# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die voormalige adjunkminister van Finansies, Mcebisi Jonas, as sy spesiale gesant na die VSA aangestel. Jonas sal Suid-Afrika se diplomatieke en ekonomiese belange verteenwoordig en met Amerikaanse regeringsamptenare en sakeleiers in gesprek tree om bilaterale bande te versterk. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê Jonas het voorheen gedien as een […]
# Die G20-vergadering oor gesondheidsorgstelsels in Afrika, gehou in Johannesburg, sal ’n strategiese openbare-privaat vennootskap bekendstel om plaaslike farmaseutiese vervaardiging te bevorder. Suid-Afrika, as vanjaar se G20-gasheer, beklemtoon die vasteland se gesondheidsorgsekerheid en die vermindering van afhanklikheid van eksterne markte vir farmaseutiese hulpbronne. President Cyril Ramaphosa, as die Afrika-Unie se Pandemie-Reaksiekampioen, vra vir Afrika-gegronde oplossings. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former deputy Finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as his special envoy to the US. He will represent South Africa’s diplomatic and economic interests, engaging with US government officials and business leaders to strengthen bilateral ties. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Jonas previously served as one of the president’s investment envoys […]
# The G20 meeting on healthcare systems in Africa, held in Johannesburg, will launch a strategic public-private partnership to boost local pharmaceutical manufacturing. As this year’s G20 host, South Africa is spotlighting Africa’s healthcare security and less reliance on external markets for pharmaceutical resources. President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his role as African Union Pandemic Response […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has reiterated calls to service providers to submit claims promptly, as the next payment is due Thursday. NSFAS spokesperson Ishmael Mnisi says delays in data submission could affect verification and payouts. Mnisi emphasised the commitment to resolving outstanding claims, stating it is crucial to maintain stable living conditions […]
# Die sosiale media-reus, Meta, se antitrust-hofsaak teen die Amerikaanse Federale Handelskommissie begin vandag in Washington. Die kommissie voer aan die eienaar, Mark Zuckerberg, se verkryging van Instagram en WhatsApp in onderskeidelik 2012 en 2014, was onwettig en moes nooit goedgekeur gewees het nie. Hy beweer dit verhoed dat maatskappye kan meeding en gee hom dus […]
# Social media giant Meta is set to face off against the US Federal Trade Commission in a landmark antitrust trial in Washington today. In the lawsuit, the FTC argues that owner Mark Zuckerberg’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, respectively, were illegal and should never have been approved. It claims the transactions […]
# Die ekonoom Dawie Roodt sê Suid-Afrika is besig om ‘n kultuur van staatsafhanklikheid te skep in plaas daarvan om ekonomies selfversorgd te word en groei te bewerkstellig. In die 2025/2026-begroting wat die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana ingedien het, sal gekonsolideerde staatsbsteding na verwagting 2,59-duisend-miljard-rand bereik. Sowat 65-persent van staatsbesteding word deur salarisse, skulddelging […]
# Economist Dawie Roodt says South Africa is entrenching a culture of state dependency rather than fostering economic self-reliance and growth. In the 2025/2026 budget tabled by Finance minister Enoch Godongwana last month, consolidated government expenditure is expected to hit 2.59-trillion-rand. Around 65-percent of government spending is consumed by salaries, debt-service costs, and the social […]
