# Die 2026-verslag oor klein-, medium- en mikro-ondernemings toon Suid-Afrika se klein ondernemings oorleef, maar sukkel om uit te brei. Die studie is deur Shoprite geborg en kyk na 800 ondernemings, met 32,1-persent wat langer as 20 jaar bestaan. Twee-en-veertig-persent beskryf hul ondernemings as groeiend, terwyl 56,9-persent sê toegang tot markte bly hul grootste struikelblok. […]
# Die Sportraad van Rhodes-universiteit in die Oos-Kaap sê mense wat skuldig is aan geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord moet aanspreeklik gehou word, nie die slagoffers nie. Die raad se voorsitter, Sue Smailes, het tydens ‘n studente-geleide optog gepraat oor die dood van nege vroue in Ekurhuleni. Sy sê daar word dikwels van slagoffers verwag om hul […]
# The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption is warning the public about an imposter using Acting Investigating Director, Advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara’s name and image to solicit sensitive information. IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame says the phone number used does not belong to Vanara, and the matter will be referred to police. The public is urged to remain […]
# Steel industry groups are urging the government to fast-track duty rebates on imported long-steel products following supply shortages after ArcelorMittal South Africa closed. A ten-percent general duty was imposed on long-steel imports in May, while some Chinese and Thai structural steel faces additional anti-dumping duties. XA Global Advisors chief operating officer Pieter du Plessis […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has expanded the verification of Traffic Register Numbers issued to natural persons between January 2000 and June 2023. Phase One-B targets remaining numbers requiring verification, following a joint exercise with Home Affairs. Holders listed for verification have 60 days to register through the Natis portal and submit their details as […]
# Women leaders and professionals in the defence sector are using the Africa Aerospace and Defence Trade Exhibition and Air Show in Pretoria to call for protection amid the country’s gender-based violence crisis. Nine women have been killed in Ekurhuleni since July. Participants observed a moment of silence for victims and called for greater accountability. […]
# Rhodes University Sports Council in the Eastern Cape says people who commit gender-based violence and femicide must be held responsible, not the victims. Speaking amid a student-led march following the death of nine women in Ekurhuleni, the council’s chairperson, Sue Smailes, says victims are expected to change their behavior, instead of holding perpetrators accountable. […]
# The 2026 State of the Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises report shows that South Africa’s small businesses are surviving, but many are struggling to scale. The Shoprite-sponsored study, based on 800 businesses, finds 32.1-percent have operated for more than 20 years. Forty-two-percent describe themselves as growing, while 56.9-percent say access to markets remains the […]
# Anthropic het stilweg ‘n biologie-laboratorium in die San Francisco-baaigebied gevestig terwyl hy sy gebruik van KI in lewenswetenskappe uitbrei. Reuters berig die onderneming stel bioloë en biochemici aan en wil KI gebruik om navorsing te doen oor seldsame siektes en toestande wat dikwels min aandag kry. Die stap volg ná vroeëre waarskuwings dat toenemend […]
