2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed Africa’s readiness to lead the global green hydrogen revolution during his keynote address at the inaugural Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town on Thursday. Ramaphosa emphasises the continent’s immense potential in renewable energy and describes it as a transformative force for economic growth and climate resilience. “Our…
SABC building in Auckland Park. 1 minute The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has won Brand South Africa’s number one media brand award. BREAKING NEWS | SABC wins Brand South Africa’s number one media brand award. pic.twitter.com/NZfLZmjrfT — SABC News (@SABCNews) June 13, 2025 This was announced at the 2025 Brand Africa Awards in Johannesburg…
2025 Western Cape Young Farmer of the Year 1 minute The winner of the 2025 Western Cape Young Farmer Award, Francois Rossouw, says South African farmers have a vital role to play in driving economic growth and creating employment opportunities. He says this during an awards ceremony held in Paarl, in the Boland region. 30-year-old…
SAFTU General-Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi 1 minute The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has expressed concerns over the World Bank’s recently approved loan to South Africa. The labour federation has argued that the R26 billion loan will worsen the country’s dependence on foreign creditors. The loan is intended to support structural reforms which are…
2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has expressed relief that the process of adopting the 2025 Fiscal Framework is now out of his hands. This is after the National Assembly adopted the framework on Wednesday. Godongwana only succeeded in tabling a budget on a third attempt, after discontent over his proposed VAT increase in the…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. 2 minutes The National Assembly has passed the Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals with 268 votes for and 88 against. It has taken three attempts by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to table the budget after unhappiness about his proposed VAT increase in the previous two budget proposals. There were two abstentions…
A sand mine 2 minutes Some concerned truck owners, drivers and brick manufacturers from the Vhembe District are calling on the Department of Mineral Resources to relax requirements to attain mining licenses. They marched to the department in Polokwane in Limpopo to hand over a memorandum of demands. They are accusing the department of orchestrating…
Preparations in full swing for the 2025 Green Hydrogen Summit at the Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town in this image captured on 11 June 2025. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the inaugural Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town today. The two-day summit is being held under the theme Unlocking Africa’s…
Crates of macadamia are seen at Gene Likhanya’s farm, in the Madimbo valley, outside Makhado in the Limpopo province 2 minutes Gene Likhanya’s macadamia nut farm has been built up over two decades in South Africa’s Madimbo valley. But he now faces a sudden challenge from US import tariffs causing him to look for other…
Workers assemble a vehicle as operations begin after flooding in April shut down the Toyota South Africa Motors plant in Durban, South Africa, August 16, 2022. 1 minute The results of a study that Nedbank and the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) have released have highlighted challenges that local manufacturers are…
