SA's sugar reserve forecast increases

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

The sugar crop estimate for the embattled industry surged to 2. 18 million tons for the 2018/2019 season, up from the 2. 16m tons forecast in September.

Realising he wanted to become his own boss led to a successful business

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

An enterprising businessman who is bad at having a boss started his own company to become a leader in the financial services industry.

Sweet deal for SA's second JSE female MD

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

Captain of industry Mamongae Mahlare says she has settled well in her new role as managing director of a subsidiary of Illovo Sugar Africa.

Starting his business journey at 14 selling hats and shoes to running an empire

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

Driven businessman Frank Ngwenya is penning a book chronicling his foray into the treacherous world of entrepreneurship spanning decades.

Ambitious businesswoman ready to conquer media and communications world

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

An ambitious young businesswoman has made it her mission to conquer the male dominated media and communications worl

Businessman to revitalise textile industry battered by cheap Chinese imports

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

An enthusiastic businessman is on a quest to revitalise the battered South African textile industry.

SA excluded from US tariff relief

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

This is after Trump reportedly signed proclamations permitting targeted relief from steel and aluminium quotas from various countries.

Absa brings heat on with 12 energy deals

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) funded 12 energy projects for R22 billion.

The time when a golden handshake backfires

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

The past week, which saw Brian Molefe being ordered to pay back his Eskom pension, was an extremely busy one for South African politics.

Cosatu divided on Gigaba's SAA bailout proposal

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

Tyotyo James and deputy general secretary Solly Phetoe said they wouldn't allow state pension money to be thrown at the ?corrupt SAA?.

Knives out for Gordhan over R1bn IT project failure

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

The call comes after Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba promised to crack down on those responsible for wasting R1bn in the National Treasury.

SACP seeks Cosatu's backing in 2019 elections

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

Cosatu was last night discussing a proposal by the SACP that it should join their bid to contest elections in 2019.

Bilateral meeting between ANC, SACP on hold over differences

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

The keenly awaited bilateral meeting between the ANC and SACP collapsed at the 11th hour over differences on the agenda.

UDM in legal battle to reverse Bobani’s removal as deputy mayor

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

The party took the legal route following the DA?s failure to reverse the decision yesterday.

UDM takes fight to reverse Bobani’s removal to court

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

The United Democratic Movement has approached the court in a bid to reverse Mongameli Bobani?s removal as deputy mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay metro

SACP slams Guptas over bid to 'expatriate yet more ill-gotten wealth'

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

It said the Reserve Bank and banks had to block what they called ?manoeuvres?, before billions more of public resources disappear into Dubai.

Axed deputy mayor Bobani determined to continue working

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

A showdown is looming as UDM councillor Mongameli Bobani intends reporting for work today, despite being axed as deputy mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay.

MPs want Guptas' hasty sale of assets investigated

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

MPs have raised serious questions about the Guptas? hasty selling of their business assets, saying they might be planning to skip the country.

Dlamini Zuma presidential campaign stalls at Marikana

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

Presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has joined other ANC leaders declared persona non grata at the koppie where 34 miners were gunned down.

Dlamini Zuma expecting 'tough' 2019 general elections

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

Presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has admitted that the national general elections in 2019 will be ?tough?.

Khoza: 'I voted for Zuma's removal'

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

cracks widen in ANC as party bids to purge defiant MPs over no confidence vote

Any purge of ANC MPs violates constitution – analysts

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

Embattled ANC MP Dr Makhosi Khoza yesterday confirmed she voted for President Jacob Zuma?s removal in Parliament.

Outspoken Khoza goes silent on no-confidence vote​

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

ANC MP Makhosi Khoza seems to have chickened out of commenting on the no-confidence vote against President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday.

ANC, alliance members dismiss calls for witch-hunt of MP 'sell-outs'

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

The witch-hunt is on for the ANC MPs who voted for the removal of President Jacob Zuma during the watershed secret ballot.

Maimane: Metro coalition agreements difficult but still standing

Luyolo Mkentane|Published

DA has expressed frustration over difficulty of managing coalition agreements keeping them in power in four of country?s biggest metros.