Special Tribunal orders freezing of businesswoman’s assets following TERS ‘abuse’

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed an order of the Special Tribunal to freeze a KwaZulu-Natal businesswoman’s assets linked to the abuse of the Unemployment Insurance Fund Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (UIF TERS). 

The woman, Yolanda Nombuso Mgobo, allegedly received more than R18...

Deputy President urges traditional leadership to drive development and social change

While honouring the heritage of traditional leadership in the fight against colonialism, Deputy President Paul Mashatile has underscored that traditional leadership should not be confined to preserving heritage alone, but must also play an active role in addressing pressing challenges such as...

Minister Lamola arrives in India for BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, has arrived in New Delhi, India, for the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations.Lamola expressed confidence that the high-level deliberations will strengthen cooperation among BRICS member states, BRICS partner...

South Africa welcomes China’s zero-tariff preference scheme

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has welcomed the announcement by the Government of the People’s Republic of China that introduces a temporary zero-tariff preference scheme for 20 non-least developed African countries, including South Africa.

The measure follows an announcement by Chinese...

More than R500 million disbursed for tourism businesses

Chief Executive Officer of the National Empowerment Fund, Muziwabantu Dayimani, says since the inception of the Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF), the Fund has approved 43 transactions valued at more than R510.51 million across nine provinces.

The TTF was established as a dedicated capital investment mechanism to accelerate...

Indaba an opportunity to profile SA’s national parks 

Africa’s Travel Indaba provides a powerful continental and global platform to position national parks not only as tourism destinations, but as offerings that contribute meaningfully to nature, community development, cultural heritage, and economic inclusion.This is according to the South African National Parks (SANParks) Chief...