Big increase in online sales for Makro and Game
The lockdown has cost Massmart around R4.6 billion in lost sales, but its online sales nearly doubled during this period.
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4 new laws proposed for South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet has approved a number of pieces of legislation for submission to parliament.
No, government is not pushing for a third alcohol ban
Opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has been ‘reliably informed’ that there is a strong lobby within the ANC to reintroduce another ban on alcohol in South Africa.
Why a zero-percent alcohol limit for drivers in South Africa won’t work
The Automobile Association (AA) said that changing traffic laws relating to drink driving is meaningless and will be ineffective if current laws that regulate alcohol and driving are not properly implemented and enforced first.
Huawei Red Hot Sale – Save up to 80% on smartphones and gadgets
Huawei’s Red Hot Sale is now live, offering incredible savings on the best Huawei products.
Further rate cuts in South Africa hinge on forecast for economy
Further interest-rate cuts in South Africa may now depend on how deep the central bank sees the economy contracting.
Food prices are climbing again in South Africa – much sooner than anticipated
The price for a basket of select and staple food in South Africa has started trending upwards again, says the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity group (PMBEJD) – something it did not anticipate happening so soon.
Unions push for retrenchment changes in South Africa – including demands for more severance pay
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it will push for changes to be made to Section 189of the Labour Relations Act so as to make the retrenchment process fairer to workers.
ADSL is getting cut off next week – Move to fibre now
Openserve will terminate ADSL in areas which are covered by its fibre network on 1 September. Here is an easy way to move to fibre.
City of Tshwane uncovers 1,400 ‘ghost workers’ drawing monthly salaries: report
The City of Tshwane has reportedly identified as many as 1,400 ‘ghost workers’ – illegally drawing monthly salaries from the municipality.