# Uber South Africa has launched Women Drivers, allowing female riders to choose female drivers, prioritising safety and empowerment. Drawing on global insights and local testing, the service expands choice for women and creates new earning opportunities for female drivers. The general manager of Uber Sub-Saharan Africa, Deepesh Thomas, says the initiative is integrated with […]
# The DA in Gauteng says for the economy to be turbocharged, all entities responsible for job creation must operate like a well-oiled machine. The Gauteng Growth and Development Agency has 43 acting staff members ranging from top posts to lower positions, such as CEOs, chief financial officer, department managers and payroll officer. The DA’s […]
# Table Mountain National Park has confirmed that the Camps Bay wildfire has been contained, affecting approximately 25 hectares. SanParks spokesperson JP Louw says several trails, including Pipe Track and Back Table access points, remain closed. He adds that around 50 firefighters remain on site to manage hotspots:
# Deputy minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, together with the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan Executive Oversight Committee, has signed a pledge. This is to advance the master plan. The plan outlines a comprehensive framework designed to facilitate the inclusive industrialisation of the South African renewable energy value chain and battery storage, […]
# The City of Tshwane warns that not all residents of the informal Marry Me Settlement in Soshanguve will be accommodated in the planned formalisation project. Officials blame space constraints, infrastructure limitations, and regulatory requirements as factors restricting full inclusion. The metro says that the formalisation process will be in phases, prioritising safety, services, and […]
# South Africa’s organic and natural products sector is gaining momentum, not only as a reflection of global trends towards healthier and more sustainable living, but also as a powerful engine for entrepreneurship, rural development, and export growth. The Organic and Natural Products Expo Africa, earlier this month, spotlighted Africa’s thriving organic sector. Standard Bank’s Deenash […]
# The DA has criticised the City of Tshwane over delays in improving safety on Lynnwood Road. The party had launched a petition demanding basic safety improvements, functional streetlights and completed road markings for the dangerously neglected Lynnwood Road. The DA’s Dikeledi Selowa says, despite the metro claiming that work on the road markings is underway, […]
# The Port of Cape Town has improved slightly in the World Bank’s world port efficiency rankings. The port gained the most points globally in the 2024 Container Port Index published by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, moving up from last position to 400th out of 403 ports. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says […]
# The Public Servants Association has welcomed Northern Cape premier, Zamani Saul’s leadership in launching the One Million Trees Campaign. This initiative, which falls under the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s National Greening Programme, seeks to plant ten million trees over five years across South Africa, with the Northern Cape committing to 115-thousand […]
