# The Western Cape government has launched its first Infrastructure ministerial roundtable, bringing together government, business and industry leaders to accelerate infrastructure development in the province. Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers also announced plans to release seven parcels of land for more than ten-thousand housing opportunities and signed partnership agreements to support infrastructure development and economic […]
# Traderbag urges South African retailers to move away from plastic shopping bags. It warns consumers are carrying the growing financial and environmental cost. The company’s Declan Cherry says shoppers often pay more than the government levy without knowing how the money is used, while only a small percentage of plastic bags are recycled. Cherry […]
# Action Society says it will continue monitoring the case against deputy president Paul Mashatile’s eight VIP protection officers after the trial was postponed to February next year. The accused dubbed the Blue Light Mafia, face charges linked to the 2023 assault of motorists on the N1 highway in Johannesburg, an incident that sparked widespread […]
# Newly appointed ActionSA Gauteng election ambassador Ayanda Allie says she’s looking forward to the next chapter of her political career. The former Build One South Africa’s member of the Gauteng legislature, who was expelled from the party last week over allegedly unpaid tithes, struck a positive tone at her ActionSA unveiling, thanking her former […]
# A new Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report indicates South Africa’s entrepreneurs have plenty of ideas, but not enough support to turn them into successful businesses. The report, compiled by Stellenbosch Business School, the University of Johannesburg, North West University and the Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency, ranks South Africa’s support system 7th lowest out […]
# ActionSA has appointed the former Build One South Africa member of the Gauteng legislature, Ayanda Allie, as its provincial election campaign ambassador ahead of the 4 November local government elections. The announcement follows her recent departure from BOSA, where she was the party’s only representative in the legislature. ActionSA president Herman Mashaba says Allie […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially opened the Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Farm near Bethal in Mpumalanga, describing it as an important step in South Africa’s energy transition. The wind farm, developed by Seriti Green, has more than 25 turbines and has created over one-thousand jobs, with about half going to people living nearby. In his […]
# The DA has filed papers in the High Court in the Western Cape to challenge the appointment and 70-percent salary increase of Parliament’s secretary, Xolile George. The party alleges Parliament was misled when it approved his appointment, as the salary increase from three-million-rand to four-million-rand was unlawful and irregular. The DA’s George Michalakis says […]
# A sharp increase in diesel prices are likely next week due to higher crude oil prices and the weakening of the rand. The price of wholesale diesel is expected to rise by nearly two-rand a litre. News24 reports the situation with petrol prices is uncertain, with the price of 95-octane expected to remain largely […]
