This includes the construction of a new paint shop and a new body shop, an upgrade of the assembly shop and new logistic warehouses. Overall the new buildings comprise an area of approximately 100.000 sqm, this reflects an addition of two thirds of the already existing buildings for the passenger vehicle production. The new workshops will […]
Taxi drivers are now discussing the option of a national shutdown if authorities don’t respond positively to a list of grievances they submitted to the JMPD on Monday. Commuters in Alexandra, Randburg and Midrand areas were affected by the work stoppage after more than 500 vehicles were impounded at the weekend. Drivers say the vehicles […]
But, as more reputable organisations publish findings confirming the significantly lower risk of vaping products in comparison with cigarette smoking, so the regulatory tide is beginning to turn, says Africa Harm Reduction Alliance (AHRA). This will be accelerated as more evidence emerges to confirm the role of e-cigarettes in reducing tobacco-related harm and how it […]
The Committee was also briefed on the establishment of a task team which intervened to save the Steel Industry from threats of closure and loss of capacity. The dti official also stated: “Following the establishment of the task team, there has been numerous short to medium term measures that have been put in place to […]
The young adults have had their passports confiscated by Chinese authorities because they did not have work permits. The year-long teaching gig has transpired to be a scam masterminded by one Owen Wong, who has since been arrested along with an official from Changchun Guanghua University in China. The teachers were promised to be paid […]
Unhappy party members in Gauteng will also feel aggrieved that a special sitting of the national executive committee has allowed the holding of regional conferences this weekend despite their pleas to have these stopped. This means that party can brace itself for more legal action‚ even though it is desperately trying to avoid internal disputes […]
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is launching the commemorative series to celebrate Mandela’s birthday. The late statesman was born on July 18 1918 in Mvezo in the Eastern Cape. The series will include a new commemorative R5 coin‚ and R10‚ R20‚ R50‚ R100 and R200 banknotes. “As part of the preparations for the launch‚ […]
This biennial conference will be staged at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and International Convention Centre, Midrand from August 31 to 2 September. The conference, will take place from 08:30 to 13:30 on Friday 31 August in the AutoTrader roof terrace at the event, has a star-studded speaker line-up and will, arguably, be the most […]
This comes after the city obtained a writ of execution against the party over its failure to settle the legal bill. The fees stem from a failed bid by the ANC in September last year to bring an urgent application to the South Gauteng High Court to table a motion of no confidence by secret ballot against […]
A FATHER who allegedly accidentally shot dead his son at a Johannesburg school wept‚ holding his head in his hands‚ as he faced a charge of murder on Thursday. Emanuel Tshabalala‚ 51‚ dressed in jeans and a purple hoodie‚ had tears streaming down his face when he applied for bail in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court‚ […]