# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent action to address crime and lawlessness in Gauteng. Speaking at a meeting between the national executive and the provincial executive council in Johannesburg, he warned that delays in resolving these issues could undermine progress. Ramaphosa identified unemployment and poverty as the province’s biggest challenges and stressed that […]
# The Northern Cape government is set to launch a 60-thousand jobs plan this year to tackle high unemployment. The MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lorato Venus Blennies-Magage, says a large-scale skills programme has been developed to align with the province’s needs. Speaking on the sidelines of the provincial State of the Nation Address, […]
# The DA in Gauteng has criticised drastic cuts to the province’s broadband expansion, leaving 473 public facilities including schools, clinics, and residents without essential internet access. The DA’s Ina Cilliers says the e-Government Department has reduced its broadband rollout targets instead of expanding connectivity. She has called for transparency and accountability, warning that poor […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa lewer vanmiddag in Johannesburg die hoofrede tydens Microsoft Suid-Afrika se beleggingsaankondiging. Suid-Afrika het sedert die eerste beleggingskonferensie in 2018 beloftes oor beleggings van 1,14-duisend-miljard-rand uit ʼn wye reeks ekonomiese sektore ontvang. Die Presidensie sê Microsoft Suid-Afrika was die afgelope drie dekades ʼn waardevolle vennoot in die land se digitale hervorming. Hy […]
# Transnet het ‘n hersiene salarisverhogings-aanbod van 14,5-persent oor drie jaar voorgelê aan sy twee grootste vakbonde, UNTU en SATAWU. Dit behels dat werkers in die eerste jaar ‘n verhoging van 4,5-persent kry en vyf-persent in jaar twee en drie. UNTU wil egter ‘n verhoging van 12-persent vir een jaar hê en SATAWU dring aan […]
# Transnet has tabled a revised 14.5-percent wage offer over three years to the United National Transport Union and South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union. The offer will see workers get a 4.5-percent increase in the first year and five-percent in years two and three. However, Untu wants a 12-percent one-year increase, while Satawu […]
# Suid-Afrika, verteenwoordig deur die Ingenieursraad van Suid-Afrika, het amptelik die presidensie van die Federasie van Afrikaanse Ingenieursorganisasies vir 2025 en 2026 oorgeneem. Die federasie verteenwoordig meer as 500-duisende professionele lede. Afrika-ingenieurs en staartsamptenare het die inhuldiging in Gaborone, Botswana, bygewoon. Die aanstelling van Refilwe Buthelezi as die president van die federasie is ‘n mylpaal […]
# South Africa, represented by the Engineering Council of South Africa has officially taken over the presidency of the Federation of African Engineering Organisations for 2025 and 2026. The federation represents over 500-thousand professionals. The inauguration, held in Gaborone, Botswana, was attended by African engineering leaders and government officials. The council’s president Refilwe Buthelezi will […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, het gewaarsku Suid-Afrika se sitrusbedryf kan ernstige verliese ly as die VSA nie die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika hernu nie. Suid-Afrika het in 2024 102-duisend ton sitrus na die VSA uitgevoer, sonder om tariewe ter waarde van 1,7-miljard-rand te betaal. Steenhuisen sê sonder Agoa sal […]
