# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says government appreciates efforts by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and Microsoft for reaching an agreement on a 1.32-billion-rand investment. He says this will be deployed over the next ten years in the development of black-owned small, medium and micro enterprises in both tech and non-tech sectors. Mashatile […]
# South Africans can anticipate a winter without load-shedding, with a worst-case scenario of Stage 2 outages. The utility’s winter outlook is based on expected breakdowns between 13-thousand-MegaWatts and 15-thousand-MegaWatts. Eskom CEO Dan Marokane emphasised that the return of Medupi Unit 4, Kusile Unit 6, and Koeberg Unit 1 is expected to add approximately two-thousand-500-MegaWatts […]
# Oil prices slumped today after OPEC Plus countries announced a sharp production increase despite oversupply concerns and growing fears that US President Donald Trump’s trade war could weaken demand. Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel announced over the weekend an output increase of 411-thousand barrels a day for June, […]
# Israel’s security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the “conquest” of the Palestinian territory. The army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive. The plan, approved overnight, includes the holding of territories in the besieged Gaza Strip and comes alongside Israel’s promotion of Gaza’s residents to leave. […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says economic redress and transformation has been given practical impetus through a plethora of legislation, which includes the B-BBEE Act of 2003, as amended in 2013. He says B-BBEE remains a vital part of the country’s economic landscape. Mashatile says over the past 22 years, B-BBEE has evolved its policy, […]
# The DA in Gauteng has revealed that the provincial Department of Education failed to vet three-thousand-400 scholar transport drivers against the Child Protection Register, posing a risk to learners’ safety. The DA’s Michael Waters criticises Education MEC, Matome Chiloane for neglecting legal obligations. He announced plans to report the department to the South African […]
# Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has open the 2nd G20 Culture Working Group Session in Sandton today. Hosting 24 countries under the theme ‘Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability,’ the event supports South Africa’s G20 Presidency, hosting key discussions including cultural heritage, digital innovation, climate change, and socio-economic integration. McKenzie highlighted culture’s role […]
# Die polisie het sedert 2020, 17-duisend-968 vermiste persone met hul geliefdes herenig. Die polisiewoordvoerder, Athlenda Mathe, sê dit was volwassenes en kinders wat oor die hele land as vermis aangemeld was by polisiestasies. Sy sê die aantal volwassenes wat danksy intelligensie en noukeurige speurwerk opgespoor is, staan op 15-duisend-en-5 volwassenes, en twee-duisend-963 kinders onder […]
# The DA in Emfuleni has criticised the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development for spending over 9.4-million-rand on security at the Sebokeng Driver’s Licence Testing Centre. The DA’s Kingsol Chabalala says the centre remains vandalised and incomplete. Chabalala says the project has been abandoned, forcing residents to travel long distances for licensing services. He is […]
