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Urbanisation provides opportunities

Friday, August 22, 2025

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has urged South Africans to view rapid urbanisation not as a crisis but a “repository of opportunities” capable of driving innovation, entrepreneurship, and dignity for millions.

Protecting the agriculture sector is everyone's business

Friday, August 22, 2025

The Western Cape Provincial Government has called for the whole of government, every industry partner, researcher, farmer, and citizen – urban and rural – to unite in defence of the province’s agriculture sector.

Transnet opens rail network to private train operators

Friday, August 22, 2025

As a significant step towards opening South Africa’s rail network to private operators and reforming the rail sector, Transnet has completed the adjudication process of selecting new Train Operating Companies (TOCs).

Consultations on report for new urban agenda completed

Friday, August 22, 2025

The Department of Human Settlements has completed nationwide consultations with stakeholders across society as part of compiling South Africa’s Second National Report on Progress in Implementing the New Urban Agenda (NUA).

SANDF clarifies position on Oryx helicopters

Friday, August 22, 2025

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has moved to clarify the status of its Oryx helicopters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Call to plant one million trees

Friday, August 22, 2025

The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, has called on South Africans to plant trees to help reduce the impact of carbon emissions and restore natural ecosystems.