# Cabinet is calling on the public to share their views on a proposed Economic Transformation Fund to boost inclusive growth and reduce inequality. The fund is expected to support small businesses, job creation, and skills development, especially in underprivileged communities. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told the media public input is key to […]
# Barberton Mine in Mpumalanga, operated by Pan African Resources, has announced plans to retrench over 240 workers due to escalating operational costs and declining production levels. The company cites increased expenses and a downturn in gold output as primary factors necessitating the workforce reduction. It says the move is part of a broader restructuring […]
# The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has approved amendments to petroleum pipeline licences in KwaZulu-Natal. The changes involve removing crude oil infrastructure from the joint licence of Sasol Oil and TotalEnergies. This follows TotalEnergies’ sale of its Natref refinery stake to Prax South Africa. Additionally, a new combined licence has been granted to […]
# Build One South Africa sê sy jongste opname onder 40 kleinsake-eienaars toon ‘n krisis in die kleinsakesektor. KMMO-respondente het verwys na burokratiese rompslomp, ‘n gebrek aan befondsing, en geen regeringsondersteuning. Al die deelnemers het toegang tot finansiering as “nul” beoordeel. BOSA waarsku dat baie klein ondernemings sonder dringende hervormings op ineenstorting afstuur. Roger Solomons […]
# Suid-Afrika se handelstoestande het veerkragtigheid getoon in Maart en April, ondanks ekonomiese druk. Die jongste opname van die Suid-Afrikaanse Kamer van Koophandel en Nywerheid toon ‘n effense daling in April, met 49-persent van die deelnemers wat positiewe handel aangeteken het teenoor 55-persent in Maart. Seisoenale aanpassings toon ‘n afname van vyf-persent, maar 69-persent verwag […]
# South Africa’s trade conditions showed resilience in March and April 2025, despite economic pressures. South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s latest survey notes a slight dip in April, with 49-percent of respondents reporting positive trade, down from 55-percent in March. According to the report, seasonal adjustments suggest a five-percent decline, but 69-percent expect […]
# Die Parlement se staande komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge beklemtoon ‘n dringende behoefte aan regeringsingryping om die SABC se ineenstorting te verhoed. Die SABC benodig ongeveer 7,5-miljard-rand om sy onbefondsde openbare diens-mandaat te vervul. SKOOR se voorsitter, Songezo Zibi, het die uitsaaier se finansiële onbestendigheid uitgelig en waarsku sonder bykomende befondsing verkeer sy volhoubaarheid in […]
# Build One South Africa says its latest survey of 40 small business owners reveals a crisis in the SMME sector. Respondents cited red tape, lack of funding, and no government support. All surveyed rated access to funding as “zero.” BOSA warns that without urgent reforms, many small businesses face collapse. BOSA’s Roger Solomons wants […]
# Die SABC het 7,5-miljard-rand nodig om sy openbare mandaat te finansier en waarsku sy huidige model is onvolhoubaar. Uitvoerende hoof Nomsa Chabeli het ‘n verlies van 700-miljoen-rand vir die 2023/24-boekjaar aangekondig in ‘n voorlegging aan die Parlement se staande komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge. Sy het beklemtoon dat die uitsaaier self-befonds word en het aangedring […]
