# The Technology Innovation Agency and the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority have signed a partnership to strengthen the innovation, skills and entrepreneurship ecosystem. The agreement aims to better link skills development with technology and business growth through initiatives such as internships, startup support, bursaries and entrepreneurship programmes. The agency’s Titus Mathe […]
# The City of Johannesburg has referred 13 alleged cases of financial misconduct, worth about four-billion-rand, to its independent disciplinary board for investigation. The allegations involve unauthorised, irregular, and wasteful expenditure linked to possible breaches of finance and supply chain laws. The city says the move is aimed at strengthening accountability and governance, stressing that […]
# The DA says patients at Tambo Memorial Hospital in Boksburg are being forced to wait until June next year for elective surgeries because of delays in refurbishing the hospital’s operating theatres. The party’s Madeleine Hicklin claims the Gauteng Department of Health has failed to keep its promise to complete the work within two months […]
# Cape Town Tourism has launched a 12-month learnership to help unemployed young people with disabilities start and grow their own businesses in the tourism sector. CEO Enver Duminy says the programme, offered in partnership with Essential Skills Development and Pato Tours, will provide accredited training, mentorship and business support. Duminy added the initiative aims […]
# The City of Cape Town has set aside 488-million-rand in its 2026/2027 budget to improve waste management services. The funding will be used to buy new refuse collection vehicles, upgrade waste facilities, expand recycling services and improve landfill sites. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, says these investments will help keep […]
# A judge in the High Court in the Free State, Lepono Lekale, has defended his eight-year sick leave before a Judicial Conduct Tribunal in Johannesburg, investigating whether he is medically unfit to remain on the bench. Lekale testified he underwent two amputations in 2018 before losing his sight, and said a traditional healer advised […]
# Statistics South Africa says retail trade sales increased by 2.3-percent in May compared with the same month last year, showing continued growth in consumer spending. The biggest increases came from other retailers, clothing and footwear stores, and general dealers. Stats SA’s Raquel Floris says over the three months to May, retail sales were two-percent […]
# Statistics South Africa says debt-related civil court cases increased in the three months to May. The number of civil summonses issued for debt rose by 1.4-percent, while the number of civil judgements increased by 7.4-percent compared with the same period last year. Stats SA’s Vhonani Kwinda says the total value of civil judgements also […]
# The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has kept the repo rate unchanged at seven-percent, citing ongoing inflation risks and global uncertainty linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Four members preferred a hold, while two favoured an increase of 25-basis points. Governor Lesetja Kganyago told the media inflation remains above the […]
