# The Department of Employment and Labour says government will continue to take actions against illicit goods trade in the country. The department spokesperson, Teboho Thejane, says government has established the National Illicit Economy Disruption Programme aimed to dismantle syndicates, prevent tax evasion, and protect public health and local industries. However, he says the authorities continue to seize counterfeit, […]
# Gauteng police management has noted a video circulating on social media platforms, particularly Facebook, depicting a police official in full uniform returning money to a member of the public following an alleged bribery incident. Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says the police officer featured in the video has been identified, and immediate disciplinary processes have […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni supports reforms that improve service delivery and increase accountability, but will oppose any process that creates more bureaucracy without tangibly benefiting communities. The party endorses the Metro Trading Services Reform programme launched by the National Treasury. The FF Plus says this programme provides metros with 54-billion-rand over six years […]
# Everest Wealth Advisory Services CEO, Thys van Zyl, warns that poor infrastructure and logistical bottlenecks contribute directly to higher food prices in the country. He says the World Bank recently warned that South Africa has limited time to entrench its infrastructure reforms if the country hopes to accelerate economic growth and restore its competitiveness. […]
# The Department for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities calls for inclusion of youth with disabilities in the economy to advance the legacy of the 1976 youth uprising. South Africa this year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 youth uprising to honour the courage and resilience of young people who fought against injustice and […]
# Local Government Association SALGA is calling on young South Africans to use Youth Month as a moment of action by registering to vote for November’s local government elections. SALGA Youth Commission chairperson, Lucky Sele, says they are mobilising young people to take part in the elections. He says this comes amidst growing concerns of a […]
# The Cape of Good Hope SPCA says winter animal adoptions fall by an average of 14-percent as fewer people adopt in winter. Spokesperson Belinda Abraham says over the past three years that pattern has been consistent. June, July and August are reliably the lowest adoption months, while November, December and January are the strongest. She […]
# Eskom is expected to return at least three-thousand-903-megawatts of generation capacity to the grid by evening peak today and throughout the week to stabilise electricity supply in the country. During the financial year-to-date, the energy availability factor has improved to 63.05-percent, up from 57.67-percent over the same period last year. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says since 16 […]
# The DA says it remains deeply concerned that a national crisis of child pregnancies and statutory rape is not being addressed by the relevant actors in government. The party’s Angel Khanyile says statistics presented in Parliament during the past week showed that one-thousand-900 cases of statutory rape were abandoned by police and prosecutors since […]
