Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter. Tesla has granted CEO Elon Musk shares worth about $29 billion, in a new pay deal aimed at keeping the billionaire entrepreneur at the helm during a crucial pivot from its struggling core auto business to robotaxis and humanoid robots. The company described…
Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuizen. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says he is confident that the South African government will intensify its talks with its American counterparts to get them to reconsider the looming export goods tariff hike. South African products exported to the US will be hit with a 30% tariff increase effective from…
Illegal miners arrested by police in Barbetron in Mpumalanga during Operation Vala Umgodi are pictured on 01 August 2025. Twenty-eight more suspected illegal miners have resurfaced at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. The latest number brings to 546 people arrested at the mine since last week. On Friday, 494 illegal miners were arrested…
Maersk’s logo is seen in stored containers The Maritime Business Chamber (MBC) says Maersk‘s withdrawal of direct shipping services between South Africa and the United States will have a significant impact on time-sensitive sectors such as fresh fruit. This after the global shipping giant announced plans to restructure its operations, which will result in its…
Transport Minister, Barbara Creecy. The Department of Transport has welcomed the department’s first clean audit in 31 years. The Minister of the department, Barbara Creecy, and Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa say the clean audit outcome by the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) is a step in the right direction towards a fully accountable and clean administration….
Construction at the Mpumalanga International Fresh Produce Market, 25 May 2022. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Mpumalanga has expressed concern over the amount spent on the province’s International Fresh Produce Market. More than R2 billion has so far been spent on the construction of the facility that still remains closed years later. Premier Mandla Ndlovu…
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Parks Tau will be part of a media briefing in Pretoria, on Monday. Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) Minister, Parks Tau will together with International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola give an update on South Africa’s efforts on mitigation measures against the imposition of a 30% tariff on South African goods,…
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. The African National Congress (ANC) says it is happy with the case made by the South African delegation led by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the United States in July. This is despite the team failing to convince the US administration to lower its proposed tariffs against Pretoria. The Donald Trump…
Potjie pots The Department of Electricity and Energy will launch a legacy project aligned to the G20 Clean Cooking Outcome, to accelerate investment in clean cooking in Africa. The department’s Energy Transition working group held its third technical meeting in Sun City, and touched on the implementation of Just Energy Transition programmes, which include clean…
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Safety and Security had a 99.7% budget spend. The City of Cape Town says R40 billion will be spent over the next three years on infrastructure under the Invested in Hope Budget, with 75% of this spending directly on benefitting lower-income households. Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, says thus…
