Ramaphosa to deliver keynote address at SIDSSA Conference

President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a media conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 24, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) Conference in Cape Town today. The gathering brings together key stakeholders, including government officials from various departments…

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AMCU demands accountability from Sibanye Stillwater

Mine workers look out from a bus after being rescued from underground at the Sibanye Stillwater mine in Westonaria, near Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. 1 minute The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is demanding full accountability from Sibanye Stillwater mine near Westonaria, after 260 workers were trapped underground at Kloof 7…

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Malatsi clarifies EEIP policy directions

The South African Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies has unveiled a draft policy direction… 3 minutes Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has clarified the policy directions regarding Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIP) and the application of licencing in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The clarification follows reports suggesting that the recently…

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Joburg launches roadshows for R500m spaza shop support fund

File image: A Spaza shops in the Johannesburg CBD. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg will embark on roadshows starting Monday, 26th May, to promote the Spaza shop support fund. The R500 million fund launched in Soweto last month aims to support township and rural entrepreneurs with financial and non-financial support. Eligible spaza shop owners…

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USA snubs G20 Agriculture meeting

[FILE IMAGE] G20 Financial Inclusion Summit in Sun City. 1 minute The US did not send a delegation to the G20 meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists currently underway in Polokwane in Limpopo. Delegates at the four-day engagement will deliberate on a range of issues including climate change, food security, agricultural research and innovation systems. Policymakers…

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Limpopo farmers hit hard by fuel levy hike

1 minute Emerging farmers in Limpopo have expressed concern over the increase in the fuel levy, which Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana recently announced in his third budget speech. The fuel levy for diesel and petrol has been adjusted to increase by 15 and 16 cents per litre, respectively. Some small-scale farmers say they are worried…

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