Oil slipped on Friday, paring a weekly gain as strong US economic data and tightening crude supplies jostled with fears that a coronavirus resurgence will erode demand. view more

Hong Kong shares have ended higher Friday, extending the previous day's near-3%, as global markets were boosted by a better-than-expected reading on US jobs creation. view more

The rand strengthened to below R17 against the US dollar on Thursday morning. Grim US jobless claims data could strengthen it even further. view more

Gold headed for the biggest quarterly advance since 2016 amid a surge in demand for haven assets due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which shows no signs of abating. view more

Gold futures neared a level last seen at the end of 2011 as demand for haven assets surge amid concerns over rising coronavirus infections. view more

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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

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As Covid-19 cases continue to increase in Gauteng, as of 3 July, a total of 2 232 patients are currently hospitalised in both private and public facilities in the province. view more

Police Minister Bheki Cele visited Bulelani Qolani in Khayelitsha on Saturday morning, and listened to the concerns of residents. view more

Police are investing the murder of well-known Afrikaans singer Wynand Breedt, who was shot and killed on his farm outside Worcester, in the Western Cape. view more

A 40-year-old man, arrested for the murder of a North West teacher, allegedly used her stolen bank card to buy liquor, clothes and a car battery. view more

Stay up to date with the latest news, views and analysis as the number of coronavirus cases in SA increases. view more

A newly rebuilt informal structure, built by neighbours of Bulelani Qolani of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, is likely to be demolished again. view more

Four people, including two minors, have been arrested for the murder of a police officer in Cape Town. The Hawks say the off-duty officer was killed after an argument with his partner. view more

Paul Treu created a system that placed a high emphasis on leadership and learning, which translated into many of his former players following in his footsteps. view more

Arsenal climbed back into the race to qualify for the Champions League as Bukayo Saka's first Premier League goal inspired a crucial win against Wolves. view more

Current political parties don't understand the problems South Africans are dealing with and therefore do not present workable, realistic and credible solutions, writes Herman Mashaba. view more

Five Pretoria residents have been arrested for Covid-19 UIF irregularities. Aged between 25 and 68, they were traced to various residences in Shoshanguve, Atteridgeville and Mamelodi. view more

Limpopo police have arrested a man for transporting minerals believed to have been obtained from illegal mining. The arrest came after three suspected illegal miners appeared in court. view more

Mpumelelo Mkhabela argues that despite lessons from other parts of the continent, South Africa is heading into decline. view more

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund lost 11%, or $164.7 billion, in the three months ended March, it said in Tokyo on Friday. view more

Sri Lanka's former sports minister says he has offered more evidence to cricket's world governing body that he says shows the 2011 World Cup was fixed. view more

Five Gauteng police stations have been temporarily closed due to positive Covid-19 cases. view more

Using artificial intelligence, algorithms, bar codes, weighting and scanning technology, customers can pay for groceries and leave a store without standing in a queue. view more

Family and friends have said farewell to Cape Town couple Barry and Heidi Volkwijn, who died of Covid-19 on the same day. view more

The Brumbies started their Super Rugby AU campaign with a relatively comfortable 31-23 win over the Rebels in Canberra on Saturday. view more

Standard Bank said it takes climate risks seriously. But it will not let "single-issue advocates" dictate how it runs its AGMs or constitutes its board. view more

Chemicals and energy group Sasol has developed a list of ten major assets that will be prioritised for sale in the coming weeks and months as it moves to streamline the business into what is being termed 'Sasol 2.0', while also raising proceeds to help it reduce a $9.5-billion debt burden. In total, the group has identified more than 20 assets for disposal from a portfolio of about 100 cash-generating units. view more

For the duration of South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown period, Creamer Media is providing free digital access to our flagship Engineering News & Mining Weekly news magazine. Click now to read our latest edition. view more

Progress is being made with the implementation of the business rescue plan of embattled construction company Basil Read Limited (BRL), a subsidiary of Basil Read Holdings Limited (BRHL), "despite challenges", Basil Read CEO Khathutshelo (K2) Mapasa tells Engineering News.. BRL operates in the construction sector, including the construction of roads, buildings and other civil engineering structures and also owns two major subsidiaries, Basil Read Mining (BRM) and Developments (Codevco). view more

The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged and shifted the premise upon which the Engineering Council of South Africa's (ECSA's) Satellite Centres were introduced, leading to the suspension these four centres, says ECSA acting strategic services executive Millicent Kabwe. In email correspondence to Engineering News, she explains that the pandemic has challenged the operating model of the contact centres, which is currently not a sustainable method of conducting business in light of the pandemic. view more

Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel has issued a trade policy directive to the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) to urgently look into measures to help support the scrap metals industry. Patel said the industry was facing severe challenges owing to increased global demand for raw materials and a significant price increase for all main inputs into the sector. view more

National Treasury on Friday warned in a briefing to MPs that failure to arrest South Africa's debt trajectory would see borrowing costs consume almost a third of the national budget by 2024 and slammed proponents of greater government spending. Treasury said in a presentation to the standing and select finances committees that at the current rate, the country's debt to GDP ratio would reach the 100% mark by 2023/24. It would would exceed 140% of GDP within five years and would see the budget deficit remain around 12% for "a long time". The fiscal crisis, defined as a state's inability to bridge the gap between its expenses and tax revenues, would wipe more than R2-trillion (about US$117.5-billion) off the country's GDP for a decade. view more

In a programme known as 'ElectriCity', Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will join Nordic taxi operator Cabonline (NorgesTaxi), the region's largest charge point operator Fortum Recharge, US technology developer Momentum Dynamics and the City of Oslo to build wireless, high-powered charging infrastructure for taxis in the Norwegian capital.  The project will be the first wireless high-powered charging system for electric taxis in the world.  view more

The new Actros heavy-duty truck launched in South Africa comes with a host of "next-level innovations", says Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa (DTBSA) CEO Michael Dietz. These include the absence of outside mirrors in favour of in-cab screens (mounted on the A-pillars) that are linked to outside cameras, and something called predictive power train control (PPC). view more

Public and private organisations in the water sector and financiers are ready to build water infrastructure projects and deal with demand, as well as water loss and delivery barriers, to improve water management and long-term security. These projects include bulk water supply infrastructure, and infrastructure repair and maintenance works. view more

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has appointed Gert Gouws as its acting CFO for a period of three months while the process of appointing the permanent incumbent is being finalised. The IDC notes that the recruitment process is progressing well and is expected to be concluded soon. view more

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Share in the excitement of the winners at the 2019 Business Excellence Awards. view more

The annual Business Excellence Awards were held at the Umfolozi Casino on 15 November 2019 and it was indeed the ZCCI’s premier event of the year. However, without the generous sponsorship of our partners, an event of this magnitude would not be possible. Therefore, a heartfelt thank you to: RBCTCoca-ColaTronoxMondiSouth 32RBIDZAirlinkUmfolozi Casino1 KZN TVBidvest Tank view more

All stakeholders in the Tourism environment are invited to a workshop on 27 November 2019. Cost R250pp. Book your space by calling Lihle Msweli on 035 797 1807 or email Njabulo at tourism@zcci.co.za view more

You are invited to the annual Business Excellence Awards. Book your seats today! view more

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

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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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Using artificial intelligence, algorithms, bar codes, weighting and scanning technology, customers can pay for groceries and leave a store without standing in a queue. view more

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund lost 11%, or $164.7 billion, in the three months ended March, it said in Tokyo on Friday. view more

Standard Bank said it takes climate risks seriously. But it will not let "single-issue advocates" dictate how it runs its AGMs or constitutes its board. view more

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has shrugged off an ad boycott by major advertisers after the company's share price nosedived. Sadly, history is on his side, says Richard Lord. view more

The Labour Appeal Court is set to rule whether it was indeed "unfair" of SAA's business rescue practitioners to start retrenchment proceedings without a rescue plan. view more

Using artificial intelligence, algorithms, bar codes, weighting and scanning technology, customers can pay for groceries and leave a store without standing in a queue. view more

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund lost 11%, or $164.7 billion, in the three months ended March, it said in Tokyo on Friday. view more

Standard Bank said it takes climate risks seriously. But it will not let "single-issue advocates" dictate how it runs its AGMs or constitutes its board. view more

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has shrugged off an ad boycott by major advertisers after the company's share price nosedived. Sadly, history is on his side, says Richard Lord. view more

The Labour Appeal Court is set to rule whether it was indeed "unfair" of SAA's business rescue practitioners to start retrenchment proceedings without a rescue plan. view more

Former Prasa chairperson, Popo Molefe, has said the director of Swifambo Rail Leasing revealed that his company made payments to someone who needed money for 'the movement'. view more

South Africa's economy contracted by 2.0% in the first quarter of 2020, says Statistics South Africa. view more

BP, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic slashing demand for oil, announced the sale of its petrochemical business to privately-owned rival Ineos for $5.0 billion. view more

The IMF has released two new publications that provide additional insights on prospects for economic recovery, says Isaah Mhlanga. view more

South African Motorists will again be paying R1.72 per litre more for the most popular grade of petrol from Wednesday view more

Gold headed for the biggest quarterly advance since 2016 amid a surge in demand for haven assets due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which shows no signs of abating. view more

Transnet says 20 employees from the Durban Container Terminal have volunteered to be deployed to the port to speed up the rate at which ships can berth. view more

Comair's business rescue practitioners have obtained another extension to deliver the airline's business rescue plan. view more

Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell will take a vast second-quarter charge of up to $22 billion due to coronavirus and collapsing oil prices, it announced Tuesday. view more

On Monday Nissan blasted media reports which suggested there was a company conspiracy to oust former chairperson Carlos Ghosn. view more

BATSA says it's government causing delays in the hearing of its case, and government says it's BATSA. view more

How are balloon payments still relevant in an environment where consumers are more financially stretched due to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic? view more

The former owner of Sunday Times says because of its shrinking size, it no longer makes sense to remain listed on the JSE. view more

Sitho Mdlalose will serve as interim CFO from 1 July until Vodacom announces a permanent candidate. view more

If government reins in public spending and collects more taxes, it could see public debt as a percentage of GDP begin to decline by 2023/24. But Moody's is skeptical. view more