IRMSA: National blackout unlikely but load shedding could get worse

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A round-up of news updates, including a look at whether a total grid collapse in SA is likely, government’s new taxi recapitalisation plan and calls for the suspension of Shamila Batohi.

9 May 2023 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Can traffic officers arrest you for forgetting your driver's licence?

Monde Mkalipi of the Road Traffic Infringement Authority responds after a motorist was threatened with arrest for not carrying his driver's licence, clarifying what the law requires and when officers may lawfully make an arrest.

30 Jul 9AM 6 min

Think your crypto is hidden? Sars is connecting the dots

Motorist threatened with arrest for not having driver’s licence on hand. RTIA sets the record straight on what police can and can’t do under new Aarto rules. And why SA is eyeing a bigger role in the India-Africa investment corridor.

30 Jul 6AM 30 min

[TOP STORY] PIC turmoil highlights need for independent board appointments

‘There's no transparency around the criteria being used to fill these positions… now a new board will come in, but who knows what criteria was used to assess their effectiveness,’ says Parmi Natesan, CEO at the Institute of Directors South Africa.

29 Jul 8AM 7 min

Why SA must clean up its scrap-metal industry

The PIC debate is about more than one appointment, it raises a bigger question about governance. Should municipalities be free to shop for power? And what animal dung reveals about safari tourism and stress on wildlife.

29 Jul 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY] Affordable electric vehicles gain traction as petrol costs bite

‘The real game changer came from BYD with the Dolphin Surf, and now Geely with the E2, that has come in at a very different price point, you're talking about just above R300 000,’ says Alan Quinn, chief product and innovation officer at Cars.co.za

28 Jul 8AM 8 min