Background On the 11th of April 2024, gantries of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, popularly known as e-toll, were officially disconnected from the e-toll system across the province. Following the initial announcement by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during his 2022 Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) that e-tolls would be scrapped, the South African National Roads…

By Charmaine Nkosi AS residents of Emhlabeni informal settlement in Lamontville, Durban, work to recover from the devastating floods of February, they also face a deeper crisis, government inaction and the failure of essential services. With no official support to rebuild their homes, families are left to fend for themselves, and frustration over unfulfilled promises…

 Gavin Tarr  SMEs across South Africa are chasing millions of rands in invoice payments from their debtors on a regular basis; a burden that significantly impacts their cash flow and productivity. In response, FNB’s Selective Invoicing Discounting (SID) trade credit solution, offers its Commercial and Business customers the opportunity to sell their unpaid invoices to…