A worker harvests baby kale grown at the vertical nutrient film technique (NFT) system The Middle East conflict, coupled with the persistent threat of climate change and a national state of disaster regarding Foot-and-Mouth Disease, is driving input costs for South African farmers to record highs. Speaking at the NAMPO Harvest Day in Bothaville, Standard…
Minister Patricia De Lille addresses Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban. EDITORIAL NOTE: This story was updated to reflect 15 million and not 50 million international visitors as earlier reported. Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille says South Africa’s tourism industry is aiming to attract 15 million international visitors by 2030, as part of a broader strategy…
SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi has allocated the SABC R234 million. Malatsi was in Parliament delivering his department’s expenditure for the financial 2026/2027. He says overall his department has been allocated R2.5 billion budget by National Treasury. “House chairperson, the department’s expenditure allocation for…
Unemployed people looking for work Advocacy group Youth Capital has described the current unemployment rate among young people as a state of emergency. Latest figures from Stats SA’s first quarter of 2026 show that young people continue to be the worst affected by the unemployment crisis. The data also shows that the absorption and participation…
Minister Patricia De Lille addresses Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban. Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille says South Africa’s tourism industry is aiming to attract 50 million international visitors by 2030, as part of a broader strategy to grow the economy and create jobs. Speaking at the opening of the Africa’s Travel Indaba at the Durban…
FILE IMAGE | Men hold placards offering temporary employment services while waiting for potential customers. Data released by Statistics South Africa points to a reduction in both formal and informal sector employment, which dropped by 189 000 and 127 000 respectively. The quarterly labour force survey revealed that the official unemployment rate rose by 1.3%…
President Cyril Ramaphosa is welcomed by Minister of Tourism Patricia De Lille as he arrives at the 2026 Africa Travel Indaba in Durban. President Cyril Ramaphosa has described tourism as a major economic contributor in the continent. Ramaphosa has officially opened the 2026 Africa Travel Indaba in Durban on Tuesday. The Indaba is one of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses Africa’s Travel Indaba in KwaZulu-Natal. Livestream|
Customers push trolleys as they shop at a Pick n Pay store at the Trade Route Mall, in Lenasia outside Johannesburg. The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has rejected the Section 189 notice issued to workers by Pick n Pay. The union has outlined its plan of action, accusing the retailer…
A South African Airways (SAA) plane is towed at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cape Town International Airport says several flight operations from the Mother City have been impacted by the inclement weather. Spokesperson Debi Shepherd says many of the flights from the airports have been diverted to OR Tambo in Johannesburg….
