# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says South Africa has set an ambitious target of achieving 50-percent intra-South African Development Community trade. Regional trade languishes at around 20-percent of total commerce, and manufacturing contributes only ten-percent of Gross Domestic Product. The entire SADC region continues to export minerals and agricultural commodities while importing […]
# The MK Party and the United Africans Transformation are seeking leave to appeal an interim interdict by the Western Cape High Court that has halted the work of Parliament’s Impeachment Committee. This comes after the Constitutional Court denied opposition parties led by the African Transformation Movement leave to appeal the High Court interdict, pending president […]
# Consulting Engineers South Africa says the success of the National Water Action Plan will depend on whether capacity and competency development are treated as core, critical elements, and not cut when budgets tighten. The plan sets out a focused, programmatic series of actions to ensure a reliable supply of quality water to all citizens, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to use South Africa’s chairship of the Southern African Development Community to deepen regional economic integration and advance resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation. He received the SADC chairship from Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa during the 46th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government in Durban. The handover […]
# The South African Local Government Association will today and tomorrow assess the performance of Eastern Cape municipalities and set priorities for the next administration. The focus will be on improving governance, service delivery and local economic growth. SALGA spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says the meeting will also help municipalities prepare for the transition after this […]
# AfriForum has raised concerns about new draft rules from energy regulator, Nersa, that could require municipalities and other electricity distributors to keep registers of small-scale solar systems. The organisation warns the information could later be used to introduce new charges for households, farmers and businesses using solar power. AfriForum’s Deidré Steffens says the regulator […]
# AfriForum het kommer uitgespreek oor die nuwe konsepreëls van die energiereguleerder, Nersa, wat munisipaliteite en ander elektrisiteitsverspreiders kan dwing om registers van kleinskaalse sonkragstelsels te hou. Die organisasie waarsku die inligting kan later gebruik word om nuwe heffings in te stel vir huishoudings, boere en besighede wat sonkrag gebruik. Deidré Steffens van AfriForum sê […]
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging van Plaaslike Regerings sal vandag en môre die doeltreffendheid van Oos-Kaapse munisipaliteite assesseer en prioriteite vir die volgende administrasie stel. Hy sao fokus op die verbetering van bestuur, dienslewering en plaaslike ekonomiese groei. SALGA-woordvoerder Motalatale Modiba sê die vergadering sal munisipaliteite ook help om voor te berei vir die oorgang na die […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association has welcomed progress towards extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The US Senate has voted in favour of extending the programme for two years, which allows qualifying South African goods to enter the US without import duties. The association’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says this is good news for the […]
