Firefighters still battling Mitchell’s Pass blaze

Smoke is seen on the Mitchell’s Pass outside Ceres as a fire rages in this image captured on 24 November 2024. 1 minute The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services says firefighters are continuing to battle the blaze on the Mitchell’s Pass outside Ceres in the Boland, Western Cape. Cape Winelands District Municipality Spokesperson Jo-Anne…

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Ramaphosa encourages spaza shop owners to register their businesses

President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the recent spate of incidents of suspected food poisoning linked to spaza shops and informal traders has brought issues of health and safety regulations into sharp focus. He has encouraged small entrepreneurs to register their businesses within a prescribed timeframe. Ramaphosa says the registration will legitimise…

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eThekwini receives over 200 spaza shop licence applications

SapsNC Multi-disciplinary high-density #OperationShanela #SaferFestiveSeason, conducted from 11 November 2024 until 17 November 2024 in the Northern Cape Province. 2 minutes The eThekwini Municipality has received over 200 applications to renew business licences for spaza shops, as part of a compliance initiative following reports of contaminated food sold at some outlets. The city estimates that…

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Pedal to the metal to grow padel in SA

Padel racket and balls on the court. 2 minutes Spanish two-time world padel champion Willy Lahoz says he plans to take the sport to new heights in South Africa. The game, which is believed to be among the fastest growing sports in the world, is described as a mix of squash and tennis. The project…

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Pension payment defaults amount to over R5 bln: FSCA

Person holds a piggybank 3 minutes The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has sounded the alarm on the social and economic consequences of overdue pension fund contributions. The FSCA says arrear contributions affect the retirement savings outcomes of 310 000 members. Outstanding contributions are sitting at R5.2 billion, of which R1.4 billion is owed by…

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