The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has paid out almost half a billion rand to 43 333 workers in the Northern Cape province through the COVID-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (COVID-19 TERS).
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has tabled in Parliament its 2022/23 quarter three report, which highlights efforts made to help businesses navigate economic pressures and the persistent load shedding.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has told new ambassadors from across the world that South Africa’s most immediate and pressing task is to stabilise the supply of electricity and to ensure energy security into the future.
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, will on Wednesday co-chair the South Africa-Tanzania Ministerial Bi-National Commission (BNC) with her Tanzanian counterpart, Dr Stergomena Tax, in Pretoria.
Expectant mothers sleeping on chairs and hospital floors, crumbling infrastructure, management deficiencies, and a paediatric and child health facility with no blood bank, laboratory facility or intensive care unit (ICU).
President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his condolences, on behalf of South Africa, to countries affected by tropical Cyclone Freddy.
All persons in possession of GIZZU 300Wh and 500Wh Portable Power Stations have been urged by the National Consumer Commission to immediately stop using them and return them to the supplier.
The annual Buy Local Summit & Expo will return to the Sandton Convention Centre later this month, with consumers urged to attend.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government’s “unwavering support" for the welfare and rights of people with disabilities.
While various measures are being implemented to ensure the sustainable and reliable supply of water, government has appealed to consumers to reduce demand and prioritise paying their water bills to ensure that money is re-invested in infrastructure.
