# Cosatu says it is disappointed that the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee failed to cut the repo rate, and provide relief for workers battling to cope with the rising costs of living. The repo rate remains unchanged at seven-percent, while the prime lending rate stays at 10.5-percent. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says SARB needs to utilise its […]
# The DA in Gauteng says the deepening water crisis in the Merafong City Municipality, as a result of water rationing by Rand Water, is persisting. The municipality owes Rand Water around 1.4-billion-rand. Since last year, Rand Water has been implementing water cuts as a debt collection mechanism for outstanding debts in several municipalities in […]
# The GOOD Party says the decision by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to keep the repo rate unchanged at seven-percent is a lost opportunity for relief. The prime lending rate remains at 10.5-percent. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says with inflation dropping to 3.3-percent, below the mid-point of SARB’s target range […]
# The CEO of the South African Social Security Agency, Themba Matlou, confirmed that since massive rollout of the Beneficiary Biometric Enrollment two weeks ago, more than 42-thousand SASSA clients have been enrolled in its 432 local offices nationally. SASSA’s spokesperson, Andile Tshona says the agency introduced a massive rollout in an effort to enhance the integrity of […]
# The GOOD Party calls on the government of national unity to issue a strong public statement condemning medical vigilantism and xenophobia in public hospitals and clinics. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, says one-year-old Praise Banda passed away in Alexandra this week after medical vigilantes allegedly stopped his mother, Grace, from entering two clinics for help to stop his vomiting […]
# A MANCOSA academic is calling for reformation in the South African tech industry. Precious Buthelezi says with an estimated shortage of 20-thousand to 70-thousand skilled professionals in fields such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and software development, the demand for expertise far exceeds the supply. She says this gap presents a powerful opportunity to reimagine how South Africa educate, train, […]
# FNB senior economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi says stronger balance sheets and purchasing power should support retail sales in the near term. He says retail sales showed a strong performance in July, registering 5.6-percent growth year-on-year, up from 1.7-percent in June. Mkwanazi says this marks the 17th consecutive month of positive year-on-year growth and significantly exceeds […]
# The South African Communist Party has welcomed the findings by the United Nations’ Independent International Commission of Inquiry, that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The commission stated that four of the five genocidal acts, defined under international law, have been carried out by Israel in Gaza since the start of the […]
# Build One South Africa says it is using International Equal Pay Day, which is today, to mobilise support for its Fair Pay Bill, currently before Parliament. The bill seeks to close the gender wage gap, confront wage exploitation in key sectors, and create a more equal and transparent economic environment. BOSA spokesperson, Roger Solomons, […]
