WEDNESDAY, 02 APRIL 2025, 01:39
SA’s small business sector is a force to be reckoned with. According to the Small Enterprise Development Agency, there are around 2.7 million small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) currently operating, and their contribution to the country’s gross domestic product stands at around 40%.Even so, it’s not easy to be an SMME owner in SA.
A policewoman who secured five life sentences against a serial rapist who laced his victims’ dagga joints with hard drugs before sexually assaulting them said the case was very difficult to crack.
The Gauteng MEC for social development, Faith Mazibuko, has revealed that R34.2m has been spent on the planning phase of the Tembisa Community Care & Rehabilitation Centre and that it had exceeded the budget by R13.7m.
Civil group WaterCan executive manager Dr Ferrial Adam says setting clear time frames is a step in the right direction to address the country’s water problems. Sowetan spoke to her.
This hefty omelette is packed with bits of bacon and onion, but in essence it’s all about the cheese. And it needs to be a good one; this is not for your humdrum mass-produced Cheddar.
Rape, robbery, murder and culpable homicide are among offences committed by 30% of parolees released in the Cape Flats areas between January 2024 and February 2025.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation has enlisted the help of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, to launch a criminal investigation into NaTIS fraud at the municipality.
Global markets tumble as Trump signals broad tariffs, raising recession fears. Investors flock to bonds and gold hits record high.
A report says there are 2,100 fewer work coaches than needed while the number of people requiring support has risen.
The ambulance team came under fire last Sunday in what Hamas said was an Israeli military attack.
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The fallout from Prince Harry’s resignation from a charity he co-founded features in Monday’s papers.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, March 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was “pissed off” at Russian President Vladimir Putin and will impose secondary tariffs of 25% to 50% on buyers of Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
Francesco Bagnaia won an eventful Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday to end crash-victim Marc Marquez’s perfect start to the MotoGP season.
US President Donald Trump hints at exploring paths to a third term despite constitutional limits.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeats a demand for Hamas to disarm and for its leaders to leave Gaza.
WASHINGTON, March 30 – Republican President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not joking about seeking a third presidential term, which is barred by the U.S. Constitution, but that it was too early to think about doing so.
There are divisions over NATO, the future of Greenland, trade and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Greenlandic PM responds to Trump’s claims over Greenland, asserting that the territory will decide its own future.