# 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 […]
# The City of Cape Town has launched a specialised SWAT unit to respond rapidly to serious and high-risk crime. The unit will deal with incidents including gang violence, extortion and mass shootings. It’s equipped with an armoured vehicle, night-vision and heat-detection technology, as well as specialised firearms and tactical equipment. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola supports calls for action against individuals and organisations accused of spreading misinformation about South Africa abroad. Parliament’s portfolio committee chairperson Supra Mahumapelo has proposed legislation allowing citizenship to be stripped. Lamola says freedom of speech does not extend to spreading lies and misinformation, which he believes must […]
# AfriForum has vowed to continue monitoring the case of the murder of South African Air Force sergeant Michael Swanton. The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court postponed the case against Thabang Eugene Sohole and Michael Makampe to 2 November for allocation to the Regional Court. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says Swanton was shot dead in Pretoria North in […]
