Tag: President Cyril Ramaphosa

By Noko Mashilo South Africa and Nigeria have committed to strengthening economic ties with each other following their Binational Commission summit in Cape Town this week. Addressing business and political ...

By Slindile Khanyile The government has announced yet another initiative aimed at improving the environment in which small businesses operate. Tabling the 2024 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, the Treasury said ...

By: Moipone Malefane It has been a positive week for small businesses and entrepreneurs, with President Cyril Ramaphosa passing a number of Bills that will bolster the country’s support for ...

By: Noxolo Majavu Much more needs to be done for South Africa’s economy to enter a phase of transformation, and dynamic and inclusive growth. This is according to President Cyril ...

By: Zandile Majavu Despite electricity and freight logistic challenges that fraught the country’s economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa remains positive on the outlook of the progress made by black industrialists in ...

By: Zandile Majavu Industry stakeholders and experts believe that smaller black businesses have largely been excluded in the 30 years since the country’s transition to a democratic state. This is ...

By: Anna Majavu A top-level meeting between The Presidency and business that discussed urgent action against crime, corruption, energy and transport problems has sidelined SMMEs, which were only represented by ...

By: Anna Majavu The government started the year with lofty promises of a new R10 billion SMME fund and a new funding policy for small businesses and co-operatives, but these ...

By: Anna Majavu SMMEs that were hoping that government would announce far-reaching measures to fund their shift to renewable energy will be disappointed by the lukewarm measures announced in the ...

By: Anna Majavu SMMEs make a huge contribution to South Africa’s gross value-added but are not taken seriously by the SA Revenue Services (SARS), according to Sustainability Practitioner Sibusiso Nyathi, ...