# Die minister van Menslike Nedersettings, Thembi Simelane, sê die regering brei behuisingsgeleenthede uit vir Suid-Afrikaners wat nie kwalifiseer vir tradisionele huislenings nie. Sy het op die Nasionale Behuisings-befondingskorporasie se beraad in Boksburg gesê die privaat sektor het tien-miljard-rand beskikbaar gestel. Dit sal oor vyf jaar meer as 800-duisend huishoudings help. Simelane sê die regering […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson professor Somadoda Fikeni says vetting processes for public servants in South Africa are often not taken seriously and fall short of standards applied in other countries. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission, Fikeni questioned why officials can begin their appointments before completing vetting. He says delays can result in clearance only […]
# A study by market research company, Ipsos, has revealed that transport costs are shutting millions of people out of opportunities. Ipsos Country Manager, Natalie Otte, says approximately 6.9-million-people have missed work or education because they could not afford transport. Speaking to the SABC, she warns that fuel prices could worsen the problem, alongside pressure […]
# Die Nasionale Dobbelraad en die Advertensie-reguleringsraad het ‘n ooreenkoms van verstandhouding onderteken om toesig te versterk oor dobbeladvertensies en verbruikers-beskerming. Dit sal tradisionele en digitale platforms dek, insluitend televisie, radio, reklameborde en sosiale media. Die raad se waarnemende uitvoerende hoof, Lungile Dukwana, sê die vinnige groei van aanlyn dobbelary vereis nouer samewerking om te […]
# Die sakeman Hangwani Maumela, wat die middelpunt is van ‘n wyer ondersoek na beweerde korrupsie by die Tembisa-hospitaal in Gauteng, betwis ‘n belastingrekening van 1,9-miljard-rand. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens eis die geld van Maumela en die trustees van die MHR-familietrust. Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid het voorheen sy familietrust gekoppel aan beskermde bates wat by die ondersoek […]
# Businessman Hangwani Maumela, who is at the centre of a wider investigation into alleged corruption at Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng, is challenging a 1.9-billion-rand tax bill. The South African Revenue Service is seeking the money from Maumela and trustees of the MHR Family Trust. The Special Investigating Unit has previously linked his family trust […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane says government is expanding housing opportunities for South Africans unable to secure traditional home loans. Speaking at the National Housing Finance Corporation’s 30th anniversary summit in Boksburg, Simelane says ten-billion-rand has been mobilised from the private sector, assisting more than 800-thousand households over five-years. She says government is considering […]
# The quarterly Consumer Confidence Index jointly published by First National Bank and the Bureau for Economic Research improved to minus 13 in the third quarter – July to September. This is up from minus 19 recorded during the second quarter – April to June. FNB Senior Economist Sphamandla Mkhwanazi says the improvement reflects stronger […]
# The National Gambling Board and Advertising Regulatory Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen oversight of gambling advertising and consumer protection. The partnership will cover traditional and digital platforms, including television, radio, billboards and social media. The Board’s acting CEO, Lungile Dukwana, says the rapid growth of online gambling requires closer cooperation […]
