Franchise sales up 16.8% for Famous Brands

Famous Brands has reported that its franchise sales increased 16.8% in the March to May quarter with a 16% improvement in South Africa and a 27.2% improvement in the rest of Africa region. 19 Jun 2013 11:34

Officials to meet over Transnet tenders

[Nicky Smith] The Department of Trade and Industry has called for a meeting of top government officials after almost a year of tireless lobbying by specialised spring manufacturer Springmaster over the role state-owned Transnet Engineering (TE) has been playing in the rail engineering sector. 19 Jun 2013 07:45

Bombela got R831m from Gauteng

[Linda Ensor] The Gauteng provincial government had paid R831m to the Bombela consortium up to end March in terms of 10 ridership guarantees for the Gautrain‚ Transport Minister Ben Martins said in Parliament on Tuesday (18 June). 19 Jun 2013 07:36

DRC gets 1,300 SA troops

[Graeme Hosken] Tight security has been thrown around the deployment of more than 1,000 heavily armed South African troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo. 18 Jun 2013 08:59

Petrol price may rise by 81 cents in July

[Helmo Preuss] A weaker rand and higher international product prices are likely to push the Gauteng retail petrol price up by 81 cents a litre (c/l) in July, close to the record R13.20 per litre reached in April‚ data released by the Central Energy Fund last week showed. 18 Jun 2013 07:59

Ambulances just for pregnant women

[Romaana Naidoo] The North West province has stepped in to curb maternal and infant mortality, and ensure that pregnant women safely deliver their babies at health care facilities, thanks to the establishment of maternity waiting homes and a new fleet of 10 dedicated obstetric ambulances. 18 Jun 2013 07:07

Learners urged to be more vigilant on roads

[Nthambeleni Gabara] MALAMULELE: In an effort to stop the number of youth who lose their lives on the country's roads, government has urged students to be more vigilant when walking to school. 18 Jun 2013 06:53