While government is fully cognisant that access to finance remains the most significant barrier to entry for new venture creation, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and entrepreneurship, steps are being taken to address this.…
Call for no alcohol consumption this Social Development…
With the country observing Social Development month, Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe is appealing all South Africans not to consume alcohol or sell alcohol to children during the month of October. World No Alcohol Day…
7th Edition of the Africa Human Rights Film…
The second leg of the 7th edition of the Africa Human Rights Film Festival is set to take place in Cape Town on October 4 - 5 October 2024. With the partnership of the National…
Shifting power: Global South on China’s evolving role…
"In an article in the New York Times, they mentioned that 40 years ago, experts believed China's experiment with socialism with Chinese characteristics would fail. Today, we are still waiting for that failure, but China…
President Ramaphosa signs BELA Bill
Saturday, September 14, 2024. President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill into law, which aims to strengthen governance within South Africa's education sector. Delivering remarks during the signing ceremony…
Online vehicle renewals shows “phenomenal” growth
Vehicle owners are increasingly abandoning the long queues at vehicle licensing centres and opting to renew their vehicle licences online to save time. An analysis of the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) online platform, online.natis,…
Provincial Tourism Month officially launched
The MEC for Economic Development and Tourism, Makhosazane Masilela, in conjunction with the Mpumalanga Tourism Parks Agency (MTPA) officially launched Tourism Month on September 3. Tourism this year is under the theme ‘Tourism and Peace:…
Take a Sho’t Left left to Galeshiwe in…
South African Tourism is the government’s marketing department for promoting the country locally and internationally; for leisure, business or events tourism. It is also tasked to ensure each of the country’s nine provinces are being…
Government remains committed to establishing Sovereign Wealth Fund
Thursday, August 29, 2024. President Cyril Ramaphosa says government remains committed to creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund which will benefit future generations; however, the conditions do not currently exist to establish an immediate one. The…