# Statistics South Africa says the annual consumer inflation rate increased to 2.8-percent in April, from 2.7-percent in March. The uptick was mainly due to a sharp rise in food and non-alcoholic beverage prices, which climbed four-percent year-on-year. Meat prices saw the biggest jump, rising 2.3-percent in a single month, with stewing beef, mince, and […]
# AfriForum has launched a court challenge at the North Gauteng High Court, seeking to declare the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 unconstitutional. The group argues the act threatens private property rights, which allows expropriation with no compensation. AfriForum warns this could lead to abuse by mismanaged authorities. Spokesperson Ernst van Zyl the organisation opposes […]
# A senior researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue, Mikatekiso Kubayi, says the meeting between president Cyril Ramaphosa and US president Donald Trump is a pivotal opportunity to assess and enhance bilateral relations. Kubayi emphasised to Newzroom Afrika the need to identify effective aspects of the partnership and re-evaluate trade and economic cooperation. He […]
# The African Transformation Movement has strongly condemned reports that president Cyril Ramaphosa and his administration are planning to roll out the red carpet for Elon Musk’s Starlink and Tesla by sidestepping laws. The ATM’s spokesperson, Zama Ntshona says no-one, not Musk or any other billionaire, should get a free pass to trample over the […]
# Rugby: Former Springbok winger Cornal Hendricks will be laid to rest at the NG Kerk Moedergemeente in Wellington in the Boland on Sunday. The 37-year-old passed away from a suspected heart attack last week. Despite a heart condition sidelining him in 2015 after earning 12 Bok caps, Hendricks made a strong comeback in 2019, […]
# Die EFF is ontsteld oor die sakeman Johann Rupert se insluiting in president Cyril Ramaphosa se afvaardiging na Amerika. Die afvaardiging onmoet die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, vandag in die Withuis. Die regering het dit bestempel as ‘n geleentheid om verhoudinge te herstel. Die EFF sê Rupert is ‘n groot begunstigde van ongelyke grond- […]
# The Council for Mineral Technology wants South Africa to increase its global minerals exploration share in order to boost economic growth and job creation. The call comes amid the gazetting of the 2025 Minerals Resources Development Bill by Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe. The bill aims to modernise the sector, attract investment, and unlock the […]
# A 285-million-rand container handling facility will be developed at the Port of Richards Bay’s Bayvue precinct, following an agreement between the Grindrod Eyamakhosi Joint Venture and Transnet National Ports Authority. The project will increase the port’s annual container capacity from 50-thousand to 200-thousand Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit. It is also expected to create approximately 122 […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, het herhaal dat grondvergoeding billik en onpartydig moet wees, in ooreenstemming met Artikel 25 van die Grondwet. President Cyril Ramaphosa vergader vandag met sy Amerikaanse ampsgenoot, Donald Trump, en Steenhuisen het die noodsaaklikheid beklemtoon om grondbesit-wanbalanse verantwoordelik aan te pak, voedselsekerheid te verseker en eiendomsregte te handhaaf. Hy […]
