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…
Jobs being advertised in a paper Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth says government is creating a conducive environment to grow industries in order to grow the economy and fight off unemployment. Speaking on the City Hall precinct, ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) later Thursday evening, Meth says the…
French luxury group Hermes Executive Chairman Axel Dumas Hermes CEO Axel Dumas said he resisted multiple attempts by Jeffrey Epstein to meet with him, saying he believed he was a target of the financier who was a “financial predator” and approached the company in the middle of a takeover battle. “I think we were a…
Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa The Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says steady progress is being made in reforming the country’s electricity sector. Speaking outside the Cape Town City Hall, hours before President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to deliver the State of the Nation Address, the Minister says the transformation process is gaining momentum, citing…
Workers leading a march demanding decent jobs, 7 October 2025. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it expects President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to table solutions to the issues of unemployment, poverty, inequality, crime, and corruption. Ramaphosa will deliver the SONA on Thursday evening at the Cape Town…
A miner sits on a wall as a giant excavator drives past at a mine. Minerals research organisation, Mintek says strong partnerships between key role players in the mining industry, including government and mining companies, are crucial for adding value to South Africa’s mineral exports. Mintek’s Executive Manager for Minerals Processing, Lawrence Bbosa, says beneficiation…
International Monetary Fund logo The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects South Africa’s economy to have shown growth of 1.3% last year and to achieve growth of 1.4% this year. Growth is expected to be supported by household spending and greater investments driven by structural reforms. The IMF has commended the South African government for maintaining…
Sign showing procurement The South African National Deaf Association (Sanda) says the delay in bringing the Public Procurement Act into force continues to lock disability-owned businesses out of meaningful economic participation in government procurement. Last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) speech promised to fast-track the regulations to ensure…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Two Randfontein farmers in the West Rand have been arrested for alleged electricity theft and illegal connections. Eskom’s spokesperson in Gauteng, Amanda Qithi, says the arrests follow operations conducted to curb electricity theft and protect the integrity of the power network in the area. Qithi reveals that a third farm was…
