
‘We sit in the dark to save money on electricity’
More than 100 protestors demonstrate on Saturday against above-inflation electricity price rises.
TUESDAY, 01 JULY 2025, 21:19
More than 100 protestors demonstrate on Saturday against above-inflation electricity price rises.
It comes as electricity prices in the UK are dropping.
Conflict in the Middle East often leads to higher wholesale energy prices, which can feed through to inflation.
Liz Kendall tries to ease the impact of planned benefits cuts as Labour MPs consider rebelling.
The cost of crude oil affects everything from the price of food at the supermarket to how much it costs to fill up your car.
The rain and high winds experienced during stormy weather can damage homes and cause power outages.
In the lush, mountainous forests of Kenya’s Aberdare National Park, a groundbreaking initiative is blending cutting-edge technology with time-honored conservation to safeguard one of Africa’s most iconic species: the eastern black rhino. Led by Rhino Ark Kenya Charitable Trust in partnership with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), this project is piloting an AI-driven system to […]
Arguably driven by the ubiquity of the machine in our work and personal lives, we find ourselves in an age of unrelenting self-optimisation. From executive functioning and productivity to biohacking and mindfulness practices, the challenges and opportunities of being our ‘best self’ are permeating every aspect of daily life. People are striving for persistent high […]
If unplanned breakdowns remain 13 000 MW, Eskom could avoid load shedding altogether this winter, for a second year in a row.
The government is “engaging” with the Public Investment Corporation about its investment in embattled state-owned poultry player Daybreak Foods, saying appropriate steps will be taken to protect stakeholder interests and ensure accountability.
Employers cannot avoid their pension obligations through delay tactics or legal posturing – and directors cannot rely on financial distress as a defence to escape personal liability for unpaid contributions, write Nicolette van Vuuren and Tshepiso Tshshonga.
Recent judgments offer critical insights into managing mental health issues related to misconduct, incapacity and constructive dismissal, write Fiona Leppan and Kgodisho Phashe,
SA’s Advertising Regulator has said that a recent lion hunting radio ad from government’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment was misleading after it incorrectly grouped all lion breeding and hunting as illegal.
What makes a country great? In economic terms, it’s all about the efficient use of capital. Brian Kantor looks at the lessons for SA from the US in the 1980s.
The Advertising Regulatory Board has ordered alcohol brand Cactus Jack to change its labelling within 90 days, after ruling it misled customers into thinking they were purchasing pure tequila instead of just a spirit cooler.
Maya Fisher-French explains how the VAT hike would have impacted banking fees – and why Capitec customers would have experienced a 7% fee increase.
Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations as the US tech giant reportedly threatened to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa’s most populous country.
The 20th International Nomads Festival, which is held in mid-April every year, involves clean-up initiatives to protect the world’s deserts.
Standard Bank has adopted a multi-vendor strategy for its ATM modernisation programme that will see new manufacturers added to its cash machine footprint across SA.
FNB has signed a R1.8-billion credit risk-sharing facility with the International Finance Corporation and raised a further R2.5 billion of funding from a social bond issued by its parent, FirstRand, as it looks to roll out loans for more SMEs.