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Greyhound and Citiliner buses, which stopped operating in February 2021 due to Covid-19, will be back on the roads on April 13 before Easter after the company’s relaunch in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg on Wednesday. Luxury coach…
LUYOLO MKENTANE The minibus taxi industry, the lifeblood of the SA economy which transports more than 16 million people a day, plans to hike fares for the first time since 2019 to make up for higher petrol prices, potentially dealing a…
LAURIE GOERING While many young climate activists aim to cool an overheating planet and protect nature, Vladislav Kaim worries about another threat in a warming world: debt-laden economies with few jobs for his generation and workers…
TAMAR KAHN The use of ivermectin for preventing or treating Covid-19 is “risky and unethical” as there is insufficient evidence to show it is safe and effective, the government’s top coronavirus advisers have warned. “Until more robust…
ORRIN SINGH The Gauteng agriculture and rural development department has cautioned the public to be on the lookout for and steer clear of a hippo which was initially spotted near Fourways on December 29. In a statement on Monday, the…
GENEVIEVE QUINTAL President Cyril Ramaphosa announced minimal changes to the country’s coronavirus strategy even as he sounded the alarm about an acceleration in infections and deaths since the discovery of a new Covid-19 variant late in…
CAROL PATON Discovery Health anticipates that it will cost an upper limit of R7bn for medical schemes to fund Covid-19 vaccines for 7.1-million of their own members as well as to subsidise an equal number of non-members in the public…
GENEVIEVE QUINTAL The payment of the government’s Covid-19 relief scheme, which ensures workers affected by the lockdown receive much-needed money, has been halted pending an investigation by the auditor-general. Business for SA (B4SA) on…
ODWA MJO The SA Reserve Bank’s composite leading business cycle indicator increased 2.7% month on month in June, rising for the first time since March. The increase in the June print was largely supported by an improvement in the number…
GENEVIEVE QUINTAL The directive allowing for the extended Covid-19 relief scheme has finally been signed and applications are expected to open next week, allowing workers to receive much-needed money. The Unemployment Insurance Fund…
Safe-haven gold scaled a record peak on Wednesday, extending a record run above the $2,000 mark on a weaker dollar and bets for more stimulus measures to revive a pandemic-ravaged economy. Spot gold hit a record high of $2,030.72 in early…
LYNLEY DONNELLY Inflation continued to hover close to multiyear lows, despite edging higher in June, data from Stats SA showed on Wednesday. The increase took annual consumer inflation to 2.2% in June, up from its near 16-year low of 2.1%…
MUDIWA GAVAZA Vodacom has partnered with China’s Alipay on a new “super app” that will allow customers to make payments, stream video and make travel arrangements, among a host of other services. SA’s largest mobile operator is creating a…
TAMAR KAHN The government has banned alcohol sales “with immediate effect” and will impose an evening curfew from Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday night, as SA’s coronavirus tally soared past the 276,000 mark. The…
MATTHEW SAVIDES SA’s ambassador to Denmark, Zindzi Mandela, has died, a close family member has confirmed. Born on December 23 1960, Mandela was 59 years old. The mother of four is the daughter of the late former statesman Nelson Mandela…
