# Oudpresident Kgalema Motlanthe sê Suid-Afrika moet sy demokratiese proses ten volle verwesenlik, met grondhervorming wat steeds ‘n kernvraag is. Hy het op die tweede Professor Stan Sangweni-gedenklesing in Pretoria besin oor Sangweni se kommer rakende die onvoltooide taak van ekonomiese bevryding. Hy moedig jonger geslagte aan om transformasie voort te sit en beklemtoon Sangweni […]
# Indian explosives manufacturer Solar Industries has agreed to pay 21-point-8-billion rand in cash to acquire South African agriculture and mining group Omnia Holdings. Omnia says the deal will help the company grow its mining and agriculture businesses by allowing it to invest more in technology, research and new products. It is also expected to […]
# Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says South Africa must fully realise its democratic process, with land redistribution remaining a fundamental question. Speaking at the second Professor Stan Sangweni memorial lecture in Pretoria, Motlanthe reflected on Sangweni’s concerns about the unfinished business of economic liberation. He says he urged younger generations to continue the work of […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n Geel Vlak 4-waarskuwing uitgereik vir ontwrigtende reën in dele van die Wes-Kaap en die Noord-Kaap. ‘n Afsny-laagdrukstelsel sal na verwagting verspreide buie en donderbuie veroorsaak, met reën van tussen 25- en 80-millimeter. Die Weerdiens waarsku oor die moontlike oorstroming van paaie en nedersettings, die sluiting van bergpasse en brûe […]
# The South African Weather Service issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall over parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape. A cut-off low pressure system is expected to bring scattered showers and thundershowers, with rainfall of between 25- and 80-millimetres. The Weather Service warns of possible flooding of roads and settlements, […]
# Die vakbondfederasie COSATU vertrou Transnet se prestasie sal verder verbeter en daarom moet hy in staatsbesit bly. Transnet het einde Maart ‘n wins van 4,6-miljard-rand aangeteken na ‘n netto-verlies van 1,9-miljard-rand die vorige boekjaar. Matthew Parks van COSATU sê die beduidende verbeterings op die land se hawens is bemoedigend, met uitvoerders wat nie meer […]
# Die eThekwini-munisipaliteit sê nooddienste is op ʼn hoë gereedheidsgrondslag geplaas nadat die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens ʼn geel Vlak 2-waarskuwing vir sterk wind in dele van KwaZulu-Natal uitgereik het. ʼn Sterk hoëdrukstelsel sal na verwagting sterk noorde- tot noordooste-wind veroorsaak. Die munisipaliteit se woordvoerder, Senzelwe Mzila, sê die sterk wind kan skade veroorsaak, veral in die […]
# Union federation Cosatu remains confident Transnet will continue to improve and therefore must remain a publicly owned company. It recorded a profit of 4.6-billion-rand at the end of March after a 1.9-billion-rand net loss in the previous financial year. COSATU’s Matthew Parks says the major improvements at the country’s ports, with exports no longer […]
# The eThekwini Municipality says emergency teams are on high alert after the Yellow Level 2 warning issued by the South African Weather Service for parts of KwaZulu-Natal today. A strong high-pressure system is expected to generate strong northerly to north-easterly winds. The municipality’s spokesperson, Senzelwe Mzila, says strong winds could have several impacts, particularly […]
