# The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has been allocated a total baseline budget of 27-8-billion-rand for the 2026/2027 financial year. The amount includes 3.2-billion-rand committed to public transport services. The department currently manages 16 subsidised bus contracts, comprising 15 negotiated contracts and one tendered contract. MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela says increased focus is on […]
# Die minister van Toerisme, Patricia de Lille, sê die regering toon vertroue in die toerismesektor met ‘n voortgesette belegging in die infrastruktuur om ekonomiese groei en werkskepping te versterk. Die departement het 2,54-miljard-rand vir die 2026/2027 boekjaar ontvang. Toerisme het in 2024 meer as 954-duisend regstreekse werksgeleenthede ondersteun en 4,9-persent tot die bruto binnelandse […]
# Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille says government is demonstrating confidence in the tourism sector through continued investment in tourism infrastructure, aimed at boosting economic growth and job creation. The department has been allocated 2.54-billion-rand for the 2026/2027 financial year. Tourism sustained over 954-thousand direct jobs in 2024 and contributed 4.9-percent to gross domestic […]
# The Western Cape economy has grown by 0.6-percent between January and March, outperforming the national average of 0.5-percent. The growth was driven by strong performance in sectors such as finance, agriculture, and tourism, with increased exports of apples and grapes and a rise in international arrivals to Cape Town. Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism […]
# Statistics South Africa says the number of business liquidations fell by 16-percent in May compared with the same month last year, dropping from 268 to 225 cases. This decline was driven by fewer company and close corporation liquidations during the period. However, Stats SA’s Onica Mushwana says the data shows a mixed trend over […]
# The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has launched a first-of-its-kind district energy council in the ZF Mgcawu District in the Northern Cape. The pilot project brings together government, Eskom, municipalities, business and other stakeholders to strengthen cooperation and improve electricity reliability at the district level. Deputy minister Samantha Graham-Maré says the council will run […]
# Statistiek Suid-Afrika sê die aantal sake-likwidasies het in Mei met 16-persent gedaal van 268 tot 225 gevalle in vergelyking met dieselfde maand verlede jaar. Hierdie afname is gedryf deur minder maatskappy- en beslote korporasie-likwidasies gedurende die tydperk. Onica Mushwana van Statistiek SA sê egter die data toon ‘n gemengde tendens oor die drie maande […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse ekonomie het met 0,6-persent tussen Januarie en Maart gegroei, wat die nasionale gemiddeld van 0,5-persent oortref. Die groei word gedryf deur ‘n sterk vertoning in sektore soos finansies, landbou en toerisme, met verhoogde uitvoere van appels en druiwe en ‘n toename in internasionale aankomste in Kaapstad. Die LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling […]
# Die Ministerie van Elektrisiteit en Energie het die heel eerste distrikenergieraad in die ZF Mgcawu-distrik in die Noord-Kaap bekendgestel. Die loodsprojek bring die regering, Eskom, munisipaliteite, besighede en ander belanghebbendes bymekaar om samewerking te versterk en elektrisiteitsbetroubaarheid op distriksvlak te verbeter. Adjunkminister Samantha Graham-Maré sê die raad sal vir 12 maande werksaam wees en […]
