Southern Africa

Standard bank came under fire for dismissing 40 employees and placing others on special leave for refusing to vaccinate despite the company making it compulsory to do so.  Earlier this …

Twitter is pressing for a quick trial, and Elon Musk’s lawyers are making a case to slow things down. In the lawsuit Twitter filed against its would-be owner, the company argued …

Searcher Seismic is planning a survey looking for oil offshore South Africa, months after it called off an earlier search due to a court challenge. The company is applying for …

SAA, South African Airways acting chief commercial officer (CCO) has decided to call it quits, and is not renewing his contract. Tebogo Tsimane will take over the position from Simon …

Tongaat Hulett has approached the JSE for a temporary suspension of its listing, saying it will not be able to publish its financials on time, again. The company’s share price …

On Tuesday, A Moscow court fined Apple 2 million rubles (about $34,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russia users on servers in Russia, part of government efforts to control …

Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) is opposed to the government subsidizing electric vehicles (EVs) to make them more affordable, but believes there should be parity between the import duties imposed on …

Pepco Group says its revenue grew by 17% in the third quarter ending on 30 June 30. The London based discount retailer is a subsidiary of Steinhoff International and owns …

South Africa’s International Air Services Council has cancelled all licenses and related route rights currently allocated to regional state-owned airline SA Express (SAX) with immediate effect. The regional state-owned airline’s …

South Africa’s rooibos tea industry paid R12.2 million ($716,000) to groups representing indigenous people in the country. This payment is part of a benefit-sharing agreement to recognize the original cultivators …