1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (524+ words) A medical device used by healthcare facilities to verify the effectiveness of sterilisation processes has been recalled in South Africa, amid concerns that affected units could potentially indicate that a steam sterilisation cycle was successful when the indicator itself was…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (759+ words) South African motorists considering the switch to electric vehicles will soon have access to something considerably more useful than manufacturer specifications, with the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban now being used to test how electric vehicles perform under actual South African…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (662+ words) South Africa has tightened the screws on imported vehicle windscreens, imposing anti-dumping duties reaching 129.15% on certain products originating from China and Malaysia. The latest measure took effect on Monday, 7 September 2026, when the South African Revenue Service (SARS) implemented new duties…...

1+ week, 35+ min ago   (883+ words) Newcastle’s Cut, Make and Trim (CMT) textile industry is facing another significant development, with the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry launching an urgent Labour Court application against the Department of Employment and Labour and 25 Newcastle factories. The…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (365+ words) Ford Ranger Double Cab owners are being urged to check their vehicles following a new safety recall involving 2,275 bakkies produced for the 2026 and 2027 production years. According to the NCC, affected Ford Ranger Double Cabs were sold through Ford franchised dealerships…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1294+ words) For millions of South Africans, paying thousands of rands every month for medical aid does not necessarily mean the medical bills stop there. In addition to monthly contributions, members can still find themselves paying for specialist shortfalls, medicines, co-payments, services…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (892+ words) More than seven years after Newcastle Airport was officially launched in 2019, the facility has yet to transition into sustained passenger operations under the Newcastle Local Municipality. Nevertheless, municipal officials have indicated that this could change within the coming months as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (719+ words) A previously closed coal operation in northern KwaZulu-Natal has moved back into production, with German commodities group HMS Bergbau AG confirming that output from its South African mining operation is now being progressively ramped up. In its latest corporate results…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (702+ words) Mulilo has resolved a significant land-use overlap affecting its planned Newcastle Wind Energy Facility after concluding a co-operation agreement with Australian-listed gas developer Kinetiko Energy. Under the Co-operation and Settlement Agreement, Mulilo Newcastle Wind Power (MNWP) has secured exclusive use…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1240+ words) For nearly three decades, acid mine drainage has been flowing from the abandoned Ballengeich Colliery into the Horn River outside Newcastle. With mining operations at Ballengeich having ceased in the early 1990s without formal environmental closure, the resulting pollution has developed…...