Poultry farmers urge govt to tackle bird flu threat

Chickens are seen at a poultry farm. 1 minute Poultry farmers have called on the Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Department to find urgent solutions to the possible resurgence of bird flu in the country. The South African Poultry Association has issued a warning to this effect. Farmers are currently experiencing losses due to…

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Gqeberha-based NGO donates sports facilities to E Cape school

Girls’ netball league in Gqeberha poses on court with Ministry of Education and school officials 2 minutes A Gqeberha-based NGO has handed over state-of-the-art sports facilities worth R300 000 to Loyiso High School in Zwide township, Eastern Cape. The facilities for Netball and a tennis court will be used after school for learners to train…

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Budget Office urges govt to reveal alternative revenue sources

A calculator and pen depicted in the picture. 2 minutes The Parliamentary Budget Office says the government must reveal its alternative sources of revenue should the ANC-proposed two percentage points in value-added tax not be approved. Last month, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget policy statement was postponed to the 12th of this month. This after…

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Rand trading at R18,48 to US dollar

South African R100 notes. 1 minute The rand is trading at R18,48 to the US dollar; R23,28 to pound sterling, and R19,23 to the euro. The euro is trading at $1,04, and the dollar is trading at 150,5-5 Japanese yen. In China, a dollar is changing hands at 7-yuan-28 and in India at 87-rupees-41. Now…

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Gauteng Education under fire for non-payment of electricity

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane and his team at the School Safety Imbizo in Ratanda, Heidelberg. 1 minute The Gauteng Education Department has come under fierce attack for failing to pay municipalities for electricity. The non-payment has led to power being switched off at schools, leaving them vulnerable to burglaries, especially at night. The department…

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Ndabeni-Abrahams to give update on spaza shops registration

City of Johannesburg MMC’s lead a joint inspection with Environmental Health Practitioners, SAPS and JMPD at Siyabonga Supermarket, Naledi in Soweto on January 27, 2025. 1 minute Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will today update the media on the registration of food outlets including spaza shops. Economic Cluster MECs will join her in the…

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