# Trade union Solidarity has welcomed a Labour Court order aimed at resolving long-standing delays in issuing Red Seal certificates to qualified artisans. The court has ordered government departments and skills development bodies to meet before the end of September to address problems in the certification process. Solidarity’s Stef Pretorius says the delays have prevented […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has launched an urgent application in the Pretoria High Court to suspend phase two of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system. They argue that the government introduced the amended law before key legal safeguards were in place. OUTA’s Andrea van Heerden supports road safety but believes the […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association calls on the government to enforce a 60-percent local content requirement for vehicles built in South Africa. Backing the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers, MISA says stronger localisation is essential to grow manufacturing, create jobs and develop local skills. The union’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says carmakers receiving […]
# The DA says prolonged acting appointments at Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni are compromising patient care and weakening management. The party argues 27 senior positions, including the chief executive officer and several department heads, remain vacant or are filled in an acting capacity. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin has urged the Gauteng Department of Health to […]
# The Congress of the People says findings by the Auditor-General have confirmed its long-standing concerns over the Northern Cape office of the premier’s lease of a privately owned office block. The party states the lease has now been terminated following adverse audit findings, calling for investigations into the procurement process. COPE’s Pakes Dikgetsi wants […]
# The DA in Mpumalanga is calling on the provincial government to urgently make the international food market fully operational. The party picketed outside the facility yesterday because the three-billion-rand project remains largely idle despite welcoming its first client last month. The DA’s Trudie Grovè-Morgan says the project has still not delivered the 100-thousand jobs […]
# AfriForum says it will continue its legal challenge against the energy regulator, Nersa, over Eskom’s additional 54-billion-rand electricity tariff increase. The urgent application was removed from the court roll and will now be heard in the High Court in Pretoria at a later date. AfriForum’s Dalena Beyers argues Nersa failed to provide reasons for […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa must position itself as a global leader in future vehicle manufacturing by expanding local production, developing battery value chains, and increasing the use of critical minerals. In his virtual keynote address at the launch of Toyota’s ninth-generation Hilux in KwaZulu-Natal, Ramaphosa said the government is strengthening incentives, supporting […]
# South Africa’s leading home improvement and building materials retailer, Builders, has launched a major cost-relief initiative, locking in prices on selected merchandise until 31 December. The price lock campaign is designed to help homeowners, contractors and businesses manage rising renovation costs and budget with greater certainty. The decision comes as Absa’s homeowner sentiment index […]
