Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the 2024 budget speech. 2 minutes The office of the Auditor General (AGSA) says it is considering the request from the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) to investigate the financial implications of the budget speech postponement last month. This is after MKP wrote to the Auditor General requesting an investigation, claiming that…
Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa. 1 minute Mining company PP Gemstones has accused Assmang, a prominent mining company jointly owned by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Minerals, of carrying out illegal mining activities. This as the ongoing dispute involving a rare and valuable gemstone known as…
1 minute Motorists can look forwards to a marginal relief at the pump with fuel prices broadly set to decrease in March. According to the Central Energy Fund, the price of 95-unleaded is expected to decrease by 6 cents a litre, while 93-unleaded petrol is set to increase by the same amount. The price of…
Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa speaking at the Africa Energy Indaba. 2 minutes The African continent needs to design an effective investment method in order to have a sustainable future energy mix, to enable it to compete globally. These remarks were highlighted by the Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in Cape Town. The minister officially opened…
File image: The South African Police Service (SAPS) inspect spaza shop for compliance. 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says more than 4600 certificates of acceptability have been issued to owners of food outlets including spaza shops. The documents have been issued since the registration deadline on Friday. They confirm the…
The Gauteng Traffic Wardens, SAPS, immigration and health Officials joined Merafong Traffic conduct operation targeting spaza shops within the West Rand to ensure compliance on November 6, 2024. 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile has revealed that over 17 000 spaza shops in the province have submitted their application for registration….
A street money changer counts South African Rands. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says there are ways for government to recover the revenue it seeks for budget allocations without having to raise any tax, including Value Added Tax (VAT). This is as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to finalise…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2023 Budget Speech on February 22, 2023. 1 minute Cabinet says Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana is set to finalise the budget and table it before parliament on March 12. This follows the conclusion of a Special Meeting convened yesterday to consider inputs by its members into the best possible…
Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero addresses the Urban 20 Cycle on March 3, 2025. 1 minute Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero says the 8th Urban 20 (U20) Cycle is a platform to advocate urban development issues in the G20 and the United Nations (UN). The Cities of Johannesburg and Tshwane launched the event yesterday. The global initiative…
A roof top solar installed. 2 minutes The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) has urged the public to consult their municipalities before installing an energy backup system as the country faces electricity supply challenges. Many South Africans have gone off the grid due to the unresolved energy crisis. Last week, Eskom implemented stage six…
