Social Justice A national disaster: What GBV survivors in SA say they actually need April 4, 2026 Daddy
Social Justice A national disaster: What GBV survivors in SA say they actually need April 4, 2026 Daddy
Scandals Unemployment rate improves to 31.4% February 17, 2026 Daddy South Africa’s official unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 of a percentage point to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with the unemployment rate of 31.9% in the third…
Business Backed into a corner: Mining’s role in green energy creates an efficiency paradox February 17, 2026 Daddy The demand for green energy, which requires critical minerals because they are essential for manufacturing low-carbon technologies, is forcing the mining sector into a corner where it must scale up…
Business Gold fever hits Gugulethu: Residents dig up a kraal in Springs February 17, 2026 Daddy In the Gugulethu section of Payneville informal settlement in Springs, hundreds of residents have been digging up land they believe contains gold particles. This activity began earlier last week after…
Business How Stella Ndabeni and the mining industry are getting the SME groove back February 17, 2026 Daddy Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni reminded the audience at a National Entrepreneurship Strategy engagement session on the sidelines of the Mining Indaba 2026, that her portfolio has a…
Business After the Bell: The transport ministry — grinding to a standstill February 17, 2026 Daddy Whenever I’m moving around I can’t help but notice, and sometimes be quite shocked by, how behind we are in the way we administer transport. So much has changed so…
Business Mining industry quest for zero harm may hurt communities twice February 17, 2026 Daddy Nestled between Vogelstruisfontein, Mooifontein 225-IQ and Valkfontein 238-IQ are the Soweto townships of Meadowlands and Diepkloof. You could refer to it as a Golden Ghetto, but completely opposite to the…
Business 180-day countdown: SA’s e-hailing industry teeters on illegal status February 17, 2026 Daddy For years, e-hailing apps like Uber and Bolt have operated in a legal grey area. That ended in September last year when the National Land Transport Amendment Act NTLA finally…
Business South Africa’s electricity reform has reached its moment of truth February 17, 2026 Daddy The report lays out 10 concrete actions that the government must take to lock in reform momentum and avoid drift. At the top of the list is a Cabinet-endorsed electricity…
Business Lab diamonds vs mined – how much does love cost? February 17, 2026 Daddy Imagine dropping to one knee and, instead of a sparkling rock, presenting your beloved with a rare vintage vinyl, a hand-carved wooden spoon or a particularly sentimental piece of sea…
Business Sarb proposes major reform — ditching prime lending rate for repo rate February 17, 2026 Daddy The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has just published a consultation paper that sets out the case for abolishing the prime lending rate (PLR) and replacing it with the Sarb’s…