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When short-term jobs aren't enough: Lessons from Komati's Just Transition
The silence left by the shutdown of the local power station in 2022 is more than just a drop in electricity output. It is the quiet of a community struggling to rebuild after losing its economic heartbeat.
4 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Major banks set to defend against R60bn class action suit in court
Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation condemns banks legal action against homeowners
3 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Lions demand Wallaby test in warm-ups
THE British and Irish Lions are demanding that top Wallabies players appear for their Super Rugby sides to ensure warm-up matches provide meaningful preparation for the three-Test series.
1 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Cape Town City in must-win battle as Orbit College eye promotion
CAPE Town City's Betway Premiership status will be on the line when they travel to Rustenburg to face Orbit College in a high-stakes PSL Promotion/ Relegation Playoff clash on Wednesday afternoon.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Transnet seeks urgent funding to address South Africa's rail infrastructure challenges - Creecy
TRANSPORT Minister, Barbara Creecy, has revealed that Transnet has approached the National Treasury for significant short-term infrastructural development funds in a bid to tackle deep-rooted challenges within South Africa's rail system.
3 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Calculated risk as de Jager makes his international return
SPRINGBOK head coach Rassie Erasmus sprung a few surprises with the uncapped players for the clash with the Barbarians on Saturday but selected an experienced side to try and lay a strong season-opening platform in Cape Town.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Capital Appreciation share price surge after positive annual results
CAPITAL Appreciation’s payments and software divisions attracted new clients, initiated new projects with existing clients, and renewed long-term contracts, the fintech group’s annual results for the year to March 31 showed.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
World facing 'most complex' situation in decades: WEF
THE world is facing the \"most complex\" geopolitical situation seen in decades, the head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) told AFP Tuesday, warning that turmoil was \"impacting global growth\".
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Baabaas prop Healy praises 'tough scrummager' Ntlabakanye
AT 37, there isn’t much that Cian Healy hasn't seen on a rugby field.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
National Financial Ombud gets bank to write off R233 000 home loan arrears
THE National Financial Ombud Scheme South Africa (NFO) has emphasised the need for fairness from financial institutions after intervening in a case where a bank sold a home for just R10 000 due to a client's home loan arrears.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Cities to track illegal roof-top solar
Systems must be registered with municipalities or Eskom
3 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Investor sentiment brightens for SA platinum miners
INVESTOR sentiment towards South African platinum miners has shown a marked improvement recently, buoyed by a significant rise in platinum prices, signaling a potential shift in the market landscape.
1 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Steenhuisen says GNU was 'battle tested' in VAT fight
DEMOCRATIC Alliance leader John Steenhuisen has admitted that the Government of National Unity (GNU) has experienced a “tough” first year but said progress is being made and many priorities are on track.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Wing Walker to put on a show
AIDING from the Western Cape comes with its trials and tribulations and given the stringent African Horse Sickness regulations, coupled with some dodgy roads, it is also an expensive exercise so horses need to pay their way.
1 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Addressing the agriculture, food security, and climate change nexus is an economic imperative
WHILE South Africa faces many social and economic challenges, such as food insecurity and high unemployment rates, agriculture remains a vital economic sector for our growth, development and sustainable livelihoods.
3 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Clear out the chaos
ALL of us will experience periods of work stress at some point in our careers. While the degree may vary depending on the demands of your job at any given time, stress is an almost inevitable fact of the modern workplace.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Fresh concerns over South African job market as employment drops
THE latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) for the quarter ended in March has raised significant concerns as the report reveals a downturn in employment figures, exacerbating fears about the health of South Africa's economy.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
HISTORY BECKONS FOR EIGHT ON EIGHTEEN
JUSTIN SNAITH and owners Nick Jonsson and Johann Rupert have taken the plunge! Their star colt Eight On Eighteen heads the list of 18 runners for the Gr1 R5 million Hollywoodbets Durban July to be run over 2200m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday, 5 July.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
E CAPE PREMIER'S WORDS ARE EMPTY PROMISES
EASTERN Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane hit all the right notes during the memorial service in honour of the nearly hundred people who perished during the recent devastating floods in the province.
1 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Redefine workplace boundaries to build sustainable success
SOMEWHERE along the way, many of us signed this invisible contract stating that success demands sacrifice.
3 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
What 'Shivambu Holdings' intends
POLITICAL economists have long entangled themselves in a circular debate - whether politics shape markets or markets shape politics - as if parsing some grand cosmic chicken-and-egg dilemma.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Smit's Caribbean 'fun' sets her up for World Cup squad
THE Proteas Women's team may have lost a second successive T20I series since finishing runners-up at last year’s ICC T20 World Cup, but they are beginning to unearth a group of promising youngsters to take the team forward.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
One dead, four injured in scaffolding collapse in Springfield Park
A CONSTRUCTION tragedy resulted in the death of one person and the injury of four others in Durban yesterday.
1 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Bulls and White should invoke Boks spirit and put team first
TUESDAY marked the 30th anniversary of the Springboks' 1995 Rugby World Cup triumph.
3 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Treasury calls for G20 collaboration to support low- income economies amid global tensions
THE National Treasury has called for more cooperation among the Group of 20 (G20) countries for the benefit of low-income economies on the back of escalating geopolitical tensions.
1 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
AH-Vest offers minority shareholders 55 cents per share to delist from JSE
AH-VEST minority shareholders are being offered 55 cents a share in cash as part of plans to delist the company, a price that represents a whopping 1833% premium over the 3 cents market price when the company first cautioned about a possible transaction.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
SA secures US$1.5bn World Bank loan for infrastructure development
THE government's decision to borrow US$1.5 billion (about R27bn) from the World Bank will help grow the economy and not undermine South Africa's sovereignty.
1 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
ANC KZN announces 'breakthrough' for Ithala
THE ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has announced that a breakthrough has been made in the ongoing challenges affecting Ithala SOC Limited and it is expected that liquidation proceedings against the financial institution will be halted.
1 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
Court provides interim relief for farmers in land rights case
A MPUMALANGA court has granted two brothers temporary relief, allowing limited grazing on a piece of land whose ownership is disputed, arguing that their claim to the land was ignored.
2 min |
June 25, 2025
The Mercury
On the brink of greatness: How Downs can extend Cup journey
FROM the intensity of local competition to the bright lights of continental football, Mamelodi Sundowns have grown into one of South Africa's most successful and respected clubs.
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