# AfriForum has welcomed proposed amendments to criminalise illegal mining as a serious offence, with penalties of up to 30 years in prison and fines of 100-million-rand. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says the legislation must target entire criminal syndicates, including financiers, recruiters, buyers, and miners underground. Broodryk says illegal mining is damaging communities, farms, water sources […]
# Solidariteit kritiseer Media24 oor sy weiering om senior bestuursvergoeding bekend te maak as deel van ‘n voortdurende afleggingsproses. Die vakbond sê die inligting word benodig om te bepaal of besparings op bestuursvlak kan help om werksgeleenthede te beskerm. Solidariteit wil besonderhede hê oor uitvoerende personeelkoste, bonusse, aansporings en vakante of afgeskafte bestuursposte. Hy voer […]
# Cape Town’s port is preparing for the upcoming peak fruit-export season after a difficult year that caused delays and disruptions. To improve operations, port workers from Durban and Gqeberha will be transferred to Cape Town during the busy summer months. Authorities also plan to divert some cargo to other ports to ease pressure. Transport […]
# Media24 is facing criticism from trade union Solidarity over its refusal to disclose senior management remuneration as part of an ongoing retrenchment process. Solidarity says the information is needed to determine whether savings at management level could help protect employees’ jobs. The union wants details on executive personnel costs, bonuses, incentives and vacant or […]
# India and the Southern African Customs Union have signed the terms of reference to launch negotiations on a preferential trade agreement. SACU comprises South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini. The talks will cover trade in goods and market access, rules of origin, customs procedures, trade facilitation, trade remedies, sanitary measures, technical barriers and […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê meer as een-duisend-500 jongmense het baat gevind sedert die bekendstelling in Februarie van die Ithuba Jeug Ekonomiese Ontwikkelingsprogram. Die vennootskap tussen die metro en verskeie regerings-, NRO- en privaat sektor-instellings is daarop gemik om die aantal ekonomiese geleenthede vir jongmense te verbeter. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Ruimtelike Beplanning, […]
# The City of Tshwane says over one-thousand-500 young people have benefited since the launch of the Ithuba Youth Economic Development Programme in February. The partnership between the metro and several governmental, NGO and private sector entities aims to increase the number of economic opportunities for young people. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, het die departement se digitaliseringsprojek vir ondersoek na die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid en Valke verwys. Dit volg na gister se onaangekondigde inspeksie by die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria, ná klagtes oor ʼn gebrek aan dienste by die kantoor. Die departement se woordvoerder, Palesa Rammitlwa, sê die minister is […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has referred the department’s digitisation project to the Special Investigating Unit and the Hawks. She conducted an unannounced inspection at the High Court in Pretoria following complaints regarding the lack of services rendered. The department’s spokesperson, Palesa Rammitlwa, says Kubayi was informed the service disruptions were as […]
