Government confirms cannabis master plan structures after withdrawing ban

Trade department outlines implementation framework for cannabis and hemp sectors after controversial regulation ditched

Ramaphosa sets R2-trillion goal for sixth investment conference

Meeting expected to be key moment in GNU’s push to revitalise growth and create jobs

Court rules claims Mantashe received miners’ R40m are false

Mineral & petroleum resources minister says allegations put his life at risk

Organisations go to court over ‘expired’ water use charges

Sakeliga and TLU SA say the water department admitted in October 2021 that water use charges lapsed after three years

Meta to face contempt of court for failure to act in child sexual abuse case

‘We are left to assume their noncompliance is wilful and mala fide’, says Digital Law Company’s Emma Sadleir

Extortionist jailed for targeting Garden Route construction sector businessman

Fabian Mertenton, 38, convicted of extortion after police rounded up a group of five men and one woman

Gautrain’s BOC and Numsa seal 4.2% wage agreement

Parties agree on one-year, above-inflation deal after employees voted against striking

Police call for order ahead of march in support of Mkhwanazi

Inwooners civic organisation plans ‘Hands off Mkhwanazi’ protest at the Union Buildings with 10 other groups

Gems assures parliament it is not biased against black healthcare providers

Principal officer explains scheme’s fraud detection systems rely on practice codes and not surnames or race

Transnet turbocharges board to track business operations

New committee, chaired by engineer Refilwe Buthelezi, is packed with accounting, engineering and business turnaround skills

SA and US begin talks to reduce 30% tariffs before August 1

Ramaphosa confirms diplomatic engagements are under way in an effort to de-escalate tensions

PIC pumps R150m more into Daybreak Foods

The asset manager is confident the poultry producer can be turned around

Mpumalanga seeks to compel state entities to buy from black farmers

Agriculture MEC Nompumelelo Hlophe says the Nutrition Sourcing Bill she has introduced ‘seeks to address the historical injustices of the past’

Parliament acts on allegations by Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi

Ad hoc committee to be formally adopted on July 23 to investigate claims raised by KZN police commissioner

Punitive action against Mchunu would be unfair, says Ramaphosa

President says punishing police minister based on untested allegations would create dangerous precedent

Trump’s tariffs put 100,000 jobs at risk, warns Lesetja Kganyago

Reserve Bank governor says the effect on agriculture could be devastating as the sector employs many low-skilled workers

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