# The Institute of Race Relations says Communications and Digital Technologies minister, Solly Malatsi’s decision to direct the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa to “urgently consider” regulatory changes in the telecoms sector is a welcome step towards shifting South Africa to a pro-growth footing. Malatsi announced government will ease the 30% Broad-Based Black Economic […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says as the continent commemorates Africa Day, the South African government is protecting dictatorships in Africa while pretending to support democracy. Giwusa president, Mametlwe Sebei, says these are in Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Egypt, while government is also maintaining ties with Israel while claiming solidarity with […]
# The DA has welcomed the draft regulations released by Communications and Digital Technologies minister, Solly Malatsi, to introduce new mechanisms to broaden internet access to all South Africans. The party says access to reliable, affordable internet is a key ingredient to economic growth. The DA’s Tsholofelo Bodlani says they joined the Government of National Unity to make a difference in […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Walking and Cycling Strategy has recently been approved by Council. The municipality’s Urban Mobility Directorate seeks to, over time, reposition walking and cycling as safe, accessible, sustainable and primary modes of transport in Cape Town. Mayoral committee member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas says this long-term strategy supports the […]
# The National Institute For Communicable Diseases is calling for heightened awareness against rabies. Rabies is a viral disease transmitted primarily through the saliva of infected animals. The Institue’s doctor Vuyiswa Khumalo says most human rabies cases are linked to dog bites, and the disease is almost always fatal once symptoms appear. She says rabies remains a […]
Eskom says the diesel expenditure is still within budget for the current financial year. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says year-to-date, the power utility spent approximately 3.11-billion-rand on fuel for the open-cycle gas turbine fleet, generating over 520-gigawatt-hour. She says diesel usage is expected to decline further as more units return from long-term repairs and maintenance activities are […]
# The ATM has strongly condemned what it calls the ANC/DA coalition’s latest act of betrayal against the people of South Africa. Communications and Digital Technologies minister, Solly Malatsi announced that government will ease the 30-percent Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment requirement to facilitate the entry of Elon Musk’s Starlink into the South African market. ATM’s […]
# The civil rights organisation, AfriForum has welcomed the South African government’s proposal issued in the Government Gazette for the easing of racial criteria for satellite service companies, such as Starlink, as contained in the broad-based black economic empowerment licencing requirements. The organisation’s Ernst van Zyl says AfriForum has been a major player in the fight to remove the strict […]
# The DA is calling on police and the Department of Correctional Services to offer a public reward for information that can lead to the rearrest of Me-Kayle Timmie and Mikyle Mentoor who went missing at the Pollsmoor Correctional Centre in the Western Cape. The DA’s Nicholas Gotsell says rather than owning up to systemic failures, the department now […]
