# Northern Cape premier Zamani Saul says the province is intensifying efforts to grow the economy and create jobs through stronger support for small businesses and improved investment facilitation. Speaking at the launch of the national empowerment fund and one-stop shop initiative in Kimberley, Saul said eight enterprises supported through the fund have created 229 […]
# COSATU and the Federation of Unions of South Africa, FEDUSA, are escalating their campaign against a 9.5-percent Government Employees Medical Scheme contribution increase and wipes out recent salary gains. The organisations warn this will push public servants into financial distress amid a rising cost of living. The unions say GEMS has ignored demands for […]
Teachers’ union, SADTU, says the 9.5-percent increase in Government Employees Medical Scheme contributions is placing severe financial pressure on public servants, including teachers. The union has joined the union federation Cosatu and the Federation of Unions of South Africa in opposing the increase, warning that healthcare is becoming unaffordable for many workers. SADTU spokesperson Nomusa […]
# SA Canegrowers says the sugar industry needs stronger protection from unfair import competition, calling on retailers and manufacturers to prioritise locally produced sugar. The organisation welcomes the signing of the second phase of the sugar industry masterplan, which brings together government and industry stakeholders to support the sector. SA Canegrowers chairperson Higgins Mdluli says […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers has expressed support for a class action lawsuit against coal mining companies, including South32, BHP Billiton and Seriti Power, on behalf of coal-affected communities. The union argues for decades, workers and nearby residents of Mpumalanga and parts of Limpopo have suffered from unsafe conditions and corporate negligence, leading to […]
# Die Minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê die bekendstelling van die InvestSA-eenstopwinkel in die Noord-Kaap is daarop gemik om rompslomp te verminder en dit makliker te maak vir beleggers om sake te doen. Die bekendstelling vind saam met die provinsiale Beleggingskonferensie plaas wat vandag begin het. Die platform sal dien as […]
# ActionSA beskuldig Gauteng se LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Jacob Mamabolo, dat hy ‘n toesmeerdery in die Emfuleni-plaaslike munisipaliteit se motorverkrygingskandaal van 16-miljoen-rand moontlik gemaak het. Mongezi Ntsebenzo van die party sê die munisipaliteit het na bewering vir 17 voertuie betaal, maar slegs ses ontvang, met een wat later verdwyn het. Action […]
# COSATU en die Federasie van Vakbonde van Suid-Afrika, FEDUSA, het hul veldtog verskerp teen ‘n 9,5-persent verhoging van premies vir lede van GEMS, wat die onlangse salarisverhogings uit wis. Die organisasies waarsku dit staatsamptenare in finansiële nood sal plaas te midde van stygende lewenskoste. Die vakbonde sê GEMS het eise vir die kansellering van […]
# Die Land Party het president Cyril Ramaphosa versoek om omkopery-aantygings wat die miljardêr Elon Musk en die satellietmaatskappy Starlink betrek, te ondersoek, en sê die bewerings lei tot kommer oor regulatoriese geloofwaardigheid in Suid-Afrika. Musk beweer amptenare het omkoopgeld vir ‘n lisensie geëis en voorgestel nakomings moet gemanipuleer word. Die party sê die beskuldigings […]
