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Fuel stations issued with a noncompliance notice were given 14 days to rectify the situation. File photo.Image: jarun/123rf

Discount prices a red flag for dodgy diesel‚ says industry as government tests show contamination

Government sampling has found 70 fuel stations selling diesel diluted with illuminating paraffin which can cause mechanical damage to vehicles. The South African Petroleum Industry Association’s Avhapfani Tshifularo told Newzroom Afrika…

Deputy President Paul Mashatile. – Image: GCIS.

Pension funds investment important for economic growth, says Mashatile

Deputy President Paul Mashatile says it is important to ensure pension funds investments are used for economic growth and development. Mashatile addressed the winter conference of NPO Batseta, the Council of Retirement Funds of South…

President Cyril Ramaphosa. File photo.Image: GCIS

‘We have to decisively change the face of our economy’: Ramaphosa

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC-led government has to decisively change the face of SA’s economy, and not simply allow it to return to where it was before the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. “In other words, our task is not only…

The government has spent R187bn bailing out and recapitalising state-owned entities over the past two decades. File photo. – Image: John Liebenberg

Restoring SA’s economy tops agenda of SOE council chaired by Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired a virtual inaugural meeting of the Presidential State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Council on Thursday in a bid to strengthen the framework governing the entities‚ the presidency said in a statement. Acting…

President Cyril Ramaphosa.Image: GCIS

IN FULL | Ramaphosa on the move to lockdown level 1

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday evening after months of lockdown regulations to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Read his address, unedited and in full, below: My fellow South Africans, Exactly half…

Co-operative governance & traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says the Supreme Court of Appeal should dismiss Fita’s application for leave to appeal the ban on the sale of tobacco products.Image: Simphiwe Nkwali

‘Tobacco products kill‚ are not essential’: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Co-operative governance & traditional affairs (Cogta) minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has dismissed a contention by the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) that the high court ought to declare tobacco an essential item.…

Beef stew with umhluzi and pap.Image: Craig Fraser

Eat beef stew with a cup of instant coffee if your budget is tight

Food prices have gone up‚ Stats SA data shows Shoppers are right: food has become more expensive. But there are exceptions‚ which savvy or cash-strapped consumers can capitalise on. Ahead of Thursday’s interest rate announcement by the SA…