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President Ramaphosa delivers country statement at BRICS Summit

Oct 24, 2024 | sanews.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

By Neo BodumelaKazan, Russia: The BRICS Engagement and BRICS Plus platforms are an opportunity for countries to forge greater and deeper ties for development. This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who was delivering South Africa’s country statement during the BRICS/Plus Countries First Session in Kazan, Russia.
BRICS: A convergence of states committed to mutual respect in diversity

Oct 23, 2024 | sanews.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

By Neo BodumelaKazan, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the BRICS nations, saying the bloc has the potential to possess “truly immense” power. Putin was delivering remarks at the 16th BRICS Summit underway in Kazan, Russia. The now expanded BRICS bloc of countries includes Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa, as well as newly minted Member States Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
BRICS bloc a beacon for the global south

Oct 23, 2024 | sanews.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

By Neo BodumelaKazan, Russia: President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the BRICS bloc of countries as a beacon of hope for countries in the global South. The President was delivering remarks at a plenary session of the BRICS Summit currently underway in Kazan, Russia. The now expanded BRICS bloc of countries includes Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa, as well as newly minted Member States Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
SA, Russian Presidents meet ahead of significant BRICS Summit

Oct 22, 2024 | sanews.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

By Neo BodumelaKazan, Russia: President Cyril Ramaphosa has on Tuesday afternoon held a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the XVI BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. “We continue to see Russia as a valued ally, as a valued friend who supported us right from the beginning, from the days of our struggle against Apartheid…up until now.
Changing perceptions around the ‘miracle plant’

Sep 19, 2024 | vukuzenzele.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

Kitso Monyadi (30) is on a quest to change the perceptions around the cannabis plant. Monyadi owns Botlhale Ba Rrammutla Farms which holds a hemp permit from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD). Hemp is a cannabis plant that contains 0.2% or less Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), while marijuana is a cannabis plant that contains more than 0.2% THC. THC is the potent chemical found in the cannabis plant.
Wade Muller happy to supply shoes

Aug 5, 2024 | vukuzenzele.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

If perseverance and grit are the hallmarks of entrepreneurship then businessman, Wade Muller, is the embodiment. Based in the Western Cape, Muller is the proud owner of a shoe manufacturing company, Happi Shoes, that has enjoyed relative success peppered with ups and downs. About ten years, ago Muller began his long-drawn-out journey of entrepreneurship when he found a shoe supplier in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. At the time, Muller was reselling the shoes that he sourced from his supplier.
Ayashisa ama-tekkie for growing Sneaker Cleanic

Jun 28, 2024 | vukuzenzele.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

In South Africa the word tekkie is generally used to describe sneakers, but Lesego Gumede’s Sneaker Cleanic business has ignited a flame of hope for a better future to his employees who wash sneakers on a daily basis. Sneaker Cleanic is a shoe-cleaning business that started as a casual conversation between colleagues. “I realised that my [former] boss’s sneakers were clean when I was still working at a major clothing store.
A fiery love for chillies builds hot business

May 27, 2024 | vukuzenzele.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

What started as a hot love affair between Sethembele Nxele and chillies has blossomed into an agro-processing business called Gotta be Rich Agri Farming producing the Ilangabi Chillies sauce. Ilangabi means flame in IsiZulu. “I love chillies… I used to make chillie [sauce] at home and my friends would ask for it… I decided that I am going to continue making it for my friends but they would have to pay,” she said. This led Nxele to produce a chilli sauce.
Blue Economy set to create job opportunities for seafarers

Feb 15, 2024 | vukuzenzele.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AND RECOVERYMinister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing maritime employment opportunities for South African seafarers. The Minister said the Seafarer Employment and Development Programme (SEDP) will be launched in the first quarter of the new financial year.
Media practitioners called to enter SADC media awards

Feb 15, 2024 | vukuzenzele.gov.za | Neo Bodumela

ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AND RECOVERYSouth African media practitioners are invited to enter the 2024 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards competition by 29 February 2024. The awards were established in 1996 to recognise best media work in disseminating information inSADC to support the process of regional co-operation and integration.