Plans to improve UIF benefits for workers

[Linda Ensor] There was scope for the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), which has R82bn in accumulated assets‚ to improve the benefits for workers‚ the UIF commissioner Boas Seruwe said on Thursday (23 May). 24 May 2013 11:27

PPS shows confidence levels rising

SA's graduate professionals felt more confident of the country's prospects in the first quarter of this year‚ according to the latest PPS Graduate Professionals Confidence Index released on Thursday (23 May). 24 May 2013 11:10

What's happening with SA port tariffs?

The deadline of 31 May for public comment on the new five-year plan for restructuring SA's port tariffs from 2014 is looming fast with just a week to go. 24 May 2013 10:25

Lack of information hampers decisions

One reason SA is struggling to deal with problems in higher education is that government lacks reliable information on which to base policy decisions. 24 May 2013 10:51

Manufacturers need global integration

During the latter years of apartheid, SA built more tanks than any other country on earth. Factories around the country churned out tens of thousands. 24 May 2013 09:59

More churches join protest over tolls

[Jenna Etheridge] More churches have come out against the e-tolling of Gauteng's highways and the impact it will have on members and religious activities. 24 May 2013 08:15

Court rules in favour of Redisa

Government's waste tyre recycling plan is back on track after a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Thursday (23 May). 24 May 2013 08:40

Tourism needs urgent boost to survive

Protea Hotels' chief executive Arthur Gillis is not happy about the 60% room occupancy levels across SA's hotel industry. 24 May 2013 09:28

Calls to leave inquiry to professionals

The long-awaited inquiry into the private health care industry will finally begin in the second half of the year, following the publication of the terms of reference by the competition commission. 24 May 2013 11:46

ANC launches cellphone app

The Western Cape ANC has launched a cellphone application to communicate with the province's youth ahead of next year's elections, The Cape Argus has reported. 23 May 2013 06:49

Tolls needed to pay road bills

[Linda Ensor] The non-collection of toll fees could negatively affect the South African National Road Agency Limited's (Sanral's) ability to raise capital for infrastructure development projects‚ Transport Minister Ben Martins said in the National Council of Provinces on Wednesday (22 May). 23 May 2013 08:22

More than 9 000 insurance claims disputed

The Office of the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance received 9‚123 complaints against insurers in 2012‚ an increase of 1.7% over 2011‚ according to the watchdog's latest annual report. 23 May 2013 10:14

Cosatu gains support for toll protests

[Ahmed Areff] The Congress of SA Trade Unions' (Cosatu) will be joined by at least 10 civil society organisations and some religious leaders in a series of protests in the next few weeks against the e-tolling of Gauteng highways. 23 May 2013 08:37

Cape Town spends R180m on Volvos

The City of Cape Town has awarded the tender worth R180m to provide buses for extended MyCiTi bus routes to Volvo SA, a city official, Brett Herron said on Wednesday (22 May). 23 May 2013 09:35

Rebosis gets support for Nthwese deal

Rebosis Property Fund on Wednesday (22 May) reported overwhelming support from its linked unit-holders with 99.9% of votes cast approving the fund's capital raising scheme to buy the Nthwese property portfolio. 23 May 2013 09:17