# The Public Servants Association is concerned by reports regarding significant losses arising from certain investments made by the Public Investment Corporation on behalf of the Government Employees Pension Fund. The PSA says the primary responsibility must always remain the protection and growth of members’ retirement savings. The association spokesperson, Claude Naicker is calling on […]
# ActionSA has asked National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza and the chairpersons of portfolio committees overseeing departments led by DA ministers or deputy ministers for an urgent investigation into serious allegations concerning Resolve Communications’ access to members of the executive. Spokesperson Leato Ngobeni says the allegations by former DA leader John Steenhuisen and former minister […]
# A total of 324 suspects were arrested in Mamelodi and Eersterust during a multidisciplinary crime prevention operation in Tshwane yesterday. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says the suspects were apprehended for crimes ranging from attempted murder, armed robbery and drug possession. He says a total of 17 taxis were also impounded for contravening the National […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the country is being distracted by anti-immigration protests while workers continue to lose jobs and incomes. The latest Quarterly Employment figures show that the country shed 80-thousand jobs in the first quarter of this year. Losses in community services and trade drove the decline. GIWUSA […]
# ActionSA says the Constitutional Court ruling against the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town confirms the DA has failed to deliver well-located, affordable housing where it is needed most. The court ruled the sale of the Tafelberg site was unlawful, and both parties have failed to meet their constitutional obligations to […]
# Union federation Cosatu says government needs to find an urgent solution to prevent the closure of Transalloys, South Africa’s last remaining manganese smelter. The company warned in December last year that 600 direct jobs and one-thousand-700 indirect jobs were at risk, as soaring electricity prices led to mounting financial losses. All furnace operations at […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says residents are increasingly facing unfair fines and alleged intimidation. The party’s Grandi Theunissen says numerous homeowners are hit with fines of up to 75-thousand-rand for allegedly tampering with prepaid electricity meters. He says in many cases, residents claim that these fines are unfounded and legally questionable. Theunissen […]
# The Casual Workers Advice Office says it has been inundated with calls from migrant workers, who were allegedly dismissed, threatened or denied rights as anti-immigration sentiments rise in workplaces. Spokesperson Connie Masekwameng says some workers were told not to return to work after Tuesday’s nationwide anti-immigrant demonstrations. She has urged workers facing dismissal, intimidation or […]
# The Gauteng Health Department is implementing several interventions to improve access to paediatric surgical services and reduce waiting times for children requiring specialised surgical care at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says these interventions include strengthening theatre efficiency, improving waiting list management, enhancing the scheduling of surgical cases and implementing the […]
