# The US economy contracted more than previously estimated in the first three months this year. According to government data consumer spending and exports were weaker than expected. According to the Department of Commerce, US GDP decreased at an annual rate of 0.5-percent in the first quarter, down from an earlier estimate of a 0.2-percent […]
# Die adjunkminister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Samantha Graham-Maré, sê die ontwikkeling van vaardighede is noodsaaklik vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Hernubare Energie Meesterplan. Graham-Maré sê die plan het ten doel om 25-duisend werksgeleenthede teen 2030 deur industrialisering en opleiding te skep. Die minister sê ‘n kernbelangrike inisiatief is die Energie- en Watersektor Onderwysopleidingsowerheid se PowerUp-platform, ontwikkel […]
# Die premier van KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli, sê jeugwerkloosheid in die provinsie is steeds ‘n uitdaging. Ntuli het ‘n openbare-privaat vennootskap met MTN aangekondig om digitale toegang te bevorder deur 130 nuwe 4G- en 5G-torings, veral in landelike gebiede, op te rig. Die sluit gratis 5G by klinieke, howe en biblioteke in. Die premier sê […]
# Electricity and Energy deputy minister, Samantha Graham-Maré, says skills development is vital to the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan. Graham-Maré says the plan aims to create 25-thousand jobs by 2030 through industrialisation and training. The minister says a key initiative is the Energy and Water Sector Education Training Authority’s PowerUp platform, developed with GreenCape […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli says youth unemployment in the province remains a challenge. Ntuli announced a public-private partnership with MTN to boost digital access through 130 new 4G and 5G sites, especially in rural areas. This includes free 5G at clinics, courts, and libraries. The premier says that empowering youth through internet access and […]
# Santam se 2025 Versekeringsbarometerverslag het onthul die moeilike ekonomiese omstandighede bly ʼn bron van kommer vir verbruikers en sakeondernemings. Die studie het bevind 84-persent van die deelnemers moes finansiële aanpassings maak om die stygende lewenskoste te hanteer. Atang Matebesi van Santam sê ten spyte hiervan het slegs ʼn klein aantal mense hul korttermynversekering verlaag […]
# The 2025 Santam Insurance Barometer Report has revealed how the tough economic environment remains a concern for consumers and businesses. The study found that 84-percent of respondents have had to make financial adjustments to cope with the rising cost of living. Santam’s Atang Matebesi says, despite this, only a small number of people are […]
# Die minister van finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het volgens berigte ‘n ondersoek gelas na die beleggings van 170-miljard-rand in die ongenoteerde portefeulje van die Openbare Beleggingskorporasie. Die batebestuurder se ongenoteerde beleggings is veronderstel om klein ondernemings ‘n hupstoot te gee en werk te skep terwyl dit transformasie ondersteun. Die ondersoek sal ook Daybreak Foods insluit, […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has reportedly ordered an investigation into the 170-billion-rand investments in the unlisted portfolio of the Public Investment Corporation. The asset manager’s unlisted investments are supposed to give small businesses a kick-start and create jobs while supporting transformation. The probe will also include Daybreak Foods, which has only paid back 17-million-rand […]
