South Africa’s producer price index (PPI) increased by 7% in April, a slight decrease from the 7,1% increase recorded in March, Statistics South Africa announced on Thursday. The PPI for final

Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe has told tens of thousands of people gathered for a march in support of her 92-year-old husband that he will remain their leader even when he’s “in the grave”

A bid by the Democratic Alliance to introduce legislation to regulate online gambling was rejected in the national assembly on Thursday. The Remote Gambling Bill, introduced by the DA, was criticised as an attempt to take food

A vote on whether to appoint former Independent Electoral Commission chairwoman Pansy Tlakula as chairwoman of the newly-formed Information Regulator was postponed by the national assembly on Thursday. There were too many empty

Internet ride-sharing service Uber will decide on 6 June if it will keep its winter price cuts or hike fares again. Last month, the company cut UberX fares by up to 20% in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban to try boost demand during the quieter

Internet ride-sharing service Uber says it doesn’t expect its cash-payment option to spark further clashes with local metered taxi drivers. On Thursday, Uber started accepting cash

After a rocky start, commercial free-to-air satellite broadcaster OpenView HD, a sister company of e.tv, is adding subscribers at a remarkable rate of knots, though revenues are proving elusive. Listed parent company eMedia Holdings revealed in its annual results

MTN interim executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko has defended the R23,7m golden handshake given to former CEO Sifiso Dabengwa, who resigned in November 2015 following a US$5,2bn fine

Eskom is progressing well with the maintenance of its power generation plant, it said on Wednesday, adding that no load shedding has been implemented for over nine months. Energy availability is continuing to improve and now

The ongoing exposé of the Panama Papers is the most significant leak of compromising data since Edward Snowden’s revelations about America’s National Security Agency. What few people realise is the vital role played by African journalists