# The Western Cape Agriculture Department is assessing the significant impact of last week’s severe weather conditions. A series of intense cold fronts resulted in widespread flooding, infrastructure damage and disruptions to farming communities, and claimed the lives of eleven people. MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says the knock-on effects are […]
# Eskom dreig om die kragtoevoer na die Stad Johannesburg af te sny omdat die metro nie ʼn betalingsooreenkoms oor uitstaande skuld nakom en sy huidige rekening betaal nie. City Power skuld die kragverskaffer 5,25-miljard-rand. Eskom sê hy het die proses hervat om inwoners en sake-ondernemings in kennis te stel van sy voorneme om van […]
# Eskom has threatened to cut electricity supply to the City of Johannesburg due to the metro’s failure to honour the terms of a settlement agreement relating to outstanding debt, and the payment of its current electricity account. The power utility is owed 5.25-billion-rand by City Power. Eskom says it has resumed the process of […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse premier, Alan Winde, sê die volle omvang van verlede week se verwoestende storms word nog bepaal en die koste sal waarskynlik miljarde-rand beloop. Swaar reën, oorstromings en sterk wind het elf lewens in die provinsie geëis. Die provinsiale regering het aansoek gedoen dat die provinsie tot rampgebied verklaar word om te help […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the full extent of the damage from last week’s devastating storms is still being assessed, with costs expected to run into billions-of-rand. Heavy rain, flooding, and strong winds claimed the lives of eleven people in the province. The provincial government has applied for a disaster declaration to help […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê daar is ʼn gaping tussen beter belegger-sentiment en groter belegging. Suid-Afrika se Bruto Vastekapitaal-skepping het sedert 2008 geleidelik afgeneem. Die president sê in sy weeklikse nuusbrief dit word toegeskryf aan die wêreldwye finansiële krisis en die tydperk van staatskaping wat privaat belegging en sakevertroue ondermyn het. Ramaphosa sê die regering […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says there remains a disconnect between improved investor sentiment and greater investment. South Africa’s Gross Fixed Capital Formation has seen a steady decline since 2008. In his weekly newsletter, the president says this is due to the global financial crisis and the period of state capture, which progressively undermined private investment […]
# Cape Town, Zimbabwe and Namibia have formed a strategic partnership to strengthen Southern Africa’s tourism sector. Cape Town Tourism says the agreement will improve regional cooperation, joint marketing and cross-border travel for international visitors. Mayoral committee member for Economic Growth and Tourism, James Vos, says the initiative aims to encourage longer stays and higher […]
# Kaapstad, Zimbabwe en Namibië het ‘n strategiese vennootskap gevorm om Suider-Afrika se toerismesektor te versterk. Kaapstad Toerisme sê die ooreenkoms sal streeksamewerking, gesamentlike bemarking en oor-grens reise vir internasionale besoekers verbeter. Die Burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Groei en Toerisme, James Vos, sê die inisiatief is daarop gemik om langer verblyf en hoër toeristebesteding deur reispakkette […]
