# Nine of the Western Cape’s twelve fishing harbours have received upgraded, high-visibility signage as part of a revitalisation effort led by Forestry, Fisheries and Environment minister Dion George. The initiative, part of the “Fishing for Freedom” tour, aims to restore dignity and boost local economies by enhancing harbour identity and functionality. Harbours like Kalk […]
# Rusland se minister van Ekonomie, Maxim Reshetnikov, sê volgens huidige sakesentimente is die land se ekonomie op die rand van ʼn resessie. Moskou het vandeesmaand rentekoerse die eerste keer sedert 2022 verlaag wat die uitleenkoers op 20-persent te staan bring. Die land se ekonomiese groei het in die eerste kwartaal van 2025 op ʼn […]
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, sê dit was ʼn goeie uitdaging vir die regering nadat die Finansiële Aksietaakspan Suid-Afrika op die gryslys geplaas het. Die land is sedert Februarie 2023 op die lys omdat dit nie internasionale standaarde nakom wat met geldwassery en onwettige finansiële vloei verband hou nie. Suid-Afrika het intussen aan […]
# Russia’s Economy minister, Maxim Reshetnikov, says that based on current business sentiments, the country’s economy is on the verge of sliding into recession. Moscow this month cut interest rates for the first time since 2022, easing borrowing costs to 20-percent. The country’s economic growth slowed to 1.4-percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, the lowest […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa being greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force has been a good challenge for the government. The country was greylisted in February 2023 for not complying with international standards that relate to money laundering and addressing illicit financial flows. South Africa has completed all 22 items on the […]
# The national Spaza Shop Support Fund campaign arrives in Sedibeng, Gauteng, today with an interactive session at Vereeniging City Hall. Spaza shop owners will receive guidance on applying for support from the 500-million-rand fund, launched in April. The campaign is spearheaded by the Trade, Industry and Competition Department, and the Small Business Development Department. […]
# Die veldtog vir die nasionale Spazawinkel-ondersteuningsfonds word in Sedibeng, Gauteng, bekendgestel met ‘n interaktiewe slypskool. Spazawinkel-eienaars sal leiding kry oor hoe om aansoek te doen vir ondersteuning deur fonds van die 500-miljoen-rand. Die veldtog word gelei deur die Departement van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, en die Departement van Kleinsake-Ontwikkeling. Dit sluit toegang in tot […]
# African Union Infrastructure and Energy commissioner, Lerato Mataboge, says Africa’s development is stalled by a lack of belief in its potential and not resource scarcity. Speaking at the Youth Energy Summit in Cape Town, Mataboge reaffirmed the AU’s Agenda 2063 vision, championing youth-led innovation, Artificial Intelligence, and renewable energy. She urged governments to empower […]
# Die Infrastruktuur en Energie kommissaris van die Afrika Unie, Lerato Mataboge, sê Afrika se ontwikkeling word teruggehou deur ’n gebrek aan vertroue in sy potensiaal, en nie deur ’n gebrek aan grondstowwe nie. Mataboge het tydens die Jeug Energie Beraad in Kaapstad die AU se Agenda 2063-visie, die bevordering van jeuggedrewe innovering, kunsmatige intelligensie, […]
