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Tribute for nurses who lost lives during pandemic

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Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has paid tribute to the nurses who lost their lives when they became the first line of defence to protect South Africans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buy Local expo ends on high note

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The 11th annual Buy Local Summit & Expo has been declared a success after it wrapped up earlier this week on a high note.

Africa is an oyster for young entrepreneurs

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) -- which is expected to create a continent-wide market comprising 1.3 billion people and a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$3.4 trillion -- will make the continent an oyster for young entrepreneurs.

Transforming the economy through innovation

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The use of technology commercialisation can contribute to economic transformation through the introduction of diverse new products and services in the market.

SIU raids properties in PPE corruption probe

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Members of the Special Investigating Unit and Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (The Hawks) have today searched two properties belonging to a company implicated in alleged irregular Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procurement in the Northern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works.

Eskom condemns employee abduction

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Eskom Acting Group Chief Executive CEO, Calib Cassim, has warned that the power utility will not tolerate acts of violence against any of its employees.

Agriculture committee to assess presidential employment initiative

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The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development will this week visit the Mpumalanga Province to assess the implementation and impact of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Initiative (PESI) on the agricultural sector.

Gordhan to visit China to resolve locomotive impasse

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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to lead a delegation to China next month to meet with his Chinese counterparts in a bid to resolve the impasse between Transnet and controversial locomotives company CRRC E-Loco Supply.

Buying local critical to economic growth - DP Mashatile

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Deputy President Paul Mashatile says buying locally made products and supporting the small businesses which produce them can lead to much needed boost in local economies and stimulate national economic growth.

Government assisting Port St Johns community

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Local residents currently housed at the Port St Johns Youth Centre, after severe floods recently damaged private property and public infrastructure in the area, have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to the area on Tuesday to assess the level of damage caused.

Tourism sector working hard to recover

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Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says over the last two years, government has been hard at work to recover the tourism industry to what it was at pre-COVID-19 conditions.