The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has published regulations for the removal of Adverse Credit Information, which as of April 2014 indicates that all adverse information of a consumer who has paid up their debt is removed from credit Read the full story
After meeting with all major political parties contesting the upcoming elections on Wednesday 26 February, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has gazetted the election timetable. The timetable sets the dates and deadlines for various aspects of the upcoming national and Read the full story
While statistics indicate that South Africans’ general intake of fresh fruit and vegetables is below the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) daily requirements, the country is rich in edible indigenous plants that could potentially address food insecurity in many poor households. Read the full story
By Mzukona Mantshontsho “No one in this house can deny that the South African economy we have today is better than the one inherited by the ANC government in 1994,” were the words of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as he Read the full story
Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) has announced that the seasonally adjusted real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices for the fourth quarter of 2013 increased at an annualised rate of 3.8 percent. It said in a statement on Tuesday 25 Read the full story
Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane said the province has made great strides in the health and education sectors – which have been the key focus areas during her administration. The premier was delivering her last State of the Province Address of Read the full story
The Small Business Finance Agency (Sefa) has invested approved funding of over R1 billion, Economic Development Minster Ebrahim Patel said on Friday. “SEFA is less than two-years old and it has already approved funding in excess of a billion to small business,” Read the full story
The launch of the R165 million Godisa Fund will boost small black owned business and also help in addressing youth unemployment, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba. Speaking at the launch of the of the Fund — which is a Read the full story
Eskom on Thursday 20 February declared an electricity emergency and asked its industrial customers to reduce their load by 10% as of this afternoon. The power system is severely constrained due to the loss of additional generating units from Eskom’s Read the full story
Although education is a right, it remains a privilege for most, especially when it comes to tertiary education. Microsoft 4Afrika changes this reality and breaks the financial barriers to education by partnering with leading tertiary institutions around the world to Read the full story