# Union federation Cosatu says the South African economy growing by 0.5-percent in the first quarter of this year, between January and March, is still far from enough. Finance, agriculture, trade and transport were the largest drivers of this growth on the production side of the economy. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the economy needs to […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says illegal immigration is unacceptable and strong measures are required to strengthen border control and to enforce our immigration laws. This is amid anti-foreigner protests that have been taking place across the country in the past few months. Cachalia says violent protest action, targeting foreign nationals, limits foreign investment […]
# Eskom says it is accelerating the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects and supporting larger power-user customers in achieving their energy transition goals. This is through its newly formed Eskom Green division, which will have six gigawatts of carbon-free electricity available up to 2030. Some ten-billion-rand has been allocated to Eskom Green over the […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says the government is moving to improve access to justice for all through the rationalisation of the courts. Cabinet has approved a master plan to redraw court boundaries and establish new seats of justice where they are most needed. This forms part of efforts to ease […]
# Die ANC sê die groei van 0,5-persent in die ekonomie in die eerste kwartaal van die jaar, is ‘n bemoedigende bewys dat die ekonomiese hervormings en ingrypings wat deur die regering ingestel is, bydra tot verbeterde ekonomiese aktiwiteit. Volgens Statistiek Suid-Afrika was die finansiële sektor die grootste bydraer aan die produksiekant van die ekonomie, […]
# The ANC says the economy growing by 0.5-percent in the first quarter of this year provides encouraging evidence that the economic reforms and interventions implemented by the government are contributing to improved economic activity. According to Statistics South Africa, the finance industry was the largest contributor on the production side of the economy, contributing […]
# AgriSA says South Africa’s agricultural sector recorded a record trade surplus of about 29-billion-rand in the first three months of this year. The surplus was driven by strong horticultural exports such as grapes, citrus and wine. However, the organisation’s CEO Johann Kotzé warns challenges such as foot-and-mouth disease and declining exports to some markets […]
# AgriSA sê Suid-Afrika se landbousektor het ‘n rekordhandelsurplus van ongeveer 29-miljard-rand in die eerste drie maande van hierdie jaar aangeteken. Die surplus is aangevuur deur sterk uitvoere van tuinbouprodukte soos druiwe, sitrus en wyn. Die uitvoerende hoof, Johann Kotzé, waarsku egter uitdagings soos bek-en-klouseer en dalende uitvoere na sommige markte steeds prestasie beperk. Kotzé […]
# Trade union Solidarity says the latest gross domestic product figures are disappointing and show that South Africa’s economy is still growing too slowly and not enough to address unemployment and economic problems. The union blames high costs and government policies for holding back investment and hurting key sectors like manufacturing. Solidarity’s Theuns du Buisson […]
