‘Give R10 to help our farmers’

Sharika Regchand|Published

AfriForum asks members of the public to contribute R10 each to help farmers affected by the drought.

Higher food costs pinch SA households

Sharika Regchand|Published

SA households are trapped in a debt spiral - and buying food appears to be last on the list of many consumers.

Land limits ‘will kill growth’

Sharika Regchand|Published

Capping land ownership to 12 000 hectares a farmer will stunt investment and jobs, says DA MPL Francois Rodgers.

SA poultry body sues for egg levy

Sharika Regchand|Published

The South African Poultry Association claims it is owed almost R900 000 by a Winterton farm.

Nkandla contractor fights liquidation order

Sharika Regchand|Published

Businesswoman Thandeka Nene’s Bonelena Construction Enterprise is opposing a court application for the company to be liquidated.

Outrage over bingo licences

Sharika Regchand|Published

Protesters concerned about the implications of electronic bingo terminals at KZN malls gathered outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday.

Telkom sues Neotel for cable damage

Sharika Regchand|Published

Telkom suing Neotel, and another company, for damage caused to underground cables in Hillcrest.

Municipality denies illegal mining charge

Sharika Regchand|Published

The eThekwini Municipality has denied that its own employees were mining sand illegally in Cato Ridge.

Orsmond’s estate finally sequestrated

Sharika Regchand|Published

The former managing director of The Natal Witness Printing and Publishing company, Gregory Orsmond, did not oppose his estate being placed under final sequestration ...

Mixed views over electricity hike

Sharika Regchand|Published

While small businesses in Pietermaritzburg will suffer because of the basic electricity charge shooting up, the flipside is that bigger businesses prefer it to a ...

Pietermaritzburg’s power prices rocket

Sharika Regchand|Published

Small businesses in Pietermaritzburg were the biggest losers when the municipality finalised its fixed electricity tariff increases.

Food prices hit the poor

Sharika Regchand|Published

People are cutting back on basics because they cannot afford rising prices, with the very poor even going without bread.

Shoemaker sues rival

Sharika Regchand|Published

The makers of Bata Toughees school shoes have run to the High Court to stop a competitor from using their “wavy” shoe soles.

Firemen are sent back to work

Sharika Regchand|Published

Firefighters in Pietermaritzburg have been ordered by the Durban Labour Court to return to work.

Casino bosses offer R42m for land

Sharika Regchand|Published

Tsogo Sun has offered to buy the property on which its Golden Horse Casino in Pietermaritzburg is situated.

Velvet Sky goes down fighting

Sharika Regchand|Published

Velvet Sky will not take to the skies again as a final liquidation order has been granted against the airline.