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President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with business leaders from key sectors of the economy ahead of Thursday’s South African Investment Conference (SAIC).At a media briefing on Wednesday on the President's upcoming engagements, Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said economic interventions, economic growth and job creation were the issues discussed at the meeting. “The … [Read more...] about President Ramaphosa meets business leaders ahead of Investment Conference

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Employment Equity Amendment Bill of 2020 into law.This was announced by Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya during a media briefing on Wednesday. According to Magwenya, the bill seeks to progress the transformation of South Africa’s workforce by “setting equity targets for economic sectors and geographical regions, and requiring … [Read more...] about Bill signals major boost for workplace equity

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has condemned the alleged vandalism of electricity pylons, which led to the collapse of at least seven power line structures in Tshwane on Sunday. The collapse has left thousands of residents and businesses, particularly those in the east of the city, in t... See more … [Read more...] about Deputy Ministers to lead sexual reproductive health campaign

The Department of Water and Sanitation Director-General, Dr Sean Phillips, has reiterated that the department will solely be responsible for water use licence applications for hydropower generation, and will not be involved in Eskom processes or own any electricity production.“We are not going to provide any financial support to the applicants during application, construction, … [Read more...] about Water dept “involved in electricity production”

Rand Water is expected to conduct emergency repair work on a major water leak in Tshwane, which will leave at least 20 areas of the city without water.Rand Water informed the municipality that the repair work will be done today on the B8 pipeline from Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant to Mapleton Booster Pump Station. “According to the water utility, the leak is increasingly … [Read more...] about Tshwane announces repair work to water infrastructure