Month: August 2026

Parks Tau Bolsters Competition Commission Leadership with Key Executive Appointments

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has announced the appointment of two seasoned internal leaders to executive…

Dunlop Commits R1.7bn to Ladysmith Plant as Trade Minister Pledges Policy Certainty and Masterplan Review

uMnambithi, KwaZulu-Natal — In a significant vote of confidence in South Africa’s manufacturing sector, Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), manufacturer…

SADC Ministers Wrap Deliberations in Durban as Stage is Set for 46th Regional Summit

DURBAN — High-level ministerial talks will draw to a close this Friday, August 14, 2026, paving the way for the…

Industrialisation, Intra-Regional Trade, and Migration Reform: South Africa Assumes SADC Chairmanship

DURBAN — Positioning regional economic integration and sovereign resource control as urgent historic imperatives, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations…

Unlocking Private Capital: How the New Development Bank Can Bridge the BRICS Infrastructure Financing Gap

JAIPUR — As the growth engines of the global economy face increasingly complex financial realities, the challenge of funding large-scale…

Banyana Banyana Reignite World Cup Dreams with Thrilling Victory Over Nigeria

CASABLANCA, Morocco — South Africa’s national women’s football team, Sasol Banyana Banyana, kept their FIFA Women’s World Cup ambitions firmly…

Fiscal Discipline in Focus: Gauteng COGTA Slashes Event Spending by 59% Amid Municipal Reforms

JOHANNESBURG — In a notable shift toward fiscal restraint within South Africa’s public sector, the Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance…

Soweto’s Jabulani Parcel K Breakthrough: 196 Homes Handed Over After Four-Year Electrification Gridlock

SOWETO — In a long-awaited breakthrough for local housing development, government leadership gathered in Soweto to hand over 196 housing…

Gauteng Clamps Down on Unroadworthy Minibus Taxis in Province-Wide Enforcement Drive

In a decisive move to bolster road safety and restore discipline across Gauteng’s public transport sector, the Gauteng Traffic Inspectorate…

Free State Agriculture Braces for Cold Snap: Freezing Conditions Threaten Livestock, but Moisture Offers Silver Lining for Crops

BLOEMFONTEIN — An unusually severe cold front accompanied by widespread snowfall across the Free State has prompted provincial agricultural authorities…