# The National Consumer Commission says Isuzu Motors South Africa has issued a safety recall of two-thousand-582 RG19 bakkies, which were made available between 11 May and 3 July this year. According to Isuzu, there is a possibility that the brake pedal pivot pin may be loose. The commission’s spokesperson, Phetho Ntaba, says affected vehicles […]
# Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has called for stronger regional cooperation and collective action to accelerate efforts to end gender-based violence and femicide across Southern Africa. Findings from the Human Sciences Research Council show that 33.1-percent of women aged 18 and older have experienced […]
# The Rethink Your Drink is calling for the adoption of a coordinated national strategy to prevent Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day, observed today, highlights the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. One in ten South African children is estimated to live with FASD. Spokesperson Kashifa Ancer says fragmented efforts […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health is encouraging communities to make use of physiotherapy services available across public health facilities. This is part of efforts to prevent disability, promote recovery and improve health outcomes. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says physiotherapy services are provided to individuals recovering from strokes, fractures, amputations, surgery, spinal cord injuries […]
# The City of Tshwane has celebrated its latest group of newly qualified artisans and officially opened the upgraded 18-million-rand Plumbing Workshop at the Tshwane Leadership and Management Academy in Pretoria West. The graduation marked the successful completion of a rigorous three-year trade programme, which included the recognition of permanent municipal employees who upskilled through […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says it is concerned by the decline in gross domestic product in the second quarter of this year. GDP declined 0.2-percent in quarter two, after recording 0.4-percent growth in the first quarter. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei says that while apologists for capital will point to the […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the latest gross domestic product figures are a red alert of an economic catastrophe unfolding. South Africa’s economy contracted by 0.2-percent in the second quarter of this year, with three key industrial sectors, mining, manufacturing and trade, pushing national growth into negative territory. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says […]
# Union federation COSATU is demanding urgent action by government and the private sector following the latest gross domestic product growth report. South Africa’s GDP declined 0.2-percent in the second quarter of this year, after recording 0.4-percent growth in the first quarter. The decline comes largely against the backdrop of the outbreak of war in […]
# The Western Cape government has joined forces with Nedbank to protect vulnerable homeowners while expanding strategic housing interventions. The initiative has already identified 278 households facing financial strain, with 48 applications approved to a total value of over 6.4-million-rand. Infrastructure MEC Tertius Simmers says that overall, the expanded programme is expected to affect 158 bonds […]
