File: Closed Spaza shop 2 minutes The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa (NITASA) has expressed concern over the time allowed for spaza shops to register with government amid concerns about food contamination. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of government interventions to regulate shops including spazas, following the recent spate of food…
[File photo:] Farm workers tending to crops. 2 minutes Land Reform and Rural Development minister, Mzwanele Nyhontso, has met with the residents of Qumanco in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape over the Ncorha Dairy Scheme which residents allege is being mismanaged. They say they are also not benefiting as land owners. The area operates under…
FILE PHOTO: Chickens are seen at a poultry farm at Hartbeesfontein, a settlement near Klerksdorp [File image] 2 minutes Chicken farmers in Ga-Mphahlele, outside Lebowakgomo in Limpopo, have raised concerns over the vandalism of their co-operative buildings. Building infrastructure and electricity cables have been stolen. The buildings were donated by Lonmin and subsidized by the…
KZN MEC for EDTEA, Rev. Musa Zondi officially launched the summer season campaign under the theme “Magical Zulu Kingdom” 3 minutes KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Rev Musa Zondi says rural tourism is key to local economic development. Zondi was speaking at KwaXolo on the south coast during the launch of…
An illicit mining van of the South African Police Service is pictured in Stilfontein in the North West on 13 November 2024. 2 minutes Mining analyst David van Wyk says government needs to conduct audits of abandoned mines and ensure that the owners are prosecuted. He has warned that illegal mining will continue as long…
Electricity pylons. 1 minute Energy Council of South Africa (ECSA) says the country needs to invest R2 trillion in the electricity sector over the next decade. ECSA was briefing Parliament’s Electricity and Energy committee. ECSA and the Independent Power Producers Office were among the stakeholders that updated the Committee on the progress made on the…
S&P logo. 1 minute South Africa is making progress towards a sovereign credit upgrade. This as rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global revised South Africa’s outlook to positive from stable on Friday night. S&P has kept the country’s rating at sub investment grade or junk. However, the latest improvement in the outlook points to…
A miner underground. 1 minute A task team established last year to deal with illegal mining, Operation Vala uMgodi, has identified 12 non-operational mines in the Greater Giyani and Malamulele areas as hotspots for illegal mining activities. The mines ceased their gold mining operations over 30 years ago during the Gazankulu homeland administration. SAPS spokesperson…
FILE PHOTO: A representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph and U.S. dollar in this illustration taken, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo 2 minutes Bitcoin charged past the $90 000 level on Wednesday, as its relentless rally showed no signs of easing on expectations that Donald Trump as US…
[File Image] Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) 1 minute The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) said it will go on strike at ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd on Thursday to protest job cuts that have impacted 107 workers. NUMSA said in a statement it would picket the company’s…
