# Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, says South Africa, as a significant destination for migrants, must balance the legitimate employment aspirations of its citizens with the country’s constitutional, regional and international obligations. She presented the Employment Services Amendment Bill to Parliament. Broadly, the bill aims to tighten enforcement against the employment of undocumented […]
# eThekwini mayor Cyril Xaba has expressed shock at the murder of ANC ward councillor Sibusiso Khwela in Klaarwater, west of Durban. Preliminary investigations suggest the deceased was in his office with several community members when an unknown suspect entered and shot him several times before fleeing the scene. Khwela was responsible for Ward 17 […]
# Rugby: Stormers coach John Dobson says he expects a major clash of styles as his physical side prepare to face the All Blacks’ fast-paced game in Cape Town tonight. He says that playing in the United Rugby Championship means that the Stormers haven’t come across such a distinctive playing style as the All Blacks […]
# US president Donald Trump says America’s munitions stockpile is massive and expanding at historic speed. Reports claim that the US military has exhausted nearly 80-percent of its interceptors for its key Terminal High Altitude Area Defence missile. According to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, by the end of July, the US had […]
# The Department of Defence says the over-expenditure in salaries is driven by budget limitations, not financial mismanagement or a bloated administration. The department’s compensation of employees budget has been exceeded by about 3.7-billion-rand, a shortfall of more than 13-billion-rand over the next three years. Currently, the department has 72-thousand-and-95 personnel, increasing to 79-thousand-349 when including […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended Sasol’s contribution to South Africa’s economy, highlighting its role in supporting industrialisation, energy security, manufacturing, infrastructure development and job creation. He visited Sasol’s Secunda Operations in Mpumalanga yesterday, where approximately 35-million-tonnes of locally mined coal are beneficiated each year. This is to produce a wide range of fuel and […]
# The United Nations welcomes ongoing proceedings in the US to extradite bloggers Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK. The 59 charges the brothers face, which span from 2010 to 2017, include rape, assault, trafficking and offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. Independent UN human rights expert Reem Alsalem […]
# Die DA in Gauteng sê dis skokkend dat meer as 22-duisend gevalle van kindermishandeling sedert 2023 aangemeld is, terwyl die provinsiale Onderwysdepartement nie rekenskap kan gee van hoe lank ondersoeke duur nie. Altesaam 695 verkragtings, 423 seksuele aanrandings en 74 gevalle van seksuele teistering is aangeteken. Woordvoerder Sergio Isa dos Santos sê dit wys […]
# Die vakbondfederasie COSATU verwelkom die indiening van die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Indiensnemingsdienste in die Parlement. Dis daarop gemik om die raamwerk vir indiensnemingsdienste te versterk, die indiensneming van buitelandse burgers te reguleer en die toepassing van die wet te verskerp. Woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê dit laat die minister van Indiensneming en Arbeid toe om perke […]
