Electricity act to be implemented without two sections on January 1

The two contentious sections of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act will be implemented at a later date

Lesotho and SA clash over appointment of water project CEO

Diplomatic row triggers legal battle that could further damage relations between the countries

Transnet awards tender to run terminal at Port of Cape Town

FFS Tank Terminals will operate the liquid bulk terminal there for the next 25 years

VBS liquidator pays R458m to creditors as hunt for looted cash continues

Anoosh Rooplal says no stone is left unturned in  recovery efforts

Deregulate SA’s informal sector to create jobs, UCT and Harvard study urges

Abnormally low informal sector activity may be the reason for the country’s persistently high unemployment, the paper argues

Dismay at Competition Commission’s decision on cystic fibrosis drug

High cost of game-changing Trikafta treatment triggered campaign by now dismayed activists seeking lower prices

Taxpayers to foot R239m bill for GNU’s additional ministers and deputies

ActionSA MP Athol Trollip says bloated cabinet an ‘outrageous’ financial burden on already overburdened South Africans

State issues request for information for power transmission projects

The SAIPPA says the RFI a crucial first step in securing private capital for expanding the power grid

Over 7,000 employers default on pension payments for 315,000 workers

Legends Barber in Rosebank and Durban are listed as defaulters as well as Sorbet in Hyde Park,  Eastgate and Cresta malls

Prasa finally signs rail deal with City of Cape Town

The service level plan has been signed after court action, threats of an intergovernmental dispute and more than a year of negotiations

SA and UN call for peaceful and orderly transition of power in Syria

UN secretary-general echoes Dirco minister Ronald Lamola’s remarks following a meeting in Pretoria

G20 in push to boost the role of global development banks

The provision of cheap finance to developing countries will be a focus area

Malatsi orders probe into dysfunctional Sita

The agency faces issues such as allegedly irregular procurement practices and ‘alarming’ deterioration in service delivery, minister says

ICTSI’s lone fight to get mega Durban terminal deal going

Philippines-based bidder to run Port of Durban terminal left disappointed after high court throws out bid for leave to appeal

SA banks sharpen Hawks’ forensic claws

Joint initiative trains investigators in digital skills to probe financial crimes

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