The SA economy is expected to have contracted by 30.6% for the second quarter of the year, when lokdown was in full-force. B4SA, which represents a majority of SA businesses partnering in their response to Covid-19, has released a 12-point plan it says will accelerate economic recovery. It says the plan, together with policy interventions, could…
The Labour Appeal Court has ruled on whether it was unfair of the BRPs to propose retrenchments in the absence of a business rescue plan.The court has upheld a May judgment.Analysts have previously said this could have far-reaching implications.The Labour Appeal Court has handed down a key ruling affecting proposed retrenchments at South African Airways, dismissing…
A South African Airways aircraft on the apron of Frankfurt Airport in 2018. Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images SAA business rescue practitioners have proposed a new rescue plan ahead of the creditors' vote next week. The plan proposes a better deal for employees, including financial support and training during a temporary lay-off scheme.However, the plan…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US's top infectious disease expert, said this week that the US is not headed in a positive direction when it comes to controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus."I think it's pretty obvious that we are not going in the right direction," Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy…
An Edgars store in Johannesburg in March, 2020. 22 000 jobs are at stake if the rescue plan for Edcon does not work.Business rescue practitioners propose backdating and raising their fees from R1 750 to R4 500 per hour.SACTWU supports the rescue plan but says fees should have been clarified upfront.Fees charged by liquidators and…
State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump