT) programme has been allocated R750,000 in additional funding. The Economic Development and Planning Committee for the eThekwini Municipal Council stated in its report that USE-IT is one of the few initiatives within the eThekwini region that specifically supports the development and growth of the waste economic