Waterberg Business News
South Africa tourism visits in 2023Date: 07/01/2024
South Africa was visited by almost 8 million international tourists in 2023. The figures show a 51.8% increase compared to the ...
South Africa's Heritage with Uber!Date: 21/09/2023
As South Africa gears up for the much-anticipated Heritage Day, Uber is delighted to announce a special mobility activation...
Eskom Is Essentially Making Consumers Pay for their MistakesDate: 13/01/2023
If Eskom fails to run the plants, then it should be capable of correcting the problems they are facing...
Eskom Woes pushing South Africans of the GridDate: 11/01/2023
Ongoing concerns around the country’s power supply have led to an increased demand for solar power...
Nova has sold more than half of its investment propertiesDate: 22/04/2021
The Nova Property Group continued to sell its investment properties during its latest financial year, and only 11 of the 28...
Drinks company wary of more alcohol bans for South AfricaDate: 21/04/2021
The Distell Group has published a voluntary performance update for the nine months ended 31 March 2021, detailing how South...
Mminele exit: Absa board faces serious questionsDate: 21/04/2021
On Friday, Business Report hinted at a disagreement between the former CEO and the board. “Heated talks” last week failed...
My planned solar system upgradeDate: 20/04/2021
After nearly 10 years living off-grid and some 240 months not paying the municipality or Eskom a cent for electricity...
6 new developments which will create more than 5,000 jobs in South AfricaDate: 15/04/2021
Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Nomalungelo Gina, says that the government’s Special Economic Zones...
SA faces sugar shortage as local producers hit ‘slight supply dip’Date: 14/04/2021
The Association of Southern Africa Sugar Importers (Asasi) chairperson and Super Syrups founder Chris Engelbrecht told Business...
Powerships: Consumers will carry the riskDate: 13/04/2021
The government’s proposed deal with Karpowership SA to buy electricity generated on its three floating power stations over...
Phumelela Gaming’s old Nelson Mandela Bay racecourse on the auction blockDate: 13/04/2021
The sale of prime land forms part of the business rescue plan of SA’s largest horse racing and tote-betting operator...
‘End of Eskom’: Expert says power utility is lying about Oracle plan BDate: 08/04/2021
Oracle claims it is owed money by the utility, initially R7.3 billion, but reduced to ‘just under R400 million. However, Eskom...
Businesses in these areas in South Africa are under the most financial pressureDate: 08/04/2021
First-quarter 2021 data from FNB’s Commercial Property Broker Survey shows which major metropolitan areas in the country...
Petrol and electricity price hikes are a double blow for stressed consumersDate: 07/04/2021
CONSUMERS will be digging deep into their pockets for petrol and electricity as prices soar to their highest in spite...
Construction industry to bounce back in 2021Date: 06/04/2021
South Africa’s construction industry is expected to bounce back in 2021 after being the sector with the poorest performance...
Businesses are worried about a third Covid-19 wave and another lockdown for South AfricaDate: 25/03/2021
The trade sector experienced a tough start to the new year, and much of the performance of the sector still largely reflects...
Hack of '150,000 cameras' investigated by camera firmDate: 10/03/2021
A hack of up to 150,000 security cameras installed in schools, hospitals and businesses is being investigated by the firm that...
Eskom board investigates racism allegations made against CEODate: 09/03/2021
The board of power utility Eskom says it will be investigating its group CEO André de Ruyter, regarding an allegation of racism...
Where does plastic pollution go when it enters the ocean?Date: 08/03/2021
Of the hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic waste we produce each year, it’s estimated that around ten million tonnes...
Covid-19 claims Absa deputy CEO Peter MatlareDate: 08/03/2021
Peter Matlare, the Absa banking group’s deputy CEO and head of its Africa regional operations, died of Covid-19 complications...
Standard Bank customers furious as transactions ‘deducted more than once’Date: 04/03/2021
Standard Bank customers are fuming after transactions went off more than once. Some who were trying to make payment had...
Planned business laws for South Africa will give government ‘sweeping powers’ over contracts: analystsDate: 04/03/2021
Analysts have raised concerns around the National Small Enterprise Amendment Bill and the potentially harmful effect it could...
Yet another fuel price hike for consumersDate: 03/03/2021
The Energy Department has announced that the price of petrol will increase by 65 cents on Wednesday, 3 March...
Google wants to give Africans R1.3m each for news-business ideas, amid Australian warDate: 26/02/2021
Applications have just opened for a new round of a Google-funded scheme to help media organisations in the African region...
Budget 2021: Here's how much less income tax you'll pay - and all the other big tax changesDate: 25/02/2021
A sharp increase in tax payments from mines (thanks to booming commodity prices), and a faster-than-expected recovery in VAT...
Big investments coming to the auto sector in 2021Date: 24/02/2021
The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) is anticipating another very good year of capital...
Fuel rewards compared as Capitec and Nedbank launch theirsDate: 24/02/2021
FNB was the first of the banks to introduce rewards based on fuel purchases as part of its eBucks rewards programme in 2010...
Agriculture wants the Budget to give clarity on Land Bank liquidityDate: 23/02/2021
THE AGRICULTURAL sector is hoping that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will follow through on assisting the Land Bank with...
Study shows surprising increase in wealth in South AfricaDate: 23/02/2021
South African households’ real net wealth increased by an estimated R1 trillion from the onset of the second quarter of 2020...
