# The DA in Mpumalanga is calling on the provincial government to urgently make the international food market fully operational. The party picketed outside the facility yesterday because the three-billion-rand project remains largely idle despite welcoming its first client last month. The DA’s Trudie Grovè-Morgan says the project has still not delivered the 100-thousand jobs […]
# AfriForum says it will continue its legal challenge against the energy regulator, Nersa, over Eskom’s additional 54-billion-rand electricity tariff increase. The urgent application was removed from the court roll and will now be heard in the High Court in Pretoria at a later date. AfriForum’s Dalena Beyers argues Nersa failed to provide reasons for […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa must position itself as a global leader in future vehicle manufacturing by expanding local production, developing battery value chains, and increasing the use of critical minerals. In his virtual keynote address at the launch of Toyota’s ninth-generation Hilux in KwaZulu-Natal, Ramaphosa said the government is strengthening incentives, supporting […]
# South Africa’s leading home improvement and building materials retailer, Builders, has launched a major cost-relief initiative, locking in prices on selected merchandise until 31 December. The price lock campaign is designed to help homeowners, contractors and businesses manage rising renovation costs and budget with greater certainty. The decision comes as Absa’s homeowner sentiment index […]
# Judgment is expected by the end of next week in president Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to halt Parliament’s section 89 impeachment process linked to the Phala Phala scandal. The Western Cape High Court’s judgment will determine whether the impeachment process can proceed while Ramaphosa’s review application is still before the courts. Parliament’s Impeachment Committee […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Toyota South Africa’s ten-billion-rand investment in the ninth-generation Hilux, describing it as a strong vote of confidence in the country’s economy. Speaking virtually at the official launch at the Prospecton plant in KwaZulu-Natal, Ramaphosa said the investment will support jobs, strengthen local manufacturing and boost exports. He also reaffirmed […]
# The National Nuclear Regulator is reviewing three radioactive contamination incidents that occurred inside Koeberg nuclear power station’s unit two in Cape Town during maintenance work over the past two-weeks. The regulator says the contamination was confined to controlled areas within the reactor building and posed no risk to the public or the environment. News24 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked the High Court in the Western Cape to temporarily halt Parliament’s impeachment process linked to the Phala Phala matter. His lawyer, Wim Trengove, argued Parliament does not have sufficient evidence to justify an impeachment inquiry and the president would suffer unfair reputational harm if the process continued before the […]
# Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says the government has welcomed the latest United Nations report on the occupied Palestinian territories, as it supports their case before the International Court of Justice. Magwenya added South Africa will continue to pursue legal and diplomatic efforts in support of the Palestinian people. He states the findings highlight the […]
