News Bulletin of 6 September 2025, 1pm

The City of Johannesburg together with the Sports and Recreation team, reopened the city's public swimming pools on the 1st of September, marking the start of the new season.

The reopening campaign has seen three landmark facilities brought back into service.

54% of the City's swimming pools are currently open to the public, with the target set at 90% by the end of September.

The City of Cape Town reports that over 2.4 million visitors arrived in the Mother City in 2024, contributing an estimated R25 billion into the local economy.

The spending supported over 106 thousand jobs, accounting for nearly 7% of total city employment.
The city is on a drive to attract more visitors and create more jobs in the sector and to grow the local economy.

The tourism industry in Cape Town is one of the sectors that has performed exceptionally well over the past year.

Eastern Cape Agriculture MEC, Nonceba Kontsiwe, says increasing food production in remote areas is changing the economic outlook of the province.

Kontsiwe was addressing the Smallholder Farmers Agricultural show in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape.
The event provided a platform for smallholder farmers to network with industry players and gain critical insights into market trends, financial products and modern agricultural technologies.