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After a nice holiday, I'm back with the weekly news😊 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗟: SA hosts major SADC meets focused on regional growth & cooperation 🌍 CR promotes SADC Vision 2050 & regional economic integration 🤔 CR promotes infrastructure-led industrial growth & job creation 🏗️ SA prepares to take SADC leadership role focused on trade, industrialisation & regional integration 🌍 SIU expands its probe into EC water project 🙄 Municipal governance & service delivery failures remain under scrutiny 😬 Water security & infrastructure challenges stay high on national agenda 🫣 Public sector accountability & corruption investigations continue 🤯 Law enforcement intensifies action against corruption & organised crime 🙏🏻 Whistleblowers & activists join forces to fight PRASA looting 🤬 The Road Accident Fund faces renewed governance scrutiny 📋 Mining safety concerns resurface following fatal illegal mining incidents ⛏️ Severe winter weather affects parts of the country ❄️ Health financing & maternal healthcare feature prominently at regional engagements 🏥 President Ramaphosa launched South Africa’s electronic travel authorisation system ✈️ At least 14 illegal miners died and 8 were injured in a mine dump collapse in North West ⚒️ 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘: Economic growth, job creation & investment remain key concerns 💼 Regulatory delays raise concerns for film & creative industries 🎬 Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has urged Eskom to keep Johannesburg’s lights on, despite the city’s massive R7 billion debt to the utility 🔌 The world has changed — Africa must rethink growth. From digital innovation to green energy, the continent’s future depends on building resilience beyond commodities. 🌍 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗦: JSE @ 114061 ↘️ DOW @ 53732 ↗️ FTSE @ 10750 ↘️ R/$ 16.20 🇿🇦🇺🇸 R/£ 21.93 🇿🇦🇬🇧 R/€ 18.75 🇿🇦🇪🇺 Bitcoin $63,141 ₿ Brent crude $89 🛢️ Gold $4,432 🥇 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧: Banyana Banyana keep Women’s World Cup hopes alive with major win over Nigeria ⚽ Greatest Rivalry tour thrills as Ma’a Nonu’s lone Haka in Durban steals the show 🏉

14 Augustus – Afrikaanse Taaldag ❤️ Vandag vier ons Afrikaans — ’n taal met ’n storie, ’n unieke klank en ’n spesiale plek in die harte van miljoene Suid-Afrikaners. 14 Augustus word jaarliks as Afrikaanse Taaldag gevier en simboliseer die geboortedag van Afrikaans. Van “môre” tot “lekker”, van stories om die braaivleisvuur tot grappies wat net in Afrikaans dieselfde klink… 😄🔥 Afrikaans is meer as net ’n taal. Dis deel van ons kultuur. Dis deel van ons stories. Dis deel van SA. ❤️ Kom ons vier vandag ons taal met trots! 👇 Wat is jou gunsteling Afrikaanse woord? Myne? LEKKER! 😎