Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana ahead the tabling Budget at Parliament in Cape Town on March 12, 2025. 4 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it wants Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to provide a comprehensive spending plan when tabling the 2025 National Budget for the third time on Wednesday. The revised budget will come after he…
1 minute Food rescue organisation SA Harvest is adopting digital tools and smart logistics to strengthen its efforts to combat food waste and hunger across South Africa. The organisation has expanded its vehicle fleet to reach more underserved areas and improve the efficiency and safety of food distribution, particularly in maintaining cold-chain standards. This move…
3 minutes Unemployed graduates in KwaZulu-Natal are pinning their hopes on the budget speech that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver on Wednesday. The country is currently experiencing high unemployment and slow economic growth. According to Stats SA, the unemployment rate decreased by 1.4 percent to 32.1 percent in the third quarter of 2024 compared…
4 minutes Companies importing goods into the United States from China are rushing to convert warehouses into facilities that are exempt from President Donald Trump’s tariffs until they are ready to sell the merchandise. The US has more than 1 700 bonded warehouses, facilities where imported goods can be held without immediate payment of customs…
Workers cut chickens for packaging at a chicken farm 1 minute International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says the US President Donald Trump has nullified AGOA benefits by imposing tariffs against South Africa and other countries. He says the meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Trump tomorrow will among other issues discuss trade between…
A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand, in South Africa. 1 minute Spaza shop owners and operators in Johannesburg who applied to operate on their property are urged to come and check the status of their applications. The City of Johannesburg’s Development Planning Department…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech before the National Assembly on March 12, 2025. 2 minutes Analysts expect that South Africa’s National Budget will be passed following significant consultation among parties within the Government of National Unity (GNU). This as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to make his third attempt at tabling…
A miner sits on a wall as a giant excavator drives past at a mine. 3 minutes South Africa must push its global minerals exploration quantum by up to five percent from around one percent currently, if it’s to achieve meaningful economic growth and job creation. That’s the word from the Council for Mineral Technology…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has a meeting with relevant stakeholders at the SA Embassy in US 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says high on the agenda when he meets US President Donald Trump will be trade relations. Trump imposed high tariffs to several countries including South Africa when he came back into office. President Ramaphosa will…
Eskom electricity infrastructure. 1 minute Eskom says it currently has sufficient electricity capacity to sustain the grid during the upcoming winter months. Eskom Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane says that despite the recent implementation of load shedding, the power utility is now in a strong position and is well prepared for the increased demand for…
