# Cosatu has welcomed the decision by Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana to order an investigation into the Government Pension Administration Agency’s leasing of a building for nearly one-billion-rand. The federation says the agency administers funds for the Government Employees Pension Fund for the benefit of 1.7-million workers and pensioners. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on Statistics SA to expedite its planned revisions to the labour force survey methodology to better capture informal sector employment. The union says this may provide a more accurate picture of economic activity and inform more effective policy responses. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says South Africa’s rising unemployment is […]
# Gauteng police are monitoring a protest at Maponya Mall in Pimville, Soweto following the death of an e-hailing driver yesterday. This after four assailants approached an e-hailing vehicle parked outside the mall’s entrance and opened fire, killing the driver and injuring two people. The incident is allegedly linked to tensions between taxi operators and […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says it is making solid progress in improving operations at the Masakhane Laundry and Cook Freeze facility in Rosslyn, Pretoria. The department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba says key upgrades already completed include the replacement of 18 steam jacket pots, an ulma machine and food conveyor belt on the Cook Freeze side and […]
# SA Canegrowers is urging Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau to finalise the regulations that will allow retailers, food and beverage manufacturers, millers and growers to collectively negotiate about purchasing mainly local sugar. The country’s sugar industry faces a significant threat from the 30-percent tariffs imposed on sugar exports to the United States. […]
# Deputy minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, says businesses now have more opportunities to invest in energy efficiency measures. This as the Section 12L Tax Incentive, which was originally set to expire on the 31st of December, has been extended by five years to December 2030. Graham-Maré says the deduction for Energy-Efficiency Savings […]
# Researchers of the University of Witwatersrand’s Structured Light Laboratory are harnessing light to drive breakthroughs in secure communication and quantum technology. The lab operates at the intersection of classical optics, quantum physics, and artificial intelligence. Wits’ professor, Andrew Forbes, from the School of Physics, says using structured quantum light, they have developed a quantum camera […]
# The University of Pretoria has been ranked as number one for artificial intelligence research in South Africa and second in Africa. This is according to the latest rankings of higher education institutions published by EduRank. The analysis is based on over 61-thousand-200 academic papers and 969-thousand citations from 24 South African universities. The university’s […]
# Gauteng MEC for Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has condemned the attack on two e-hailing cars outside Maponya Mall in Soweto, describing the incident as barbaric. One person died while several others sustained injuries yesterday evening, after four assailants approached an e-hailing vehicle parked outside the mall’s entrance and opened fire, killing the driver. The MEC’s […]
