# The Gauteng legislature’s portfolio committee on e-Government and Research and Development and the portfolio committee on Community Safety are calling for an independent investigation into an alleged security breach involving the provincial e-panic button platform. Residents’ personal information, including names, locations and crime reports, may have been exposed. The committees are concerned the Information […]
# The City of Johannesburg urges homeowners who are charged business property rates to check if they qualify for the residential tariff. The city says some homes are charged business rates because of how the property is classified, even though they are used as homes. Property owners should review their municipal accounts and submit the […]
# Statistics South Africa says manufacturing production fell by 4.3-percent in August compared with the same month last year. The biggest declines were in motor vehicles, chemicals, wood and paper, and food and beverages. Production fell by 3.1-percent from July, while manufacturing sales increased by 1.1-percent in August and rose by 1.4-percent over the three […]
# General industries union, Giwusa, says the manufacturing sector is facing a serious decline, after production fell by 4.3-percent in August. The union is calling for a major change in economic policy, including stronger public investment in manufacturing and measures to protect workers from retrenchments and job losses. Giwusa president Mametlwe Sebei says the drop […]
# MK Party president Jacob Zuma has missed the party’s Johannesburg state of the city address amid reports that he is in hospital. A Zuma confidant told News24 that the former president has been ill. However, the party said he is healthy and recently attended a routine medical check-up. Zuma’s second deputy president, Tony Yengeni, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says emerging farmers need more support to become successful commercial producers. Speaking during a visit to Redlands Dairy Farm in Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, Ramaphosa said access to land alone is not enough, with farmers also needing finance, mentorship, skills, technology and access to markets. He highlighted the Land Bank’s […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says access to land alone is not enough to help more black farmers become successful commercial producers. Speaking at Redlands Dairy Farm in Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, Ramaphosa said the government is working to release about 2.5-million hectares of acquired land to black farmers, while blended finance can help them […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa is calling for the expansion of blended finance to help more emerging farmers grow their businesses. In his keynote address at Redlands Dairy Farm in Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, Ramaphosa said the Land Bank’s scheme, which combines government grants with loans, can provide more affordable finance and help farmers move […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has resumed his official duties after undergoing a minor medical procedure and making a full recovery. He returned to work at the beginning of the week. Acting spokesperson Keith Khoza says Mashatile is expected to chair cabinet committees, attend the mid-term budget policy statement, engage with interfaith communities, answer oral […]
