The rand closed at R14.53/$ on Wednesday. view more

With the United States Fed expected to strike a more dovish tone in its latest policy statement, yields are falling on the back of bets that the Fed could cut rates at its next policy meeting in July. view more

The European Central Bank's president Mario Draghi sparked stocks after commenting that the central bank would ease its policy again if inflation fails to accelerate to its desired level. view more

Oil prices rose again in reaction to geopolitical tension, building on a surge sparked by suspected attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman. view more

Asian markets have been weaker for a second successive day as the Nikkei retreated 0.46%, whilst the Shanghai composite was 0.15% lower on the day. view more

Blue Security is KZN's top brand 2019 This award... view more

The Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards 2019 was held on Thursday 13 June at t... view more

The Standard Bank KZN Top Business Golf Day took place on Thursday the 6th June ... view more

The Battle of KZN's Top Brand is pretty unpredictable and volatile. ... view more

By special demand,  we have been requested to publish the log as it stands ... view more

The beauty about this years battle of KZN's Top Brand is that it's pretty unpred... view more

2019 Standard Bank KZN Top Busi... view more

Huge movements up and down the leader board this week.  We have a new leade... view more

The action on the website for the  KZN Top Business brand award is speeding... view more

The action on the website for the  KZN Top Business brand award is speding ... view more

KZN LEADERS PORTFOLIO is a natural progression from the KZN Top Business Portfol... view more

Neville Matjie has been appointed CEO of Trade and Investment KZN, effective Oct... view more

Saskia Hill, owner of MCS Debt Recovery, says that the success of her bus... view more

PAUL SAAD, FutureLife's CEO said, "I am humbled that FutureLife is now recognise... view more

Carol Coetzee, (CEO of the KZN Film Commiss... view more

BRYAN BAYLIS, has had a long and satisfying professional career in the financial... view more

ABDOOL KADER (BABOO) ESSA joined his father, Haroon Essa, at Frimax Foods, strai... view more

DOMINIC COLLETT is a professional engineer whose career has been driven by the d... view more

ARNOLD VERMAAK, the chairman of Durban based Constantia Afripack lives by the Ma... view more

ANANT SINGH, CEO and chairman of the Videovision Entertainment Group, and South ... view more

It has emerged that two people who may have been attacked by the 'night crawler', have survived and have given their witness accounts to the high-level task team, investigating the spate of murders of homeless people in the Muckleneuk area in Tshwane. view more

The State is opposing triple axe murderer Henri van Breda's bid to challenge his conviction and sentence in the Constitutional Court, stating that it is not in the interests of justice to grant leave to appeal. view more

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor spoke to South African Ambassador to Denmark Zindzi Mandela on the phone following controversial tweets allegedly sent by Mandela, reports Netwerk24. view more

Euthanasia advocate Professor Sean Davison says he accepted a plea deal for three premeditated murder charges because the stakes were too high. view more

An audio recording released by the Sunday newspaper Rapport proves that the Nelson Mandela Foundation did in fact say it wanted to meet with ambassador Zindzi Mandela over her controversial tweets. view more

The ANC says it will be laying criminal charges against Steve Hofmeyr, following the threats he made to Denmark ambassador Zindzi Mandela and DA MP Phumzile van Damme on Twitter. view more

Apartheid-era cop Joao "Jan" Roderigues has applied for leave to appeal a judgment by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that dismissed his application for a permanent stay of prosecution. view more

It's happy humpday for one lucky player, winning R440 000 in Wednesday's Daily Lotto draw. view more

Recap all the scoring and interactive commentary on the Cricket World Cup clash between South Africa and New Zealand at Edgbaston. view more

Here are all your Lotto and Lotto Plus numbers for the Wednesday, June 19 draw. view more

Public Protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has warned Limpopo's premier, Stan Mathabatha, and his executive to refrain from meddling in procurement matters. view more

A man will appear in court this week for allegedly killing a 76-year-old farmer after Eastern Cape authorities recently made a breakthrough in the case. view more

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has been recognised among the global leaders in higher education excellence and stature view more

The Lenasia Magistrate's Court has slapped a former police captain with an effective eight-year sentence after being found guilty of corruption. view more

The conveners of the Alexandra Total Shutdown movement opened a case of contempt of court against City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba. view more

Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe has put Khayelitsha resident Goodman Nobade away for life for killing and dismembering his wife, describing him as 'heartless monster' with no 'soul'. view more

NB Publishers has come out in defence of investigative journalist Jacques Pauw following a R35m lawsuit by former State Security Agency director general Arthur Fraser. view more

Professor Sean Davison will serve three years house arrest for the murder of three bedridden or gravely ill people at their request. view more

The high-level task team deployed to investigate a spate of murders of homeless people in Muckleneuk in Tshwane, has hit the ground running. view more

ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina and secretary general Ace Magashule have denied that the list of nominations for Parliament's committee chairpersons is the outcome of a factional balancing act. view more

The South African government will spend about R38-billion over the next three years on the procurement of new trains for the Metrorail service, as well as on the modernisation of signalling systems, depots, perway and stations, says new Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. "The expenditure will ensure that the current Metrorail system is modernised to deliver a safe, reliable and efficient rail service." view more

State-owned power utility Eskom has announced that Bheki Nxumalo has been appointed as its group executive for generation as from July 1 2019. Nxumalo takes over the role permanently from Andrew Etzinger, who has been acting in the position for the past nine months. view more

Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) announced on Wednesday that it had commenced with the implementation of the Mokolo-Crocodile Water Augmentation Project Phase 2A (MCWAP-2A) project, which is strongly associated with minerals and energy projects in the Limpopo province and is, thus, facing opposition from environmental justice groups. The estimated capital cost of the MCWAP-2A project is R12.3-billion, in April 2018 prices, and the scheme is scheduled for completion in May 2026. view more

Clothing retailer Edcon has increased its order for cotton lint to 2 200 t for the next year as part of its commitment to the clothing and textile industry through the Sustainable Cotton Cluster (SCC). Edcon first bought 600 t of cotton lint in mid-2016 when it signed a cotton lint commitment with the South African Sustainable Textile Apparel Cluster (Sastac). view more

State-owned freight utility Transnet and manganese producer United Manganese of Kalahari on Wednesday "renewed their business vows" by signing an R8.5-billion contract to move two-million to three-million tonnes a year of manganese by rail to six South African exports channels. Transnet commercial sales and marketing group executive Mike Fanucchi noted that the contract would be valid until 2023, as part of the utility's manganese export capacity allocation two contracts. view more

Anadarko Petroleum approved a $25-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique that could help transform the economy of one of the world's poorest countries. CEO Al Walker signed off on what he called the biggest ever foreign investment in Africa. Anadarko sees potential for Mozambique to become one of the largest LNG suppliers in the world, and the project - expected to export the fuel to countries in Asia and Europe - will play a big part. It will be funded with $11-billion of equity and $14-billion of debt. view more

South Africa simply has to rescue the nation's distressed power utility. Even though it can't afford to. Eskom Holdings supplies 95% of the nation's electricity. If it went bankrupt, the entire economy would be dragged down as well. The danger of that is growing: The utility has a mountain of debt, doesn't produce enough power to meet demand or cover its costs and urgently needs to implement a turnaround plan that will hinge on government aid. view more

World Bank and Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery in its latest report had found that the net benefit (on average) of investing in more resilient infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries would be $4.2-trillion, or $4 in benefit for each $1 invested. The report, titled "Lifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity" laid out a framework for understanding infrastructure resilience - the ability of infrastructure systems to function and meet users' needs during and after a natural hazard. view more

  It is important for countries, and especially South Africa, to revisit how they build their human capital base. view more

Motus' total vehicle market performance in South Africa declined by 2.4% in the 11 months to May 31, with 496 512 units sold, compared with the 508 785 units sold in the 11 months to May 31, 2018, with the country's and global economic and political environments having been unsettled during the period. The group reported in a voluntary pre-closed-period trading update, on Wednesday, that low economic growth, a weak currency and high unemployment had negatively impacted on disposable income, consumer spending and vehicle affordability. view more

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The tabloid is currently being distributed and hardcopies are available at vario... view more

EThekwini Municipality, which has been designated as an UNESCO City of L... view more

MEC commends Durban Chamber for its role i... view more

When does a delay in prosecuting a disciplinary enquiry become unreasonable and ... view more

Merrill King, recently appointed joint MD of Capitol Caterers, has had a 36-year... view more

The team's experience and expertise covers not only property transfers, mortgage... view more

The question whether a residential estate's roads may or may not be controlled... view more

The game-changing implications of technology/ digital innovation, scrutiny of co... view more

Training and Events Co-ordinator The Zululand Chamber of Commerce and Industry has a vacancy for a Training and Events Co-ordinator in our Richards Bay office. The ideal candidate will be responsible for: Identify training needs for chamber members Develop and manage  the annual training and events calendar Regular and constructive liaison to companies Promotion of view more

24 new ZCCI members attended a New Members’ Tea at Bayshore Inn on Thursday, 16 May 2019. The event was sponsored by ABSA Bank. Companies present included representatives from our sponsors, ABSA Bank, Tendele Mine, La Fusion Chefs, Umtapo Publishers, Emprint, Sne Sishosho Trading, CI Agro Culture, Ntokozi ilo Trading, Isibhaya Guesthouse, Corporate Communications, Siphizandla view more

Christa van der Walt, the ZCCI’s manager, is leaving Chamber today, to start her own business, Corporate Communications. The ZCCI wishes to thank Christa for her invaluable contribution over the last four years and wish her all the best in her future endeavours. view more

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The 2018 Business Excellence Awards again rewarded Zululand Business owners for the work done during the year. 28 November 2018 saw the Zululand Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosting the prestigious annual Business Excellence Awards with the theme "Pinnacle of Excellence". The venue was the Dome at the uMfolozi Casino and Convention Resort. This year's view more

ZCCI CEO, Thabani Shale had a high level meeting in Nongoma on Tuesday, 16 April 2019 with the minister of Labour, Minister Mildred Oliphant, and the UIF Commissioner, Tebogo Maruping.   view more

Do you have the qualities to become the ZCCI’s new Chamber Manager? If you have the right qualifications, as per the advert below, please mail your CV to recruitment@zcci.co.za before Monday 15 April 2019   CHAMBER MANAGER   RESPONSIBILITIES Membership retention, development and growth Regular and constructive liaison to companies Promotion of ZCCI programmes and view more

Mike Anderson, National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) founder and CEO says that running your own small business is becoming tougher and tougher. The most important area identified within the survey as critical to addressing business growth challenges is increased marketing spend. Anderson says this is a reoccurring requirement and is also the area where majority view more

ZCCI CEO, Thabani Shale had a meeting with Deputy Mayor of uMlalazi Municipality Cllr BP Simelane and Municipal Manager of uMlalazi Municipality, Raymond Mnguni today (13 February 2019). The load shedding schedule for industrial and retail areas will be amended. Load shedding will occur at start of the shift or towards the end of the view more

30-January-2019   The Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) have collaborated to launch a free-to-use Web Tool dedicated to help smaller businesses with labour relations processes and matters. The joint initiative is one of the flagship projects outlined in the Presidential Jobs Summit Framework Agreement and has gone view more

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The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with Transnet Port T... view more

The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has held an Annual Gala Dinner to co... view more

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The Public Investment Corporation board should have expertise in investment-related matters and include representatives of key stakeholders, the inquiry into affairs at the state-owned asset manager heard on Wednesday. view more

Nearly half the world's electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday delivers his first state-of-the-nation speech since the ANC extended its quarter-century rule after last month's election. Here are five key things to watch out for. view more

President Donald Trump formally launches his 2020 re-election campaign by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four years ago and who is now a victim of an attempted ouster by Democrats. view more

Former finance minister Trevor Manuel says not surprised by the decision by the High Court to turn down the application by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to appeal a defamation ruling in a case he brought against the party view more

The Public Investment Corporation board should have expertise in investment-related matters and include representatives of key stakeholders, the inquiry into affairs at the state-owned asset manager heard on Wednesday. view more

Nearly half the world's electricity will come from renewable energy by 2050 as costs of wind, solar and battery storage continue to plummet. view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday delivers his first state-of-the-nation speech since the ANC extended its quarter-century rule after last month's election. Here are five key things to watch out for. view more

President Donald Trump formally launches his 2020 re-election campaign by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four years ago and who is now a victim of an attempted ouster by Democrats. view more

Former finance minister Trevor Manuel says not surprised by the decision by the High Court to turn down the application by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to appeal a defamation ruling in a case he brought against the party view more

South Africa's state-owned electricity company is approaching R500bn in debt, and doesn't generate enough cash to service it. Investors can't get enough of it. view more

US pilots called Wednesday for enhanced pilot training on the Boeing 737 MAX before the aircraft is returned to service after being grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes. view more

The flag carrier's former chief financial officer says the airline's ex-chair Dudu Myeni pressured her to not take documents to the board for approval but rather sign off on them herself. view more

With the United States Fed expected to strike a more dovish tone in its latest policy statement, yields are falling on the back of bets that the Fed could cut rates at its next policy meeting in July. view more

To break into the estimated $115bn annual spend on travel by the Chinese market, South African hospitality leaders must shift their focus, says Jonathan Steyn. view more

This pop-up stall in Melville's 27 Boxes shopping centre sells fruit and veg as well as other food items - but there's no cashier or staff on the premises. view more

The plan is the flagship initiative of US President Donald Trump in Africa. view more

Global investors are just not interested in SA at the moment, SA-born British peer and anti-apartheid activist Lord Peter Hain has told a property conference in Cape Town. view more

Bheki Nxumalo, the acting CEO of Eskom Rotek Industries, has been appointed the power utility's new group executive in charge of generation. view more

If Facebook's new digital currency goes according to plan, it could one day compete with payment giants Visa, Mastercard and PayPal. But for now, all three are set to work with the social-media company on the venture. view more

Boris Johnson extended his lead over his rivals in the race to become Britain's next prime minister, and looked poised to pick up more votes as the hardest Brexiteer in the contest was eliminated. view more

South Africa's annual inflation quickened in May, with the rate reaching the midpoint of the central bank's target range as higher food and beverage prices contributed to the increase. view more

On Tuesday afternoon some of the bank's customers started to post on social media that their bank balances had increased. view more

The group had delayed publishing its 2017 and 2018 earnings reports to give auditors PwC time to complete a 15-month forensic probe into its books. view more

The rand closed at R14.53/$ on Wednesday. view more

Parklands College is an independent school in Cape Town, South Africa, that caters for children from Pre- Primary to Grade 12. Our focus is innovation in education and we believe that the best way to prepare... view more

THE JOHANNESBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY BUILDS ON ITS DECADES OF EXPERTISE, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO LAUNCH A GLOBAL TRADE, CUSTOMS AND LOGISTICS ACADEMY JCCI has served the interests of business... view more

The Chamber staff were sad to hear of the passing of a dear colleague, Eunice Magagula, who retired in December 2017 after 30 years of service. Eunice took care of the thousands of delegates attending... view more

Mr Van Dzung - Ambassador of Vietnam and Mr Dao Duc - Head of Trade Office and a high ranking delegation of Da Nang City of Vietnam met with JCCI President, Herman Breedt and Bernadette Zeiler - Head of... view more

MTHOKO MBATHA is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Spring Lights Gas (Pty) Ltd (abbreviated to SLG) the second largest natural gas trading company in South Africa. He has served the company in various... view more

At the end of March 2017, 24.68 million consumers were credit-active in South Africa, of which 14.99 million were in good standing. The balance either had impaired records (three or more payments or months in... view more

Regional economic integration of the continent is key for its continued development. This is a strategy that has been driven forward by many regional institutions including the Southern African Development... view more

Although South Africa has the 10th largest road network in the world, its need and efficient usage must be interrogated, says Skhumbuzo Macozoma, CEO of the SA National Roads Agency SOC Ltd (SANRAL). He said... view more

Sandile Xolo, marketing and communications manager at Ithala SOC Ltd. says, "Funeral cover is the most soughtafter insurance in the country. Death remains an inevitable part of the human journey, making... view more

Professional firms might spend their days advising clients on their finances, but even they are aren't immune from the problem of late payments. Having a challenging conversation with your client about money... view more