The South African National Deaf Association (SANDA) says it welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement to increase employment equity (EE) targets for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in the public service to 7% by 2030, as well as 7% preferential procurement target across government and public entities. Ramaphosa made the announcement during the State of the Nation…
Cattle grazing on a farm. Farmers in the rural area of Kruisfontein outside Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape are counting the cost of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. Several cattle have been severely affected, raising serious concerns about the impact on livestock and livelihoods in the area. Farm manager Shaun Felix says he…
One of the scrap metal companies being raided. The Competition Commission has launched search and seizure operations at the premises of four scrap metal companies operating in Germiston, Nigel, Vanderbijlpark and Hammanskraal. The operation forms part of an investigation into allegations that major players in the scrap metal industry may have coordinated price adjustments for…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefing members of the media . The Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will announce interventions to support the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) when he delivers his budget speech later this month. Ntshavheni spoke to SABC News after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of…
File: Payment using a card machine The Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Association of South Africa (CASA), Leonie van Pletzen has welcomed government’s proposed amendment to the National Credit Act (NCA). This after President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) announced that the National Credit Act would be amended in…
Cattle grazing on a farm. President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the entire cattle herd in the country will be vaccinated against foot and mouth disease (FMD). He says this will require 28 million vaccines and these will be centrally administered. However, Ramaphosa says government will also be working closely with the private sector in this matter….
FILE | Inspector checks cattle for Foot and Mouth disease. The Southern Africa Agriculture Initiative (SAAI) has rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to centralise the national vaccination campaign and vaccine procurement of foot and mouth disease within the state. The farming network organisation has welcomed Ramaphosa’s announcement declaring foot and mouth disease a national disaster. However, it says the…
An Eskom pre-paid meter. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the revision of electricity prices in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday night. The steep electricity price increases approved by energy regulator Nersa threaten to push families further into poverty. Ramokgopa says his ministry is focusing on how to…
File: Workers spray disinfectant spray on cattle on a farm. Free State Agriculture has echoed calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak a national disaster. The sector has been severely affected by the ongoing outbreak, which continues to spread across the country. It is disrupting agricultural trade and threatening food security….
Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. Employers operating in the mining industry have emphasised the growing need for digital skills. Around 500 000 people currently work in the sector. Head of People and Organisation at Valterra Platinum, Virginia Tyobeka, says digital skills will be crucial for…
