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For the last decade, poultry production in South Africa has been static - despite the fact that consumption has continued to grow.

The proof of the pudding lies in the eating, they say. For the 10 million South Africans who are unemployed, the outcomes of the recent Jobs Summit provide a beacon of hope – but only if the implementation agreed upon is followed through, writes Keamogetse Kgomanyane.

A group of small businesses are balking at a 24.7 percent year-on-year increase in the state-set hourly minimum wage for next year demanded by labor groups, according to market watchers, Wednesday. The group said small businesses are unable to make ends meet due to rising costs. Strengthening their collective demand are sales remaining sluggish since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, compounded by rapid recent increases both in borrowing rates and energy costs. They said next year's hourly minimum wage should be left unchanged at this year's 9,620 won, squarely rejecting the labor group's de...

Stage 5 power cuts require up to 5 000 megawatts to be shed from the national grid and that translates to at least eight hours a day without power for most South Africans.

Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, National Security, Economic Development and The Youth Economy Philip J. Pierre has delivered preliminary estimates for $1, 856,710,000 (($1.85 Billion) for 2023-2024,