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Tariff decision delay could shutter SA’s R2.5bn roasted groundnut industry

March 18, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Backlog-beleaguered Itac issues statement saying the applicant ‘alleges’ the five-year ‘uncertainty’ has affected the viability of its business model. From Moneyweb. Roasted groundnut producers have […]

Can the private sector rescue SA from the coming water crisis?

March 18, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

Among the reforms planned by government is the introduction of an independent regulator to oversee the water sector. From Moneyweb. As South Africa wrestles to balance […]

Court tells Home Affairs officials to stop acting as gatekeepers

March 18, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

On-floor ‘screeners’ overstep their authority by refusing to accept and send visa, residence, or status applications to Pretoria for consideration. From Moneyweb. The Western Cape […]

Smackdown for Standard Bank in home repo case

March 11, 2025 Ciaran Ryan 0

The homeowner was trying to catch up on arrears and save his home. The bank’s attorneys wanted none of it – but this time they […]

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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