# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an end to parachuted development where national projects are planned without input from local communities. During talks with the Northern Cape government in Kimberley, Ramaphosa said such top-down approaches have wasted resources and deepened mistrust between communities and the government. He urged better coordination to improve services and […]
# Suid-Afrika het ‘n sleutel-ooreenkoms met die Amerikaanse handelsverteenwoordiger onderteken, slegs dae voor nuwe invoertariewe in werking tree. Amerika beplan om vanaf 1 Augustus die heffings op die meeste Suid-Afrikaanse uitvoere van 10- na 30-persent te verhoog. Belangrike grondstowwe soos platinum en chroom is uitgesluit. Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, het […]
# Die minister van Beplanning, Monitering en Evaluering, Maropene Ramokgopa, vra wêreldwye samewerking om openbare dienste te verbeter en ontwikkeling te finansier. Sy het op die G20 se ministeriële werkgroepvergadering in Mpumalanga die belangrikheid beklemtoon van solidariteit, finansiële geregtigheid en mense-gesentreerde groei. Ramokgopa waarsku dat slegs 52,4-persent van die wêreld-bevolking maatskaplike beskerming geniet en beklemtoon […]
# South Africa has signed a key agreement with the US trade representative, days before new import tariffs are set to take effect. From 1 August, the US plans to raise tariffs on most South African exports from 10-percent to 30-percent, excluding key minerals like platinum and chrome. Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau […]
# Talle elektrisiteitshandelaars met lisensies het Nersa se besluit verwelkom om formele reëls vir plaaslike en oorgrens-handel in elektrisiteit te ontwikkel. Nersa hoop om teen Junie volgende jaar ‘n finale, regverdige en deursigtige raamwerk te publiseer. Handelaars wat die proses ondersteun, sluit in PowerX en Apollo Africa, maar ‘n aantal is bekommerd oor die tydlyn. […]
# Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation minister, Maropene Ramokgopa, has called for global collaboration to improve public services and fund development. Speaking at the G20 Development Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Mpumalanga, she stressed solidarity, financial justice, and people-centred growth. Ramokgopa warned that only 52.4-percent of the global population has social protection and highlighted Africa’s 1.5-trillion-rand […]
# Various licensed electricity traders have welcomed Nersa’s decision to develop formal rules for domestic and cross-border electricity trading. The regulator aims to publish a finalised, fair, and transparent framework by June 2026. While traders like PowerX, and Apollo Africa, support the process, some expressed concern over the timeline. Eskom, which previously raised objections, also […]
# Die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge stel vandag sy jongste verslag bekend wat fokuks op die versterking van Suid-Afrika se groei deur infrastruktuur. Dit dek die huidige toestand van infrastruktuur en bevat inligting oor water- en elektrisiteitvoorsiening, asook die toestand van spoorlyne, paaie en hawens, en beklemtoon die dringendheid van beleidshervorming. Die IRR sê Suid-Afrika se […]
# The Institute of Race Relations is today set to launch its latest report titled, Reinforcing South Africa’s Growth through Infrastructure. The report outlines the current state of infrastructure, covering water and electricity provision, as well as rail, roads, and ports, and emphasises the urgency of policy reforms. The IRR says South Africa’s ambitions for […]
