Markets in Asia did have some direction primarily on the back of weaker than expected Chinese GDP numbers which fell to a 30-year low of 6.0% QoY. view more

Chinese stocks have dropped the most in a month on Friday after worsening economic data dimmed the outlook for corporate earnings. view more

Currency strategists are ruling nothing out for Saturday's crucial parliamentary vote on Britain's deal to exit the European Union. view more

The local currency has continued to strengthen despite power outages and news that Chinese GDP growth is continuing to slow. view more

The local bourse shrugged off gains that were recorded in Europe and the United States of America following the announcement that the United Kingdom and European Union had agreed on a Brexit deal. view more

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

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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

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The SA Council of Educators has launched its own investigation into the scandal at Bishops where a former teacher stands accused of having a relationship with a pupil. view more

An urgent meeting to resolve the ongoing stand-off between taxi drivers and the authorities was held in Cape Town following the blockade of the N1 during peak hour traffic last week. view more

The Supreme Court of Appeal has declared Home Affairs' prohibition on asylum seekers marrying unconstitutional. view more

In an interview with Al Jazeera, ANC heavyweight and former National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete claims that criminality was brought to Africa by colonialists and that she was too busy to confront former president Thabo Mbeki about his controversial HIV/Aids policies. view more

A man believed to be a truck driver was killed when three trucks collided in Alberton. view more

About 200 people gathered at Helen Bowden Nurses' Home for Reclaim the City's second annual congress on Friday night. The two-day event aimed to chart the way forward for the land and affordable housing movement. view more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was dealt another blow when the speaker of parliament denied him a second shot at winning MPs' approval for his EU divorce deal, with Brexit looming in just 10 days' time. view more

The University of KwaZulu-Natal student who is accused of murdering his roommate will not stand trial until he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation. view more

On the 60th anniversary of the African Communist journal, President Cyril Ramaphosa and secretary general of the South African Communist Party, Blade Ndzimande, reflected on the importance the publication holds for South Africa. view more

The end is in sight for the infamous Phoenix triple murder case in the Durban High Court, where the sole accused, 47-year-old Colin Pillay, has stood trial for the better part of 2019. view more

An 8 000-year-old pearl that archaeologists say is the world's oldest will be displayed in Abu Dhabi, according to authorities who says it is proof the objects have been traded since Neolithic times. view more

The Democratic Alliance will convene an urgent federal executive meeting after the announcement that Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba was resigning. view more

Police said they had freed nearly 150 students from a purported school in northern Nigeria that claimed it was teaching the Koran but had instead subjected them to abuse. view more

The Department of Correctional Services will assess whether convicted rapist Nicholas Ninow is a risk to himself after statements about suicide were made during his pre-sentencing proceedings. view more

India are on the brink of a series whitewash after South Africa crumbled while following-on in the third Test in Ranchi. view more

Herman Mashaba joined the DA "with great enthusiasm" when Helen Zille was still leader, newly elected chairperson of the DA's federal council says. view more

A teacher at the centre of a scandal at expensive Cape Town private school Bishops is receiving medical care as the investigation into the allegations that she had a sexual relationship with a pupil continues. view more

The DA will spin Herman Mashaba as rarely in-step with prevailing party thinking, but he was a forceful personality who occupied a hitherto unexploited position in our politics - a populist conservative free-marketer who was anti-immigration to boot, writes Daniel Silke. view more

Within 24 hours of Helen Zille's return to power, the DA had been dealt its first blow - the resignation of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba from the party. view more

Cape Town opera singer James Bhemgee has laid an assault charge against members of the South African National Defence Force after he was allegedly harassed and assaulted during an operational raid. view more

The decision of government to increase the allocation for distributed generation in the Cabinet-approved Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2019) comes as the International Energy Agency (IEA) is forecasting a strong acceleration in the installation of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) systems across homes, commercial buildings and industrial sites in the coming five years. The IRP2019 has raised the yearly allocation for distributed, or embedded, generation to 500 MW, from the initial yearly allocation of 200 MW in the draft IRP, published in 2018. view more

The rise of self-driving and electric vehicles (EVs) will impact the vehicle insurance industry, despite the fact that personal use cars will remain an aspirational consumer asset in South Africa for the foreseeable future, says Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance managing executive Faisal Mkhize. "The growth in ride-hailing or shared ownership start-up services. such as Uber or lift club app Lifti, could lead to a reduction in private car ownership," he notes. view more

Citroën has returned to South Africa following an almost three-year absence. Known for its unconventional styling, Citroën makes a comeback to South Africa as part of French parent company, Groupe PSA, reclaiming ownership of its brand in South Africa. view more

Emerging natural gas and helium producer Renergen has completed the commissioning of its second compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station, in Johannesburg. The filling station will begin supplying CNG to Black Knight Logistics for a fleet of about 15 trucks, starting this month. view more

Investors are prepared for the worst as the day of reckoning looms for Eskom Holdings, the State-owned power utility seen by Goldman Sachs Group as the biggest threat to the country's economy. Yields on benchmark South African government notes are at their highest in three weeks, trumped only by junk-rated Nigeria, Turkey and Lebanon among 29 major emerging markets. Rand-denominated sovereign debt has lost 3% for dollar investors this half, the worst performance after Colombia and Argentina. Foreigners have dumped a net R25-billion of the country's bonds this year, cutting their holdings to 37% of the total, from 43% less than 18 months ago. view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the government will soon announce a permanent CEO for State-run Eskom, after the struggling power utility reintroduced rolling blackouts last week. The crisis-hit utility, which produces more than 90% of South Africa's electricity, has been hobbled by technical and financial woes, and implemented days of power cuts last week after a number of its generating units broke down. view more

The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of embattled construction company Group Five on Monday announced the successful sale of the Group Five Projects business to the Teichmann Group. The transaction includes various of Group Five's African construction businesses, which are market leaders in the structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and piping construction industries throughout Africa. view more

JSE-listed Balwin Properties continued to experience strong demand for its lifestyle apartments in the six months ended August 31, despite ongoing economic headwinds and the financial pressure facing consumers. During the six months under review, the company continued to focus on cash preservation and executing on its existing development pipeline, with the company noting pleasing results from both. view more

JSE-listed Calgro M3 will, in the months ahead, continue to focus on effective liquidity management, by giving careful consideration to the best use of the group's cash on each project and considering any downside risks, given the current unstable and uncertain South African economic and political climate, which is expected to remain protracted. The company on Monday reported that its focus on cash flow generation and cash preservation during the six months ended August 31, had paid off, with cash generated from operations having increased to R449.5-million. view more

Property firm Atterbury Property is making its first foray into shared workspaces with its new Attspace co-working concept, which debuted at the La Gratitude Manor House on Stellenbosch's historic oak-lined Dorp street. "Attspace is Atterbury's first venture into the exciting world of co-working. We are experimenting with the concept at our Stellenbosch property and, based on its success, intend to expand our unique vision for shared offices into other areas of South Africa," said Attspace leasing manager Jackie Raubenheimer in a statement released on Monday. view more

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It is time for the annual Business Excellence Awards and nominations are open. Please note that both members and non-members can nominate Zululand companies, worthy of an award. Contact Lihle Msweli on 035 797 1807 or marketing@zcci.co.za for nomination forms and more information. view more

Join us for our Women's month special, empower the women around you and improve the overall performance of your business.Book now for “Women in Leadership” training – the costs are R200 for ZCCI members and R300 for non-members. The Seminar starts at 8am. view more

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Vanessa Ncobela has been appointed as new ZCCI Chamber Manager. She has over 15 years corporate communication and stakeholder relations experience. Moreover she has worked for local corporates such as Foskor and Richards Bay Minerals. 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 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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Eskom wants Deloitte to pay back more than R207m for two tenders and other work the audit firm secured "improperly" during 2016. view more

But Eskom said the power system remains constrained, and load shedding may be implemented at short notice. view more

The 2019 medium-term budget policy statement will be spared another shift and will go ahead on October 30, Treasury confirmed on Monday. view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a proclamation for the SIU to look into allegations of maladministration at the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority. view more

Banks are at increasing risk of cyber attacks as their operations become more digitised, Moody's Investors Service warns in a new report. view more

Eskom wants Deloitte to pay back more than R207m for two tenders and other work the audit firm secured "improperly" during 2016. view more

But Eskom said the power system remains constrained, and load shedding may be implemented at short notice. view more

The 2019 medium-term budget policy statement will be spared another shift and will go ahead on October 30, Treasury confirmed on Monday. view more

President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a proclamation for the SIU to look into allegations of maladministration at the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority. view more

Banks are at increasing risk of cyber attacks as their operations become more digitised, Moody's Investors Service warns in a new report. view more

A 91m luxury yacht once owned by Malaysia's fugitive financier Low Taek Jho is back on the market. view more

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises has thrown its weight behind a call to give the ministry more authority over South Africa's state-owned entities, recommending that a bill that would give it more oversight be fast-tracked. view more

The property group's revenue fell by almost a fifth. But it is not anticipating further job cuts, according to CEO Wikus Lategan. view more

Netflix is selling bonds as it works to bolster its original content in the face of greater competition. view more

Yields on benchmark South African government notes are at their highest in three weeks, trumped only by junk-rated Nigeria, Turkey and Lebanon among 29 major emerging markets. view more

While President Cyril Ramaphosa said government and Eskom were working to prevent a case where South Africans were "plunged in darkness without warning", he stressed that "tough decisions" would have to be made. view more

Capital & Counties Properties reacts to an announcement by Candy Ventures that it is in the early stages of considering a possible cash offer for Capco. view more

Balwin Properties releases its unaudited interim results for the six months ended August 31, 2019. view more

The world has more than enough coffee, and Indonesia is looking to add to the glut. view more

Companies are misusing Alphabet's virus scanner and similar products, and are unwittingly leaking data such as factory blueprints to intellectual property online, Israeli cybersecurity company Otorio has said. view more

China's policy makers are preparing for two key policy meetings in the coming weeks with fresh evidence that sooner rather than later, the number for gross domestic product growth will start with a 5. view more

Mohair sales in Lesotho, which produces a fifth of the world's supply of the luxury fiber, have restarted after the government buckled to pressure from farmers and ended a controversial monopoly handed to a Chinese entrepreneur. view more

Boris Johnson is making a fresh bid to deliver on his promise to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 amid mounting optimism that he now has the backing to get his deal through Parliament. view more

Cashbuild Group announced 2% increase in revenue with its new stores contributing 2% to this increase in revenue. view more

Lurco has until Thursday to settle the R500m bid. view more

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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