SA and Saudi Arabia discuss building oil refinery in SA
With Saudi Arabia supplying about 40% of SA’s crude oil, ties between the two countries are close.
Saudi Arabia is in talks to build an...
AEEI looks to increase its portion of Pioneer Foods
African Empowerment Equity Investments (AEEI), which controls recently listed Premier Fishing & Brands and Ayo Technology Solutions, has an appetite for a bigger chunk...
Cruise tourism brings huge economic opportunities to Cape Town
In recent years, the City of Cape Town has had the pleasure of welcoming numerous cruise ships to the city.
The MS Queen Elizabeth and...
Road Accident Fund replacement will also compensate guilty drivers
Drunk and negligent drivers who cause death or serious injury ‘will receive benefits at the expense of their victims, who will get much smaller...
UCT ranks in the top 10 emerging economies universities
UCT has held its position at ninth place in the 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings and is the top university...
Woolies bedeviled by declining sales
As Woolworths tries to recover from the impairments of A$712.5 million (R7.02 billion) it suffered last year in its Australian subsidiary David Jones, the retailer continued...
SA red meat prices may decline
A recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Limpopo may not be as negative as people thought – meat-lovers could sooner be enjoying lower red...
No Christmas bonus for SA’s top retailers
SA’s floundering economy has resulted in two of its largest clothing retailers, Mr Price and Woolworths, reporting disappointing growth for the festive season.
Their trading...
Strict new drunk driving laws – and 4 other South African traffic rules which...
Transport minister, Blade Nzimande, recently presented the 2018 Festive Season Road Safety statistics.
While the majority of the presentation focused on the fatalities seen during the festive...
Absa’s big plans to target first-time home buyers
Absa plans to claw back market share in South African home loans by taking on more risk and targeting first-time buyers, as CEO Maria...
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