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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. Tensions between the two companies dates back to 2019 when Transnet moved to halt contracts with ... See more- 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. The Deputy President was addressing the Localisation Gala Dinner of Proudly South African's Buy Local Summit and Expo held ... See more
- Eastern Cape Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Lillian Mene, has commended the arrest of four dangerous suspects in connection with the mass shooting at a birthday party in KwaZakhele, Gqeberha. The suspects were arrested on Monday in Peelton location in King Williams Town. They were arrested by the Serio... See more
- 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. The OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape was aff... See more
- Final-year Industrial Design student at the University of Johannesburg, Tshepiso Motau, has won the Furniture Design Competition in a ceremony hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic). Motau, who hails from Centurion, designed an eye-catching and colourful room divider with Ndebele patterns inspired by inte... See more
- 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. The Minister was speaking at the launch of the Africa Travel Indaba to be held in Durban in May. “We are all working towards seeing our various economies return to ... See more
- President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed Transnet to implement reforms swiftly and completely to turn around the crisis in South Africa’s logistics system. “Transnet must quickly embark on a clear path to take us out of this crisis and ensure that the operation of our railways and ports contributes to the growth of our economy,” the Presi... See more
- The Department of Water and Sanitation has welcomed the arrest of a Director who was found to be double dipping by way of earning a salary from both the department and the Moses Kotane Local Municipality in the North West Province. “The department upholds its stance of zero tolerance to fraud and corruption and welcomes the arrest as a... See more
- State freight rail, port and pipeline company Transnet says it has launched a probe into allegations of “ghost trains” operating on its lines. These are trains which have not been authorised to operate on the company’s rail lines. “Transnet SOC…is investigating allegations of “ghost trains”, implicating some Transnet employees and thir... See more
- https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/rsv-rise-hospitals-urged-prepare-paediatric-admissions
