# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the United Nations and other global institutions no longer adequately reflect today’s realities and are ill-equipped to address the challenges of the future. Speaking at the BRICS summit in India, Ramaphosa says Africa, which accounts for 54 United Nations member states and nearly one-fifth of the world’s population, remains without […]
# The City of Tshwane has launched its Online Business Licence and Permit Platform, providing businesses and informal traders with a single digital channel to apply for, renew and track business licences and trading permits. The initiative forms part of the implementation of the Tshwane Economic Revitalisation Strategy. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and […]
# The Parliament Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development has published the names of candidates for vacant positions on the Information Regulator on Parliament’s website for public comment before 29 September. In terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, members of the regulator must be appropriately qualified, and South African citizens. The committee […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says India and South Africa must strengthen investment in transport, logistics, ports, digital connectivity, smart cities and industrial corridors to boost trade and economic integration across the African continent. Ramaphosa was speaking at the India-South Africa Business Leadership Roundtable, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi. […]
# COSATU has welcomed the General Mining Laws Amendment Bill, released by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, as a key step towards tackling illegal mining. Illegal mining by heavily armed criminal syndicates has become a national crisis, claiming the lives of mine workers, security guards, police officers and members of the National Defence […]
# South Africa and Lesotho have strengthened cooperation to combat the proliferation of illegal firearms, following the seizure and destruction of one-thousand-787 firearms confiscated during crime-fighting operations in Lesotho. Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane says the firearms were seized by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service during various operations and targeted crime-combatting initiatives. She says […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is undergoing major economic transformation, with wide-ranging reforms in the energy, telecommunications, logistics and water sectors. Speaking at the India-South Africa Business Leadership Roundtable during the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, Ramaphosa said the country had moved beyond more than a decade of electricity shortages and […]
# Agriculture minister, Willie Aucamp says a farm cannot thrive on land alone and South Africa’s farmers also need access to finance, productive assets, livestock and appropriate support to build sustainable enterprises. The minister participated in a panel discussion at the NAMPO Cape fair in Bredasdorp in the Western Cape. The discussion explored farmer-financing models, […]
# Eskom has achieved significant environmental improvements through targeted emissions-reduction projects and focused operational interventions across its coal-fired fleet in the 2026/2027 financial year. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says relative particulate matter emissions have improved by approximately 67-percent. She added this improvement reflects sustained progress in lowering emissions while maintaining stronger plant reliability and availability:
