# The Southern African Development Community is committed to making cross-border transactions cheaper and faster. The Angolan kwanza has become the second settlement currency on a regional payment system that had operated exclusively in rand for 13-years, mainly to leverage South Africa’s advanced financial infrastructure. Botswana and Mozambique are next in line to join the […]
# SASSA beneficiaries still using the old Gold Cards have until the end of August to replace them with the new Postbank Black Cards. Those who fail to switch before the deadline may be unable to access their social grant payments from September. SASSA is urging beneficiaries to visit designated replacement sites as soon as […]
# Suid-Afrika en Nigerië het ooreengekom om samewerking ten opsigte van migrasie, misdaad en streeksveiligheid te versterk. Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, het met die Nigeriese president, Bola Tinubu, vergader tydens ‘n diplomatieke sending na Abuja namens president Cyril Ramaphosa. Sy woordvoerder, Chrispin Phiri, sê kommer is uitgespreek oor die betrokkenheid […]
# South Africa and Nigeria have agreed to strengthen cooperation on migration, crime and regional security. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, met with Nigerian president Bola Tinubu during a diplomatic mission to Abuja on behalf of president Cyril Ramaphosa. Dirco’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, says concerns were raised regarding the involvement of certain […]
# Die minister van Wetenskap, Tegnologie en Innovasie, Blade Nzimande, sê die veredeling van minerale moet die middelpunt van Afrika se ekonomiese gesprek wees. Die vasteland beskik oor 30-persent van die wêreld se mees kritieke mineraal-afsettings wat kobalt, litium, koper, seldsame aardmetale, en metale uit die platinum-groep insluit. Nzimande het gister tydens ʼn bespreking by […]
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het voorgestel die salarispakket van die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente se administrateur, Hlengani Mathebula, word heroorweeg. Mathebula is in Mei deur die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, aangestel nadat die skema onder administrasie geplaas is. Sy vergoeding beloop elf-miljoen-rand oor 24 maande terwyl sy […]
# Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, says mineral beneficiation must sit at the absolute centre of Africa’s economic conversation. The continent holds about 30-percent of the world’s most critical mineral deposits, including cobalt, lithium, copper, rare earths, and platinum group metals. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Southern African Development Community Industrial […]
# Die polisie het die afgelope week 16-duisend-684 verdagtes weens verskeie misdade gearresteer as deel van Operasie Shanela se pogings om misdaad landwyd te bekamp. Twee-duisend-547 gesoekte individue wat verbind word met geweldsmisdade soos moord, poging tot moord, verkragting, voertuigkapings, besit van onwettige vuurwapens, en huis- en sakeroof is aangekeer. Die polisiewoordvoerder, Vincent Mukhathi, sê […]
# ʼn Senior FNB-ekonoom, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, sê hoër leningkoste, swakker verbruikersvertroue en traer ekonomiese toestande beïnvloed die vraag na behuising en sal na verwagting die res van die jaar mark-aktiwiteit kniehalter. Die FNB-huisprysindeks het in Junie verder verlangsaam. Die jaarlikse groei in huispryse het van 5,7-persent in Mei tot 5,2-persent gedaal. Mkhwanazi sê die behuisingsmark trek […]
