# Die digitale bateplatform, Luno, wat in Suid-Afrika gestig is, het ‘n mylpaaluitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria verwelkom, waarvolgens ‘n hersiening van Suid-Afrika se verouderde kripto-regulasies vereis word. Regter Mandlenkosi Motha het bevind die land se valutabeheerwette van 1961 kan nie op digitale geldeenhede toegepas word nie en het dringende hervorming van die wet […]
# The African Development Bank’s 2025 Annual Meetings kick off today in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, against a backdrop of global trade turmoil. Forty-seven African nations face new US tariffs, with 22 hit by rates of up to 50-percent. Over six-thousand delegates will focus on strengthening internal markets and regional value chains. A key highlight is […]
# Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed that all 260 workers trapped underground at its Kloof 7 gold mine, west of Johannesburg, have safely returned to the surface. The incident was caused by a malfunctioning skip door at Level 39. While no injuries were reported, operations remain suspended pending safety assessments. Unions are calling for a full investigation […]
# South African-founded digital asset platform, Luno, has welcomed a landmark ruling by the High Court in Pretoria, calling for an overhaul of South Africa’s outdated crypto regulations. Judge Mandlenkosi Motha found that the country’s 1961 exchange control laws cannot apply to digital currencies and called for urgent legislative reform. Luno’s general manager, Marius Reitz, […]
# Die DA in Gauteng het die rekening vir sekerheid vir openbare hospitale, wat van 655-miljoen-rand in 2022 tot 2,54-miljard-rand vanjaar gestyg het, gekritiseer. Gesondheidswoordvoerder, Jack Bloom, sê hierdie styging plaas druk op die fondse wat nodig is vir pasiëntesorg, terwyl die loonstygings van die Privaat Sekerheidsbedryf se Reguleringsowerheid gemiddeld slegs 7,38-persent per jaar beloop. […]
# The Gauteng Health Department says it is committed to improving cancer treatment services in the province to meet the growing demand for radiotherapy services. The department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba says this includes investing in the expansion of infrastructure and investing in advanced equipment to enhance cancer treatment and ensure timely access to care:
# Iran has ruled out suspending its uranium enrichment as part of any nuclear deal with the United States, a key demand from Washington in successive rounds of talks between the foes. The issue of enrichment has come into focus in recent weeks, with Iran staunchly defending its right to enrich uranium as part of […]
# Die G20-vergadering van Landbou-hoofwetenskaplikes het begin in Polokwane, Limpopo. Oor drie dae sal kenners die transformasie van globale landbouvoedselstelsels ondersoek om honger te bekamp, met Afrika wat die meeste geraak word. Provinsiale LUR vir Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling, Nakedi Kekana, sê sleuteltemas sluit klimaat-intelligente landbou, grondgesondheid en digitale innovering in. Sy het die doelwit […]
# Cosatu says it will be engaging with the relevant Departments for Communications and Digital Technologies, as well as Trade, Industry and Competition to seek assurance over the proposed policy direction on equity equivalent investment programmes in the ICT sector. Cosatu spokesperson Matthew Parks says B-BBEE remains a fundamental necessity for South Africa which continues […]
