# South African winemaker Johan Jordaan of Spier outside Stellenbosch has been crowned the 2025 Global Chenin Blanc Master Winemaker at the Master Winemaker 100 Awards in Paris. This honour follows two Spier Chenin Blancs winning Master gold medals. The recognition adds to South Africa’s growing reputation for producing world-class wines on the global stage. […]
# Saftu and Cry of the Xcluded has rejected the 26.5-billion-rand World Bank loan granted to the South African government. Saftu’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku says they consider it a dangerous Trojan Horse package, like so many others from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. He says this new World Bank loan is not […]
# Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has backtracked on a key clause in the Draft Mining Bill and removed requirements for black economic empowerment for exploration activities. This follows backlash from the mining industry, warning that such rules would scare off investment in the high-risk exploration sector. According to News24, Mantashe has […]
# Build One South Africa verwelkom president Cyril Ramaphosa se aankondiging van ʼn nasionale konvensie in Augustus om ʼn Nasionale Dialoog van stapel te stuur. Die konvensie sal die agenda bepaal vir die land se pad vorentoe en die vordering na Visie 2030 ondersteun. BOSA se woordvoerder, Roger Solomons, sê dis ʼn positiewe en noodsaaklike […]
# Build One South Africa has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that a National Convention will be convened in August to launch a National Dialogue. The convention will set the agenda for a dialogue that will chart a way for the country and drive progress towards Vision 2030. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons, says this is a […]
