London Mayor Khan starts review of capital’s terror preparedness

Review will assess the ability of agencies and authorities to cope with ‘multiple simultaneous incidents’ in UK capital

State oil and gas pipelines sabotaged and blown up in Nigeria

Oil output in Nigeria has dropped to a 20-year low after repeated attacks by the NDA, a new group demanding more economic and political control of the Niger Delta

Much gratitude expressed for Mandela’s donations to educational institutions

Late former president Nelson Mandela left R100‚000 bequests to educational institutions for scholarships and bursaries, which were presented on Friday

Trashback throws cold water on government’s plan to integrate waste pickers

The wastepreneurs travel up to 20km per day with a load of almost 40kg stacked on their trollies, and on a good day can earn up to R200

ANC finalising list of councillor candidates

ANC national list committee begins difficult task of collating candidates for the 278 municipalities in the country, a process expected to take two days

Education department vows to take action against ‘jobs for cash’ offenders

Report paints picture of ‘jobs for cash’ being common practice, and implicates largest teacher union Sadtu in holding basic education system hostage

Blow for SA’s banks as Moody’s lowers outlook to negative

SA’s difficult economic outlook ‘will strain borrowers’ repayment capacity, which will add to increased asset risks, Moody’s says

Mchunu rejects ANC re-deployment to parliament

BDlive understands from various party seniors that the former premier has rejected the MP offer, although the ANC has yet to respond to or comment on his decision

Barclays Africa looks to insurance to support growth

Barclays Africa Group expanding its insurance business through acquisitions to support growth, says deputy chief executive David Hodnett

R16.2bn allocated by government to incentives to promote manufacturing

Treasury director-general Lungisa Fungile says government alive to crisis faced by manufacturing sector and by steel sector specifically