# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile het die sterk politieke vertroue en solidariteit van die verlede herbevestig wat steeds die verhouding tussen Suid-Afrika en China rugsteun, binne die raamwerk van omvattende strategiese samewerking. Hy het vandag ‘n bilaterale gesprek met China se visepresident, Han Zheng, gehad as deel van sy werksbesoek aan die land. Mashatile sê Suid-Afrika […]
# Soccer: English giants Manchester United has secured a massive 10-hectare piece of land, equal to about 14 standard soccer pitches, clearing the path to build a state-of-the-art 100-thousand-seater stadium. The club purchased the site from industrial firm Indurent, owned by real estate giant Blackstone. The historic project is estimated to cost around 43.5-billion-rand and […]
# Western Cape Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Ivan Meyer outlined a four-point emergency response plan to improve efficiency at the port of Cape Town. It was ranked the worst among 400 global ports in the World Bank’s 2025 Container Port Performance Index. The plan includes congestion management and mitigation of operational disruptions. Meyer […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa has increased its 2026 lemon export forecast from 45.8-million to 49.4-million15-kilogram cartons. The revision follows favourable growing conditions, increased rainfall and cold fronts that accelerated fruit colour development and improved fruit size. Major increases are expected from Letsitele in Limpopo and the Sundays River Valley in the […]
# Transnet has issued a formal request for proposals to two shortlisted bidders for the creation of LeaseCo, a public-private rolling stock leasing company. The entity will acquire, manage and lease locomotives and wagons to domestic and regional rail operators. Transnet says the private partner will provide capital, technical expertise and operational support. Around 500 […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation says the termination of contracts for 178 workers on the Vlakfontein Canal Rehabilitation Project in Standerton in Mpumalanga is not a retrenchment process. Spokesperson Sean Phillips says the employees were hired on project-based contracts, which have been discontinued due to operational and infrastructure challenges. Contracts will end on […]
# Namibia’s Communications Regulatory Authority has dismissed an appeal by trillionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink against the rejection of its license applications. The application to provide fixed satellite services was rejected in March for failing to comply with local ownership rules. Namibian law bars telecommunications licensees from being controlled by foreign individuals or companies, limiting ownership to 49-percent, […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed the strong political trust and historic solidarity that continues to underpin South Africa-China relations, within the framework of all-round strategic cooperation. He had a bilateral meeting with China’s vice president Han Zheng today as part of his working visit to the country. Mashatile says South Africa is committed […]
# Die voormalige voorsitter van die Amerikaanse Federale Reserwe, Alan Greenspan, is op 100-jarige leeftyd dood. Sy vrou van 29 jaar, Andrea Mitchell, sê hy het tuis gesterf weens komplikasies van Parkinson-siekte. Greenspan het een van die invloedrykste ekonomiese beleidmakers van sy tyd geword nadat president Ronald Reagan hom in 1987 aangestel het. Hy het […]
