# Noorweë se minister van Energie, Terje Aasland, sê die land sal voortgaan om sy olie- en gasbronne in die Barents-see te ontwikkel, ongeag die Europese Unie se steun vir ‘n verbod op verdere olie- en gasontwikkeling in die Arktiese gebied. Noorweë het Europa se grootste verskaffer van aardgas geword ná Rusland se inval in […]
# Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat in Emfuleni, Solomon Chabalala, sê die inhegtenisneming van sewe werknemers wat inwoners glo laat betaal vir onwettige heraansluitings, beklemtoon diepgewortelde korrupsie. Hy het aan Newzroom Afrika gesê daar is ‘n gebrek aan politieke wil om die Gautengse owerheid reg te ruk, aangesien swak gevolgsbestuur en onvoldoende interne beheermaatreëls werknemers toelaat […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê ‘n regering verbind tot hervorming en die skepping van ‘n pro-groei-beleidsomgewing, tesame met ‘n sakevennoot verbind tot suksesvolle inwerkingstelling, sal waarskynlik lei tot meer belegging. President Cyril Ramaphosa het verlede week fase-3 van die vennootskap tussen die regering en die sakewêreld bekendgestel, gemik daarop om die bruto binnelandse produk […]
# Suid-Soedan se president, Salva Kiir, is in Suid-Afrika vir ‘n amptelike besoek en sal na verwagting hoëvlak-gesprekke met president Cyril Ramaphosa voer. Ramaphosa is voorsitter van die Afrika-Unie se ad hoc-komitee oor Suid-Soedan. Die gesprekke vind plaas te midde van toenemende kommer oor die uitvoer van Suid-Soedan se hersiene vredesooreenkoms voor die verkiesing later […]
# Student crowdfunding organisation Feenix welcomes Parliament’s backing of a Public Protector recommendation that universities reconsider withholding graduation certificates over student debt. This follows a report of over 188-thousand withheld certificates linked to 55-billion-rand in debt, and administrative failures at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. Feenix Chief Executive Officer Care-Jean Petersen says collective action […]
# Norway’s Energy minister, Terje Aasland, says the country will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union’s support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies. Norway has become Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, meeting around 30-percent of gas demand […]
# DA Emfuleni mayoral candidate Solomon Chabalala says the arrest of seven Emfuleni municipal employees accused of charging residents for unlawful electricity reconnections highlight entrenched corruption. Chabalala told Newzroom Afrika that says there is a lack of political will to fix the municipality as poor consequence management, and inadequate internal controls allows employees to collude […]
# South Sudan president Salva Kiir is in South Africa for an official visit and is expected to hold high-level talks with president Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa chairs the African Union’s ad hoc committee on South Sudan. The talks come as South Sudan prepares for elections later this year amid concerns over the implementation of the […]
# The DA in Ekurhuleni says 16.7-million-rand has been spent on the unfinished Klopper Park Fire Station in Germiston, seven years after construction started. DA’s Khathutshelo Rasilingwane says construction began on 20 March 2019 but the contract was terminated a year later due to poor workmanship. She says Ekurhuleni spent 13-million-rand on three service providers […]
