Passengers warned not to fly with “unsafe” airline
Unions have warned passengers against flying with South African Airways (SAA), after large numbers of staff went on strike this week. Numsa have been leading...
Wiese to retire next year
South Africa’s largest retailer, Shoprite announced that its chairperson, Christo Wiese will retire at next year’s AGM.
This move follows concerted shareholder pressure on Wiese...
Telkom confirms Cell C purchase
The telecoms firm says discussions are at a preliminary stage.
A statement released on Friday has confirmed Telkom’s active pursuit to purchase embattled Cell C.
Tech...
SAA Acting Chief Executive addresses calls for secondary strike
Zuks Ramasia the Acting Chief Executive of South Africa's national carrier South African Airways addressed members of the media at a media briefing held...
Vodacom spends almost R4.8bn on boosting its network
Vodacom spent almost R4.8 billion on expanding and improving its network in South Africa in the six months to 30 September 2018, an 18.2%...
What’s holding back South Africa’s economy?
Over the past decade South Africa’s public finances have come under more and more strain. The days when the economy was growing and former finance...
Post office hasn’t been profitable in about 13 years
Members of Parliament have heard the Post Office is still not financially stable and is sitting with obsolete technologies and an outdated business model.
The organisation's new...
Here’s how drones could help combat train violence in SA
As reported by Pretoria News, Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula said a complete overhaul of security at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) will see the South...
Weg Automation Africa produces turnkey containerised substation for DRC mine
Innovative and fit-for-purpose design was the winning formula that secured WEG Automation Africa, formerly Shaw Controls, the contract for a containerised substation and control...
Hook-block the star of this overhead crane
The humble hook-block was recently elevated in status to become the key component of an electric overhead crane completed by Condra for a metal...
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By Larry Claasen
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