Economy

Budget postponement is a “blessing in disguise” says COSATU

Hundreds marched in Cape Town ahead of budget announcement

Fresh outcry over hotel development next to historic Bo-Kaap mosque

Developers say the “goalposts keep moving”

Quick explainer: Interest rates and how they affect you

Quick explainer: Inflation and how it affects you

Minister moves to appoint National Gambling Board members after ten years

Board positions have been vacant since 2014

Activists welcome Treasury’s proposed minimum alcohol price

National Treasury has proposed tax increases to reduce harmful drinking

Why wage inequality matters

New legislation empowers shareholders to limit outrageous CEO remuneration

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

For years residents have been objecting to the Springfield and Vlakfontein mining project

Packaging companies flout rules on waste picker payments

Waste pickers collect, sort and transport most of our recyclable waste, and regulations say they be must paid for their services