Small Business Development takes its Asset Assist to Mthatha

Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams 2 minutes The Department of Small Business Development has taken its Asset Assist programme to Mthatha, where Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has handed over equipment and financial support to participants from the OR Tambo area This programme acts as a catalyst to help small businesses overcome financial challenges by providing essential support. Equipping…

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Real Madrid stroll to Intercontinental Cup title with 3-0 win

3 minutes Real Madrid won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Mexico’s Pachuca 3-0 in a largely one-sided final on Wednesday, with Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr all on target. Real did just enough to win comfortably and never looked likely to cede control despite allowing the CONCACAF champions to threaten occasionally from counter-attacks at…

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Spaza shop registration extended to February 28: Govt

A spaza shop in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced that the spaza shop registration process will be extended to February 28, 2025. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement last month that all spaza shops must be registered with their respective municipalities within 21 days….

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PSA welcomes SCA order against Bathabile Dlamini

File image: Former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini in court. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment against the former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini, and the order that she repay R2 million for unauthorised personal security expenses in 2013. The security services contract was approved…

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Foodborne illnesses claimed 41 lives in SA: NATJOINTS

Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu and Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams brief members of the media to provide progress made with regards to Naledi food poisoning investigations led by the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) as part of government’s response to incidents of food poisoning…

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Govt’s decision to register spaza shops is unfair: Nafcoc

Teams from SAPS Environmental Health, Consumer Rights and Fire and Disaster Management conduct health and safety inspections at local spaza in the Valley in the Eastern Cape on November 25, 2024. 2 minutes The National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc) has described government’s decision to register spaza shops as unfair. Yesterday was…

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SA goalkeeper Ronwen Williams shines at 2024 CAF Awards

Bafana Bafana Captain Ronwen Williams at the CAF Awards 2024 red carpet. 1 minute South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the only double winner at a star-studded 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco. He collected the Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Men’s Interclub Player of the Year Awards. His spectacular penalty saves at the…

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Hawks arrest Bloemfontein businesswoman for TERS fraud

1 minute The Hawks in Free State have arrested a 57-year-old Bloemfontein businesswoman for fraud and money laundering involving the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) of the Department of Employment and Labour. Marinda Smith was arrested for claiming from the scheme on behalf of 28 employees. She allegedly received an over R537 000 payout. The…

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