# Retiring Hawks head, advocate Godfrey Lebeya says the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation will continue to build its internal capacity. Lebeya is retiring from the police after a career spanning more than 40 years. He says a Forensic Accounting Investigation unit will be partnering with business to ensure the transfer of skills:
# The Public Servants Association has commended the police for the swift arrest of the suspect in KwaZulu-Natal in connection with the murder of Olorato Mongale. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says the death of Mongale calls on every South African to stand up against gender-based violence. He says the scourge of violence has reached unacceptable levels, […]
# Rand Water says the maintenance work is continuing without any major disruption and it will end on Monday as planned. Spokesperson Makenosi Maroo says on Thursday, Rand Water started its planned maintenance of infrastructure to improve their network’s reliability and efficiency and pumping capacity has been reduced at the Eikenhof, Palmiet, Mapleton, and Zwartkopjes systems. She […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is satisfied that the Road Accident Fund Board has taken a solid decision to place the entity’s CEO Collins Letsoalo on special leave as a precautionary measure until an investigation is completed. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says they previously called for the suspension of of Letsoalo, following disturbing revelations regarding […]
# Cosatu says it is concerned by the horrific levels of violence many workers have been exposed to, in particular women, at many workplaces. The federation says it recently held a protest at Kopanong Mine in North West after female workers were subjected to illegal strip searches of the most invasive type. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew […]
# Cosatu has welcomed the 25 basis points cut to the repo rate by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee. This brings the repo rate down to 7.25-percent and the prime lending rate to 10.75-percent. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says whilst they had hoped for a more aggressive rate cut of at least 50 […]
# Higher Education and Training minister, Nobuhle Nkabane, has congratulated one of the University of Pretoria’s youngest-ever graduates, Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli. She obtained a degree in Actuarial Science, which she completed at the age of 17. The department’s spokesperson, Camagwini Mavovana, says Ntuli is a shining example of academic excellence, resilience, and the transformative power […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa has expressed disappointment with the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. The union’s president, Mametlwe Sebei, says this low reduction is an insult to workers and the poor, who are drowning in debt. He adds that […]
# The GOOD Party says it has formally notified the DA of its exit from the George Municipality coalition government in the Western Cape. The party says this is after the DA refused to allow mayoral committee member for Planning, Chantelle Kyd, to speak at a media briefing. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says Kyd has been a loyal and […]
