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Political parties and public organisations have outlined their priorities and expectations ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address in Cape Town on Thursday.
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South Africa’s poultry industry has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second-most competitive producer, behind only Brazil, according to a new competitiveness benchmark report.
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Under-pressure Dutch brewer Heineken said Wednesday that it would scrap up to 6 000 jobs as it faces what it called “challenging market conditions” with beer volumes down compared to last year. The company said it would be “accelerating productivity at scale to unlock significant savings, reducing 5 000 to 6 000 roles over the…
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Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Phumzile Mgcina has said South Africa’s mining industry is on the rise, citing significant untapped mineral potential across the country.
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The Democratic Alliance has vowed to fight the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s approval of an 8.76% electricity tariff increase for this year and 8.83% for next year.
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Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has removed Dr Danie Odendaal from the ministerial task team on controlled diseases, citing his refusal to sign a confidentiality declaration.
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A radio presenter and four others appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with recruiting South Africans to fight for Russia in its war with Ukraine.
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Researchers at the University of the Western Cape are examining Netflix’s impact in South Africa during a symposium, discussing whether it promotes local storytelling or creates digital colonialism. They highlight concerns over global media dominance, the Canal+ acquisition of MultiChoice, and access disparities due to high data costs and limited infrastructure.
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The Western Cape recorded 345 murders in January this year, with 148 of those killings occurring in the final two weeks of the month.
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A public-private partnership, the DEDAT Stellenbosch Tourist Guide Training Project, aims to address a shortage of professional tourist guides in Stellenbosch while creating employment opportunities in one of the town’s fastest-growing economic sectors. The DEDAT Stellenbosch Tourist Guide Training Project, sponsored in part by Stellenbosch winery Kleine Zalze, began training 17 learners in January through…
