# Die Stad Kaapstad het in die huidige plaaslike regeringstermyn 418-duisend werksgeleenthede bygevoeg, meer as die gesamentlike totaal vir die volgende vier grootste metro’s, naamlik Johannesburg, eThekwini, Tshwane en Ekurhuleni. Dit is volgens inligting in Statistiek Suid-Afrika se Kwartaallikse Arbeidsmagopname van die eerste kwartaal in 2022 tot die tweede kwartaal in 2026. Burgemeester Geordin Hill-Lewis […]
# Johannesburg se burgemeester, Dada Morero, vra groter samewerking tussen City Power en gemeenskappe om die voortslepende elektrisiteitsprobleme in Alexandra aan te spreek. City Power het 40-duisend geregistreerde klante in Alexandra, maar slegs sowat een-duisend-600 koop elektrisiteit. Morero sê die metro kan nie ʼn oorkoepelende of eenvormige tarief vir Alexandra instel nie, want huishoudings het […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu sê hy ondersteun die Wetsontwerp op die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Petroleummaatskappy omdat dit werk kan skep in die gas-, petroleum- en energie-sektore. Die wetsontwerp maak dit moontlik om ʼn maatskappy in staatsbesit te skep en gee uitvoering aan die Kabinet se besluit op 10 Junie 2020 om PetroSA, die Suid-Afrikaanse Gasontwikkelingsmaatskappy en […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys, Buti Manamela, verwelkom die Openbare Beskermer se bevindings oor sistemiese ondoeltreffendheid by die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente. Volgens die Openbare Beskermer, Kholeka Gcaleka, se verdoemende verslag is 40-duisend kwalifiserende studente nie befonds nie, ten spyte van drie-miljard-rand wat tussen 2024 en 2027 vir die sogenaamde vermiste middelgroep bedoel […]
# Tennis: World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus needed just 54-minutes to defeat China’s Wang Xinyu, 6-1, 6-3, and book her place in the Cincinnati Open round of 16. 2023 champion Coco Gauff secured her spot in the fourth round after a 6-1, 7-6 win over fellow American Ann Li. In the men’s draw, […]
# Former Ukrainian Defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has called for a wartime presidential election, arguing that democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia. The 35-year-old’s sacking last month triggered a wave of protests. He has been credited with energising the ministry, heading a drive against corruption and using data to analyse and improve performance on […]
# Lobby groups AfriForum and the March and March movement have agreed to pursue legal matters of mutual interest jointly, and to support each other on issues relating to the rule of law, the fight against crime, and illegal migration. The leadership of the two lobby groups met yesterday. AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel says they […]
# Soccer: English Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has joined calls for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to step down. Infantino has faced major criticism over his now-aborted controversial plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors. Several federations have withdrawn their support for Infantino, who is scheduled to stand for a fourth term […]
# Social media giant Meta says it has disabled more than one million accounts of children under the age of 13. Twenty-nine US states are suing Meta, alleging that it regularly collects data on children under the age of 13 without parental permission in violation of federal and state laws. The landmark trial got underway in […]
