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

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

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

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

Beer sales keep SABMiller's profits flowing

[Zeenat Moorad] Prospering from emerging markets such as Africa‚ SABMiller on Thursday (23 May) reported a 10% increase in group revenue to US$34.5bn for the year to March. 24 May 2013 07:51

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

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

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

Cars sales - dealers' confidence falls

[Alexander Parker] Vehicle dealers' confidence dipped in the second quarter‚ WesBank's quarterly vehicle sales confidence indicator showed on Wednesday (22 May). 23 May 2013 09:01

Government to grab Zimplat's land

HARARE, ZIMBABWE: The Zimbabwe government vowed on Wednesday (22 May) it would not roll back on plans to seize 28,000 hectares of land leased to a local subsidiary of the platinum-mining giant Impala Platinum. 23 May 2013 10:56

Reunert to curb costs as profits fall

Electronics group Reunert will continue to focus on "rigorous cost control and act with prudence" over the next six months‚ it said on Tuesday (21 May) when its results for the six months to March were released. 22 May 2013 10:56

Steel production down by 15.1%

[Helmo Preuss] South African steel production fell by 15.1% year-on-year (y/y) in April to an estimated 570‚000 tons after dropping by 16.6% y/y in February to 515‚000 tons‚ according to World Steel Association data. 22 May 2013 09:14

Sasol 'profiteering' from plastic sales

[Amanda Visser] Sasol Chemical Industries (SCI) was making excessive profits from its propylene and polypropylene sales in SA and its position of a low-cost producer should have been reflected in its prices‚ the Competition Commission's former chief economist‚ Simon Roberts said on Tuesday (21 May). 22 May 2013 08:46

Uncertainty over jobs losses at Becsa

[Mpho Sibanyoni] Mixed information is trickling out in relation to the number of people that BHP Billiton Energy Coal SA (Becsa) plans to retrench in South Africa. 22 May 2013 09:29

Challenges face Pioneer this year

[Zeenat Moorad] Trading across Pioneer Food's product categories is expected to be challenging for the rest of the year as consumer spending remains constrained‚ the company‚ which reported its half-year results on Monday (20 May)‚ said. 21 May 2013 08:16