# The DA is calling on Labour and Employment minister, Nomakhosazana Meth, to immediately scrap the proposed quotas that would severely restrict the employment of skilled foreign nationals in South Africa. Provisions in the national labour migration policy white paper limit the hiring of foreigners in certain businesses and sectors. The DA’s Michael Bagraim says the country […]
# The GOOD Party says there is an urgent need to prioritise safe and functional rail infrastructure in Cape Town. A train from Nonqubela to Cape Town collided with a car at the Philippi rail crossing yesterday morning. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the City of Cape Town and the Passenger Rail Agency of […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says the success of the government of provincial unity will be judged not by manifestos or political alliances, but by the real change it delivers to residents. Yesterday marked the first anniversary of KZN’s government of provincial unity comprising the IFP, ANC, DA, and NFP. Ntuli says the coalition government remains […]
# The Public Servants Association says the integration of the South African Police Service Border Unit personnel into the Border Management Authority needs thorough scrutiny and due diligence. The association says the BMA is grappling with a severe budget shortfall of 4.35-billion-rand and understaffing. PSA’s Claude Naiker says transferring the four-thousand-354 police officers who are currently […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has criticised the council’s decision to approve a 2.5-billion-rand loan from the African Development Bank for capital expenditure projects. The loan is payable over 15-years, and quarterly repayments will be just above 81.8-million-rand. The DA’s Chris Santana says this is the second 15-year, 2.5-billion-rand loan the metro has taken in less […]
# Cosatu is urging swift action by government to stave off a pending July fuel price hike. Mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund shows that a sharp surge in global oil prices due to escalations of war in the Middle East has pushed local fuel price recoveries into negative territory. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says it has intensified its public health response following a continued rise in measles cases across the province. The department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba says a total of 181 laboratory confirmed measles cases have been reported from the first of January this year until last week Friday. He says many of these […]
# The DA in Gauteng says 3-million-rand has been paid to four Tembisa hospital officials who were suspended with pay and disciplined for corrupt activities in the awarding of contracts that murdered whistleblower Babita Deokaran tried to stop. The DA’s Jack Bloom says of the nine implicated officials, three were dismissed, three resigned before the […]
# The GOOD Party says it joined the government of national unity not in pursuit of positions, but to advocate for social, economic, spatial, and environmental justice. The party says a year later, they reflect with on the GNU with both pride and concern. GOOD secretary-general, Brett Herron, says they are proud of having kept […]
