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Month: March 2025

The deep South African ties in the Trump administration

March 11, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Apart from Elon Musk it’s clear the US president has the ear of South Africans, or those who have lived here. From Moneyweb. Everyone by […]

Transnet and trade unions square up over wage demands

March 6, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

State-run ports and logistics group seeks to avert strike threat by raising its wage offer to just above inflation over the next three years. From […]

Is Durban port’s private ‘rescuer’ solvent or not?

March 6, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The key question to be decided by the Durban High Court is whether Transnet was right to allow winning bidder ICTSI to use a different […]

Providing housing to the informal sector using the blockchain

March 5, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The poor are excluded from housing because they do not qualify for mortgages since credit approvals are based on historical data. Empowa, using the blockchain, […]

‘Help bring us home’ – Zimbabwean permit holders say life in SA has become intolerable

March 4, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Claim xenophobia has gone mainstream and want the Zimbabwean government to assist in their repatriation. From Moneyweb. Republished in The Citizen. The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit […]

Spaza shop registration drive ‘opens the door to bribes’

March 4, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The latest registration drive is aimed at improving food safety after several deaths from tainted food, but this attempt to formalise the sector could end […]

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