# Public Service and Administration minister Inkosi Buthelezi says the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting aims to tackle corruption, which threatens development and public trust. Addressing the summit in Somerset West, Buthelezi reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to fighting corruption through accountability and transparency, highlighting global cooperation in combating corruption and promoting ethical leadership. He urged […]
# Cosatu has welcomed the coming into effect of the increase in the National Minimum Wage of inflation plus 1.5-percent to 28-rand-79-cent per hour from this month. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says this positive increase will help protect workers’ ability to take care of their families. He says it will inject a badly needed stimulus into […]
# Botswana’s Foreign Affairs minister, Phenyo Butale, has called for increased trade among African nations to reduce dependence on international markets. Speaking in the North West, Butale highlighted how many African countries prioritise trade with other continents, hindering local economic growth and development. He emphasised the need to strengthen regional trade ties, urging African nations […]
# Former International Relations minister Naledi Pandor will speak at the Global African Conference today at King’s College in London. Pandor will discuss the United Nations Security Council reforms, international law, and Africa’s push for two permanent seats. Pandor’s address comes as Africa seeks a stronger voice in global governance, highlighting the continent’s role in […]
# Die DA sê hy weier om gyselaar gehou of geïntimideer te word deur die ANC se blatante dreigement om die EFF te nader om die begroting met die BTW-verhoging deur te druk. Volgens die Sunday Times het die ANC gedreig om die EFF te nader vir die vereiste meerderheid stemme indien die DA nie […]
# Die ANC-veteraneliga vra ʼn opbouende, ingeligte en sober debat oor die begroting. Dit is terwyl nog ʼn spesiale kabinetsvergadering vandag beplan word om ander voorstelle te oorweeg vir die Februarie-begroting wat onder andere verwerp is weens ʼn voorstel om BTW met twee-persent te verhoog. Die organisasie se president, Snuki Zikalala, sê die regering moet […]
# Die minister van Kleinsake-ontwikkeling, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, sê die regering sal spazawinkels en voedselverkooppunte wat nog nie aan nakomingsvereistes voldoen nie, bystaan. Ná verskeie voorvalle van voedselvergiftiging en sterftes weens voedseloordraagbare siektes, is spazawinkels en voedselverkooppunte versoek om teen die 28ste van verlede maand te registreer. Ndabeni-Abrahams sê 61 sakereguleringsbeamptes is gewerf om onder meer […]
# The DA says it refuses to be held hostage or intimidated by the ANC’s blatant threat to approach the EFF to pass the value-added tax-based budget. According to the Sunday Times, the ANC has threatened to approach the EFF for the required votes to pass the budget next Wednesday, should the DA not budge. […]
# The ANC Veterans’ League is calling for a constructive, informed, and sober debate on the budget. This is as another special cabinet meeting is scheduled for today to consider alternative proposals to a two-percentage-point hike in value-added tax, as proposed in the rejected February budget. ANC Veterans’ League president, Snuki Zikalala, says the government […]
