Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Labour economist Andrew Levy warned Cosatu’s failure to reach a conference quorum could signal imminent implosion, weakening its influence at Nedlac and increasing competition between unions.

Bureau for Economic Research data puts South Africa’s expected inflation at 3.8% over the next two years, despite higher fuel prices because fuel is a small part of the basket.

Sasol’s sustainable aviation fuel, made from used cooking oil, cuts carbon emissions by about 75% but costs two to three times more than conventional jet fuel.

Information Regulator chair Pansy Tlakula said bodies including SARS, the JSE and Sibanye-Stillwater are challenging information-release orders in court, threatening to drain the regulator’s budget.

South Africa’s public and state-owned companies must disclose executive pay gaps; researcher Graham Codrington backed linking top pay to the lowest or average wage rather than imposing an absolute cap.