Small businesses based in Gauteng townships and other underdeveloped areas have received a boost as the province has now introduced a R300m debt fund to grow their enterprises.
Police pounced on an illegal mining operation that is believed to harbour hundreds of zama zamas, arresting more than 30 people, some of whom were found with explosives.
Gauteng MEC of cooperative governance and traditional affairs Lebogang Maile has asked Tshwane mayor Randall Williams to respond to allegations that he ordered officials to support his decision to approve an unsolicited bid proposal for refurbishment of power stations.