# President Cyril Ramaphosa will embark on working visits to Ireland and Belgium this week to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties. The presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Ramaphosa meets Irish president Michael Higgins and Prime Minister Micheál Martin tomorrow to deepen cooperation in education, science, and investment. He also confirmed that Ramaphosa will join the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will embark on working visits to Ireland and Belgium this week to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties. The presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says Ramaphosa meets Irish president Michael Higgins and Prime Minister Micheál Martin tomorrow to deepen cooperation in education, science, and investment. He also confirmed that Ramaphosa will join the […]
# Farmers and industry bodies say the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan ignores their input. Despite raising nine formal objections, organisations like TLU-SA, SAAI and Wildlife Ranching South Africa were excluded from oversight meetings. SAAI chairperson Theo de Jager says they argue the plan prioritises ideological transformation over profitability, sustainability, and value-chain […]
# Die vakbond Giwusa sê die regering se Groei- en Insluitingstrategie is niks nuuts nie, maar net nog ‘n neoliberale aanval op die werkersklas. Die strategie van die ministers van Finansies en van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging stel ‘n ambisieuse plan in die vooruitsig om ekonomiese groei tot 3,5 persent te verhoog en werkskepping te […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het 65 onwettige strukture verwyder wat langs die M17-pad in Mbopane gebou is, met sommige wat geïdentifiseer is as brandpunte vir onwettige bedrywighede soos dwelmverkope. Die verwydering was deel van die breër Re A Spana-versnelde diensleweringsprogram, wat gemik is op hutte en stalletjies wat sedert die vroeë 1990’s die stasiegebied oorgeneem […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the government’s Growth and Inclusion Strategy is nothing new, but just another neoliberal assault on the working class. The strategy drafted by the ministers of Finance and Trade, Industry and Competition sets an ambitious plan to turbocharge economic growth to 3.5-percent and revive job creation. GIWUSA […]
# The City of Tshwane has removed 65 illegal structures built along the M17 Road in Mbopane, with some identified as hubs for illicit activities like drug sales. The removal was part of the broader Re A Spana accelerated service delivery programme, targeting shacks and trading stalls that have encroached on the station area since the early […]
# Business Leadership SA sê die regering moet deur BRICS en die Afrika-vasteland vryhandelsooreenkoms met mening alternatiewe handelsvennootskappe vind en bou. Dit volg op die verstryking van die Amerikaanse voorkeurhandelsraamwerk, Agoa, op 30 September. Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê hy vertrou ‘n hernuwing is op hande. Suid-Afrika was verantwoordelik vir […]
# Business Leadership SA says the government must aggressively pursue alternative trade partnerships through BRICS and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. This follows the expiry of the US preferential trade framework, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, on September 30th. However, Trade, Industry, and Competition minister Parks Tau has expressed confidence that a renewal […]