# The Tshwane Metro Police Department, along with other relevant stakeholders, conducted the Rea Spana Operation in Mamelodi yesterday, where illegal structures were destroyed and businesses, including foreign-owned shops, were shut down. During the operation, 17 illegally constructed structures were demolished. TMPD’s spokesperson, Puleng Motholo, says business owners need to adhere to all statutory requirements and […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition says it supports the work of the Competition Commission to address market misconduct, implement pro-competitive measures in heavily concentrated sectors, and promote competitive tech markets. The commission briefed the committee on the implications of the Constitutional Court’s judgement on the ongoing rand manipulation case involving 28 banks. […]
# Eastern Cape Transport and Community Safety MEC, Xolile Nqatha, has launched an investigation into allegations of extortion reported against members of the Mthatha Taxi Association. The MEC held a meeting with the association yesterday. The department spokesperson, Makhaya Komisa, says the gravity of the allegations levelled against some leaders and members of the Mthatha […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it is heartened by the tentative fall in consumer price inflation to 4.3-percent in July, down from 5.0-percent in June. South Africa’s inflation rate slowed for the first time in five months in July, partly due to a steep drop in fuel costs. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the war of aggression […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the country has an economy scarred by world-beating unemployment, mass poverty, inequality, stagnant growth and declining industrial capacity. Headline inflation eased to 4.3-percent in July from 5.0-percent in June. Saftu’s Asive Dyani says the medicine prescribed for inflation- restrictive monetary policy, high interest rates, and fiscal […]
# The United Progressive People Alliance is calling for an independent and comprehensive investigation into allegations against Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya. It is alleged that a company that has conducted business with the metro carried out construction work at her private residence. The mayor has denied the allegations. UPPA’s Abel Tau says these are serious […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has welcomed the findings of the Public Protector on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. The Public Protector’s report identified that more than 40-thousand students improperly received NSFAS funding amounting to approximately 5,1-billion-rand. Makaneta is calling on Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela to implement the findings as a […]
# Parliament’s standing committee on Finance reaffirmed its consideration of the Special Pensions Amendment Bill will be guided by meaningful public participation. Chairperson Mkhacani Maswanganyi says it will also have to carefully assess liberation struggle veterans and other stakeholders’ concerns. He says these centre on whether the existing Special Pensions framework was too restrictive and […]
# The Forum for South Africa says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme must be disbanded and replaced with a new, transparent, accountable, and professionally managed student funding model. The Public Protector’s report into NSFAS found deficiencies in governance, administration and funding coordination. Forum leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says South Africa cannot continue to inject billions […]
