[Amanda Visser] An exponential increase in imports of household plastic products over the past few years and the high domestic prices of polypropylene have been hampering the competitiveness of one of SA's larger manufacturers Usabco‚ which owns the Addis brand.
16 May 2013 09:19
A probe into allegations of misconduct and impropriety against South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Oupa Magashula is in its final stages.
16 May 2013 09:06
[Dennis Cruywagen] A solid case is being built against South Africans suspected of having links with terrorists groups such as Al-Shabaab terrorist groups, Minister of State Security Siyabonga Cwele said yesterday.
15 May 2013 13:12
[Alistair Anderson] Construction company Stefanutti Stocks said on Tuesday (14 May) that late payments by debtors and a provision for a hefty fine for anti-competitive behaviour were to blame for the company reporting a record R162m loss for the year to February.
15 May 2013 09:40
PRETORIA: Ekurhuleni mayor Mondli Gungubele has apologised to the public for the inconvenience caused by the illegal strike by metro police officers in the city.
14 May 2013 13:12Video footage of an inebriated tourist jumping out of his car and charging a wild elephant at South Africa's famous Kruger National Park caused an uproar on Monday (13 May.
14 May 2013 12:17
A local municipality has, for the first time, been prevented from appointing a municipal manager, by the Labour Court, on the grounds that he was not "suitable" and had failed in similar positions he had held before.
14 May 2013 11:21PRETORIA: Two police officers caught on CCTV camera at the Boksburg Mall last week taking a bribe from a motorist have been served with letters of intention to suspend them.
13 May 2013 13:53
The trial of a duo of former employees of the Department of Labour's (DoL) Compensation Fund (CF) accused of defrauding the department will resume tomorrow, 14 May 2013, in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court with further cross-examination of State witnesses.
13 May 2013 13:12
In March, The Times reported that corrupt doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists, radiologists and pathologists were ripping off medical schemes to the extent of about R22bn a year. The sector disputes the figure, saying correct estimates point to half that amount.
13 May 2013 11:42
NEWSWATCH: With the launch of Burger King in SA on 9 May, it was said that the US fast-food chain aims to take "a big chomp" out of SA's R17bn fast-food market, reports BD Live. According to IOL, nine police officers face suspension after the Gupta saga, while a policewoman in Johannesburg was caught on video 'helping a man unzip his pants'; and Mail & Guardian reports that Malema now only owes SARS R10,1-million in unpaid taxes.
10 May 2013 10:28
Sasol will appear before the Competition Tribunal from Monday (13 May) on allegations that the company charged excessive prices for materials used in the production of plastics.
10 May 2013 08:55
Legal documents were served on Transnet and two of its funds on Wednesday (8 May) for a class action suit over pension funds, Geyser and Coetzee Attorneys said.
9 May 2013 09:44
Reports of government probes into the possible improper use of state resources around the Gupta wedding would be studied by Auditor-General Terence Nombembe, his office said on Wednesday (8 May).
9 May 2013 09:30
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