# DA in Gauteng claims Ekurhuleni officials were paid over 8-million-rand while suspended, alleging poor governance and delays in disciplinary processes. The party’s Khathutshelo Rasilingwane says senior municipal employees remained on full pay during precautionary suspension, costing ratepayers millions. She argues that this reflects weak consequence management in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality:
# Die Russiese president, Vladimir Putin, sê betrekkinge tussen Moskou en Beijing het ‘n ongekende hoë vlak bereik, met handelsomset wat die afgelope 25-jaar meer as 30-maal toegeneem het. Hy het vandag in Beijing vergader met sy Chinese ampsgenoot, Xi Jinping, waar hulle meer as 20 handels- en tegnologie-ooreenkomste onderteken het, sowel as ‘n verklaring […]
# Johannesburg se burgemeester, Dada Morero, vra die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, om moontlike kragonderbrekings in die stad te voorkom weens sy groeiende skuld aan Eskom. Morero waarsku pligsgetroue belastingbetalers kan geraak word as kragvoorsiening onderbreek word weens die toenemende kommer oor munisipale skuld van sowat 5,2-miljard-rand. Hy vra dringende ingryping om […]
# PUTCO will implement an average ten-percent fuel-related fare increase from 1 June, citing steep diesel price hikes that have reached about 32-rand-per litre. The bus operator’s Lindokuhle Xulu, says rising geopolitical tensions have driven global fuel costs, placing pressure on operations. Although internal estimates suggested a 35-percent increase was needed, PUTCO opted for a […]
# The Forum for South Africa is calling on Small Business Development minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams to publish a full list of beneficiaries of the Spaza Shop Fund and provide a detailed impact assessment of the 79.6-million-rand spent. Ndabeni-Abrahams has announced that government has allocated the money in financial support to spaza shop owners across the […]
# Russian president Vladimir Putin says relations between Moscow and Beijing have reached an unprecedentedly high level, with trade turnover increasing more than 30 times over the past 25-years. He met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing today, where they signed over 20 agreements on trade and technology, as well as a declaration on […]
# Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero urges Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to prevent a potential power blackout in Johannesburg linked to the city’s growing debt to Eskom. Morero warns that diligent ratepayers could be affected if electricity supply is disrupted due to unpaid municipal arrears estimated at 5.2-billion-rand. He says the appeal comes amid […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare is bekommerd oor berigte dat die brandstofprys weereens gaan styg. Die Sentrale Energiefonds se vooruitskatting vir Junie toon dat die petrolprys met tussen 13- en 19-sent kan styg, terwyl dieselpryse met tussen vier-rand-41- en drie-rand-52-sent kan daal. Claude Naicker van die vakbond sê die verwagte styging sal ‘n nóg groter […]
# Die Departement van Elektrisiteit en Energie sê hy stuur sy pas opgestelde elektrisiteitprysbeleid na die Kabinet vir verwerking en openbare kommentaar. Die beleid gee ʼn hersiene raamwerk van die tariefbepaling, groothandelpryse, koste om stelsel te gebruik, munisipale koste van voorsiening en maatskaplike beskerming. Eskom het in April pryse vir regstreekse klante met 8,76-persent verhoog. […]
