# Forum for South Africa vra volle deursigtigheid oor die grondwetlike gevare van die Wet op Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering. Die Konstitusionele Hof het Artikels 36 tot 40 ongrondwetlik verklaar. Dit sou die staat die mag gee om te bepaal waar gesondheidsorgverskaffers mag werk, wie hulle in diens mag neem en watter opleiding hulle mag verskaf. FOSA […]
# Pick n Pay announced it would sell down a further 11.5-percent of its subsidiary Boxer chain worth up to 4.7-billion-rand to shore up its balance sheet and ensure the turnaround under Sean Summers is seen to fruition. The announcement would see the chain end up with about 54-percent of Boxer, from the current more […]
# The Social Movement for Advocacy, Rights and Transformation welcomes recent leadership changes at the Gauteng Gambling Board following the dismissal of CEO Karabo Mbele and suspension of CFO Oscar Maripane. Gauteng MEC for Economic Development Vuyiswa Ramokgopa denied allegations of governance failures and financial irregularities. SMART spokesperson Lehlogonolo Muthevhuli says the move strengthens accountability […]
# The DA raises concerns over the collapse of a planned parliamentary portfolio committee meeting at National Student Financial Aid Scheme headquarters, where Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela was expected to brief Parliament on placing NSFAS under administration. The meeting could not proceed after neither the department nor NSFAS submitted the required presentations. The DA’s […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane says countries worldwide are facing similar disasters linked to global warming and extreme weather. Speaking at the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Simelane joined global leaders discussing affordable housing. She says unpredictable weather continue disrupting cities globally. She highlighted the importance of collaboration through the UN-Habitat, for […]
# Airlink will launch the first direct flights between Cape Town and Zanzibar in October. The new weekly Saturday service follows the launch of Airlink’s Johannesburg-Zanzibar route in June. The new schedule shortens the journey for passengers travelling between the Western Cape and the East African island. Previously, most scheduled trips from Cape Town to […]
# Die Lughawensmaatskappy van Suid-Afrika het agt nuwe raadsaanstellings aangekondig terwyl hy sy lughawe-opknappingsprogram van 21-miljard-rand bevorder. Irvin Phenyane is as voorsitter aangewys, en ander nuwe lede sluit in, Xoliswa Daku, Keitumetse Mahlangu, Surendra Sooklal, Roy Mnisi, Theunis Chamberlain, sowel as Kurt Parker en Ulandi Exner. Hulle sal op 6 Augustus by die raad aansluit. […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Landbou sê hy evalueer tans die beduidende uitwerking van die gure weersomstandighede wat die provinsie verlede week geteister het. ‘n Reeks hewige kouefronte het gelei tot wydverspreide oorstromings, infrastruktuurskade en ontwrigting van boerderygemeenskappe wat die lewens van elf mense geëis het. Die LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan […]
# Industrial Gas Users Association-Southern Africa has warned South Africa faces a major gas supply shortfall by 2030. The group says declining supply from Mozambique and the end of Sasol’s temporary gas provision could severely affect industry. The association has proposed urgent policy measures, including strategic infrastructure investment, regional gas partnerships and government-backed funding support. […]
