# The Supreme Court of Appeal is today hearing president Cyril Ramaphosa’s challenge of a ruling of the High Court in Pretoria that declared his recognition of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as Zulu monarch unlawful. The king was traditionally crowned at Kwakhangelamankengane Royal Palace in Nongoma in 2022. The ruling followed a legal challenge by Prince […]
# South African craft breweries dominated the 2025 African Beer Cup in Cape Town, winning dozens of medals. Nearly 260 brews from 14 countries were judged. Soul Barrel Brewing clinched the top award for best beer on the continent with its Wild African Soul, a sorghum-based beer made in collaboration with Tolokazi Beer. Richmond Hill […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa has welcomed the extension of the Social Relief of Distress grant. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced in his budget speech last Wednesday that the 370-rand-a-month grant will be extended to the end of March 2026. Giwusa president, Mametlwe Sebei, says the grant must be transformed into a […]
# Die Sentrum vir Ontwikkeling en Onderneming sê die toepassing van die beplande 100-miljard-rand Transformasiefonds sal bestaande pogings tot ekonomiese insluiting skaad. Die doel van die fonds is om deelname van ondernemings in swart besit en gemarginaliseerde groepe te bevorder. Die sentrum het ‘n voorlegging aan die Departement van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging oor die […]
# The Centre for Development and Enterprise says the implementation of the proposed 100-billion-rand Transformation Fund will undermine existing efforts to promote economic inclusion. The goal of the fund is to promote the participation of black-owned enterprises and marginalised groups. The CDE has made a submission to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition on […]
# ʼn Groep toegewyde stappers wat die Paralimpiese atleet Mpumelelo Mhlongo insluit, het onlangs 500 kilometer deur die Kaapse berge gestap om 50-duisend-rand in te samel vir STEPS, ʼn liefdadigheidsorganisasie wat kinders met kreupelvoete ondersteun. Hul pogings sal 20 kinders se behandeling dek en hulle help om met vertroue te stap. Mhlongo, ʼn atleet wat […]
# Build One South Africa gaan die speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Thoko Didiza, vra om ‘n skriftelike antwoord van president Cyril Ramaphosa te eis nadat hy nagelaat het om ‘n mondelinge parlementêre vraag van sy leier, Mmusi Maimane, te beantwoord. Hy wou weet of die verslappping van swart ekonomiese bemagtiging-regulasies wat die deur vir […]
# Die Tshwane Universiteit van Tegnologie in samewerking met die Universiteit van Pretoria en die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika het ʼn navorsingprojek bekendgestel. Dit is om die lewensvatbaarheid en volhoubaarheid van Suid-Afrikaanse belastingklinieke te bepaal waar belastingbetalers gratis belastingonderrig en -ondersteuning kan kry. TUT sê die gemeenskapsgebaseerde sentrums by universiteite sal toeganklike adviesdienste verskaf en studente […]
# Build One South Africa says it will write to National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, to demand a written response from president Cyril Ramaphosa, following his failure to answer an oral question posed by leader, Mmusi Maimane, in Parliament. The question centred around whether the relaxation of B-BBEE regulations that opens the door for Starlink […]
