# Die Stad Tshwane se finansiële hoof, Gareth Mnisi, is terug in sy pos na ‘n voorsorgskorsing van drie maande en ‘n finale skriftelike waarskuwing. Hy is geskors nadat hy voor die Madlanga-kommissie daarvan beskuldig is dat hy probeer het om ‘n sekerheids-tender van miljarde rand van die Tshwane Metropolisiedepartement te beïnvloed. Hy het glo […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare is uiters bekommerd oor ‘n styging in Suid-Afrika se verbruikersprysinflasie tot vyf-persent. Die vereniging sê ‘n daling in koopkrag veroorsaak dat baie werknemers sukkel om basiese huishoudelike uitgawes te betaal, skuld te delg en vir hul gesinne te sorg. Woordvoerder Claude Naicker sê die jongste inflasiesyfers sal die krisis vererger:
# ‘n Verslag deur die Internasionale Raad vir Mynbou en Metale waarsku watertekorte word ‘n reuse-struikelblok vir mynbou en internasionale energie-oordrag. Die studie het bevind 30-persent van mynbou- en metaalgeriewe word in gebiede met water-bekommernisse bedryf, terwyl 96-persent van Suid-Afrika se geriewe aan ernstige droogtegevare blootgestel is. Die verslag sê gesamentlike optrede van regerings, beleggers […]
# The City of Tshwane has reinstated chief financial official Gareth Mnisi following a three-month precautionary suspension on a final written warning. He was suspended after being accused before the Madlanga of attempting to influence a multi-billion-rand Tshwane Metro Police Department security tender, sharing sensitive bid documents with external individuals and failing to declare business […]
# Finansiële insluiting onder Namibiese volwassenes het verlede jaar tot 86-persent gestyg vanaf 78-persent in 2017. Die Namibiese Statistiek-agentskap se Namibiese Finansiële Insluitingsopname toon 81,5-persent van volwassenes gebruik nou erkende finansiële dienste. Die getal volwassenes wat geld leen, het egter verlede jaar tot 49,0-persent gestyg, teenoor 42,1-persent in 2017. Woordvoerder Mirjam Shihepo sê daar is […]
# A report by the International Council on Mining and Metals warns that water scarcity is becoming a major obstacle to mining and the global energy transition. The study titled Global Mining and Metals Water Dataset found 30-percent of mining and metals facilities operate in areas of high water stress, while South Africa has 96-percent […]
# Thungela Resources says artificial intelligence is improving efficiency in coal mining without replacing workers. Speaking at the Coal and Energy Transition Day, CEO Moses Madondo dismissed concerns that AI would lead to widespread job losses, saying technological advances have historically created more employment by growing industries. Madondo added that AI is helping extend the […]
# The Public Servants Association is extremely concerned about the reported increase in South Africa’s consumer-price inflation to five-percent. The PSA says the continued erosion of purchasing power has left many employees struggling to meet basic household expenses, service debt, and provide for their families. The association spokesperson, Claude Naicker says the latest inflation figures […]
# Financial inclusion among Namibian adults increased to 86-percent last year from 78-percent in 2017. The Namibian Statistics Agency’s Namibia Financial Inclusion Survey shows 81.5-percent of adults now use formal financial services. However, the proportion of adults who borrowed money increased to 49.0-percent last year, up from 42.1-percent in 2017. The agency’s Mirjam Shihepo says the […]
