# Die DA in Gauteng sê terwyl opkomende boere sukkel om steun te kry, het die regering 45-miljoen-rand bestee aan die Tarlton-agripark wat slegs 11 ondernemings bedien. Woordvoerder Bronwynn Engelbrecht sê die boer, Sakhile Jele, het langer as ‘n jaar gewag op ‘n besluit oor finansiering te midde van veranderende vereistes en burokratiese rompslomp. Sy […]
# Die adjunkminister van Vervoer, Nkhululeko Hlengwa, sê die regering ondersoek veranderings aan die wyse waarop die Padongelukkefonds befonds word. Hy steun ‘n gemengde befondsingsmodel, wat kan beteken die huidige brandstofheffing word verminder of selfs afgeskaf en ander bronne van befondsing word ingestel. Dit kan derdeparty-voertuigversekering en reisversekering vir buitelandse besoekers insluit. Die fonds ontvang […]
# Oekraïne is onder toenemende druk om geld te vind om sy oorlog voort te sit namate Russiese aanvalle sleutelbedrywe lamlê. Oekraïne het die eerste nege maande van vanjaar bykans 740-miljard-rand aan verdediging bestee, maar net meer as 700-miljard-rand se belastinginkomste ingevorder. Die regering benodig befondsing van 935-miljard-rand, wat sowat 450-miljard-rand vir militêre uitgawes insluit. […]
# Ekurhuleni se burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Finansies en Strategie, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, sê die Gautengse metro se begroting van 70,9-miljard-rand vir die nuwe boekjaar sal sy vermoë versterk en herstel om sy funksies uit te voer. Die metro pak tekortkominge in inkomste-invordering en druk op sy kontantvloei aan. Dlabathi sê die stad het sy leningsbehoeftes verminder, terwyl […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers declared support for World Day for Decent Work on Wednesday and calls on workers to join nationwide pickets led by COSATU. NUM’s Mpho Phakedi says decent work remains critical amid unemployment, poverty and inequality, demanding living wages, safe workplaces and respect for collective bargaining and the right to strike. […]
# The City of Ekurhuleni mayoral committee member for Finance and Strategy, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, says the tabled 70.9-billion-rand budget for the 2026/27 financial year, will strengthen and rebuild municipal capacity. Dlabathi says the metro is addressing revenue collection shortfalls and liquidity pressures. He says the city has also reduced its borrowing requirements, while focusing on […]
# A Zero Carbon Analytics study shows that extreme weather is causing persistent food price increases as unprecedented temperatures disrupt supplies worldwide. The study found that almost all food price spikes documented this year, including staples like wheat, maize, cocoa and sugar, were linked to drought, heat and heavy rainfall. Analysts warn that climate change […]
# The DA in Gauteng says, while emerging farmers struggle for support, government has spent 45-million-rand on Tarlton Agripark which serves just 11 enterprises over four-million-rand per enterprise. The party’s Bronwynn Engelbrecht says farmer Sakhile Jele waited more than a year for a funding decision, facing changing requirements and red tape. She says they will […]
# Deputy Transport minister Nkhululeko Hlengwa says government is looking at changing the way the Road Accident Fund is financed. Hlengwa supports a hybrid model, which could mean cutting or even scrapping the current fuel levy, while bringing in other sources of funding. These could include third-party vehicle insurance and travel insurance for foreign visitors. […]
