# Deputy Minister for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Steve Letsike has urged South Africa to transform the lived experiences of young people. Speaking at the National Youth Development Agency Youth Investment Indaba in Johannesburg, Letsike called for greater investment in youth entrepreneurship and inclusive economic systems. She said government frameworks like the Women’s […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says informal traders with valid permits are operating using smart cards with QR codes for verification. This follows a postponed court hearing between the city and traders represented by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute. The parties failed to agree on temporary remedies. The mayor says authorised traders are back in business […]
# The National Youth Development Agency has reaffirmed its support for the continuation of triple B-BEE. NYDA deputy chairperson Bonga Makhanya says the policy remains vital in addressing youth exclusion from the economy, particularly among rural and township-based black South Africans. He told SABC News that while triple B-BEE has weaknesses, it has driven transformation […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile het die regering se verbintenis tot hervormende beleide soos breedgebaseerde swart ekonomiese bemagtiging herbevestig. Mashatile het by die eerste Jeug-beleggingsindaba in Johannesburg werkloosheid onder die jeug uitgelig en entrepreneurship as oplossing genoem. Hy het ʼn Transformasiefonds van 100-miljard-rand en die Nasionale Jeugfonds bekendgestel om swart sakeondernemings en jeug-geleide ondernemings te ondersteun. […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het bevind Nersa se proses om munisipale elektrisiteitstariewe goed te keur, is ongrondwetlik. Die hof het beslis Nersa het versuim om behoorlike kostebepalings te doen en openbaredeelname-prosesse te volg. AfriForum het die saak met koste gewen en nuwe sperdatums vir openbare deelname verseker voor tariewe goedgekeur word. Die hof het […]
# Eskom sê Suid-Afrika se kragnetwerk was in Oktober betroubaar met die energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor op 65,9-persent wat 3,66-persent beter is as verlede jaar. Koeberg Eenheid 1 is weer aan die netwerk gekoppel wat ladingsvermoë verbeter het terwyl dieselgebruik skerp gedaal het. Onbeplande onderbrekings het met een-duisend-69 megawatt afgeneem teenoor dié in 2024. Eskom-woordvoerder Daphne Mokwena het […]
# The second phase of Operation Vulindlela is progressing toward achieving 3.5-percent economic growth by 2029 despite domestic challenges. At a Johannesburg Stock Exchange briefing, the Presidency’s Rudi Dicks highlighted progress in energy, logistics, water, housing, and digital infrastructure. Key gains include renewable energy investment, visa backlog cuts, and private rail access. He confirmed that […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to transformative policies, including Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment. Speaking at the inaugural Youth Investment Indaba in Johannesburg, Mashatile highlighted youth unemployment and stressed entrepreneurship as a solution. Mashatile unveiled a 100-billion-rand Transformation Fund and endorsed the National Youth Fund to support Black-owned businesses and youth-led […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that Nersa’s process for approving municipal electricity tariffs is unconstitutional. The court found that Nersa failed to follow proper cost studies and public participation procedures. AfriForum won the case with costs, securing new deadlines for public input before tariff approvals. The court ordered Nersa to finalise decisions […]
