# The Western Cape government has raised concerns that the controversial National Health Insurance could impact the quality of healthcare and resources in the province. Health MEC Mireille Wenger has highlighted uncertainties regarding costs, patients’ ability to choose a healthcare provider, and the role of provincial health departments. National Health Department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, told […]
# ActionSA says it has written to the ANC Task Team negotiating the passage of the 2025/2026 budget to convey that it will not support the budget. The party says central to its decision is the failure of the government to consult it in the development of the proposed budget. ActionSA’s, national chairperson, Michael Beaumont, […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare sê die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika moet sy besluit om Eskom se tariefverhoging toe te staan, heroorweeg. Die reguleerder het ʼn tariefverhoging van 12-persent vir die 2025/2026-boekjaar goedgekeur wat op 1 April van krag word. Dan volg ʼn 11-persent verhoging vir die 2026/2027-boekjaar, en ʼn 9,1-persent styging vir 2027/2028. Die […]
# The Public Servants Association is urging the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to reconsider its decision to grant Eskom’s tariff increase request. The regulator has approved a 12-percent tariff increase for the power utility in the 2025/2026 financial year, which will kick in on the first of April, 11-percent increase for the 2026/2027, […]
# Die Automobiel-Assosiasie het die Gautrein-uitbreiding as ‘n foutiewe besluit afgekraak, omdat daar ‘n vyf-miljoen afname in passasiers oor die laaste vier jaar was. Tenspyte van finansiële uitdagings, beplan owerhede ‘n 120-mijard-rand uitbreiding, en beweer dit sal 125-duisend werkgeleenthede skep. Eleanor Mavimbela van die AA voer aan dat die fondse eerder gebruik moet word om paaie, […]
# The Automobile Association has slammed the Gautrain expansion as a misguided decision, citing a five-million-passenger decline over four years. Despite financial struggles, authorities plan a 120-billion-rand expansion, claiming it will create 125-thousand jobs. AA spokesperson, Eleanor Mavimbela argues that funds should instead improve roads, taxis, and buses, benefiting the majority. It warns that Gautrain remains an elitist […]
# SASSA verwelkom die inhegtenisneming van die elfde verdagte in die 250-miljoen-rand SASSA-kaart-bedrogsaak. Die verdagte het haarself aan die polisie oorgegee en sal binnekort in die hof verskyn. Tien ander verdagtes, insluitend sewe SASSA-werknemers, het verlede week in die Landdroshof in Lenasia verskyn. Die saak is tot 1 April uitgestel vir ‘n formele borgtogaansoek. SASSA […]
SASSA has welcomed the arrest of the eleventh suspect in the 250-million-rand SASSA card fraud case. The suspect surrendered to police and will appear in court soon. Ten others, including seven SASSA employees, appeared in the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court last week. The case was postponed to April 1 for a formal bail application. SASSA spokesperson […]
# Die Sitruskwekersvereniging van Suid-Afrika berig dat sitrusuitvoere in ooreenstemming met die vyfjaar-gemiddeld, bestendig bly. Lemoenuitvoere word geskat op 32,9-miljoen kartonne, ‘n afname van vyf-persent teenoor 2024, terwyl nawel- en valencia-lemoene na verwagting met vyf- en ses-persent onderskeidelik sal styg. Pomelo-uitvoere sal waarskynlik ook met ses-persent toeneem. Die vereniging sê die bedryf fokus daarop om […]
