# Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says South Africa could establish a sovereign wealth fund, using a share of future mineral revenues, proceeds from state assets and other sustainable contributions. He took part in the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s Drakensberg Inclusive Growth Forum debate on economic growth stimulation and job creation. Motlanthe stated that the aim would be […]
# Oudpresident Kgalema Motlanthe sê Suid-Afrika moet ʼn soewereine rykdom-fonds stig en ʼn deel van toekomstige inkomste uit minerale, staatsbates en ander volhoubare bydraes gebruik. Hy het deelgeneem aan die Kgalema Motlanthe-stigting se Drakensberg Inklusiewe Groei-forum se debat oor ekonomiese groei en werkskepping. Motlanthe sê die doel is om beperkte natuurlike bronne te omskep in […]
# Eskom Group Chief Financial Officer Calib Cassim has retired, concluding 24 years of service to the power utility. Eskom says Cassim played a key role in strengthening the utility’s financial position and advancing the organisation’s long-term sustainability. It says returning to profitability reflects his significant contribution over more than two decades. Cassim will continue […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has framed the local government elections as victory or death, saying if the party does not win, South Africans will continue to live under conditions of corruption, incompetence and failing local government. He addressed the party’s final rally at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto yesterday. Malema accused politicians and contractors […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has described Wednesday’s local government elections as a two-horse race between his party and the ANC for first place in South Africa. He addressed supporters at the party’s national final rally in Tshwane yesterday. A recent Ipsos poll shows the DA at 25-percent nationally compared with the ANC’s 31-percent, but […]
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, sê ekonomiese groei is Suid-Afrika se hoofprioriteit, en erken dat fiskale beleid alleen nie die groei kan skep wat nodig is om werkloosheid te takel nie. Weens wêreldwye druk het die Nasionale Tesourie sy groeivooruitsig vir 2026 verlaag van 1,6 persent na 1,2 persent. Hy het deelgeneem aan […]
# Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana says economic growth is South Africa’s main priority, while acknowledging that fiscal policy alone cannot generate the growth needed to address unemployment. National Treasury has lowered its 2026 economic growth forecast to 1.2-percet, down from 1.6-percent, due to global pressures. He participated in the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s Drakensberg Inclusive […]
# Eskom het bedryfsplanne in plek, insluitend sy 24-uur-netwerkmoniteringstelsel en voorkeur aan operasionele reaksie in gebiede wat verkiesingsaktiwiteite ondersteun, om die risiko van moontlike ontwrigting te verminder. Suid-Afrikaners kan Maandag en Dinsdag spesiale stemme uitbring, terwyl die meerderheid na verwagting Woensdag sal stem. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê beter opwekking het die elektrisiteitstelsel versterk, […]
# Eskom has detailed operational plans in place, including intensifying its 24-hour network monitoring system and prioritising operational response in areas supporting electoral activities, to minimise the risk of any potential disruption. This as South Africans will vote in the local government elections, with special voting taking place on Monday and Tuesday, and the majority […]
