# EFF member of Parliament, Lilian Managa, has rejected the Environment Budget in the National Assembly, accusing government of masking real-term cuts to vital environmental programmes. Addressing Parliament, Managa criticised a 15.1-percent rise in administrative costs while rural development, forestry, and waste management face underfunding. Managa demands a 260-million-rand shift from bureaucracy to community-driven, job-creating […]
# ANC-linked tycoon Sello Sekhokho has landed lucrative tenders supplying toilet paper to state hospitals. The tenderpreneur is the subject of active 2.3-billion-rand Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal investigation. According to News24, the contracts have sparked fresh concerns over procurement irregularities and political influence. Critics argue the deals underscore how corruption networks continue profiting from essential […]
# Eskom says the power system remains stable and resilient despite increased demand due to cold weather. Sufficient emergency reserves are available and strategically deployed during peak hours. Eskom plans to return two-thousand-450-megawatts to service by Monday evening. Spokesperson Daphne Mokoena says diesel use will decline as more units return from long-term repairs. The Winter […]
# COSATU het die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, geprys vir sy ingryping om die likwidasie van Ithala Bank te stop. Die bank van KwaZulu-Natal sou vroeër sluit nadat dit insolvent verklaar is. Werksgeleenthede was in gevaar en meer as 257-duisend kliënte was in die gedrang. COSATU-woordvoerder Zanele Sabela sê hulle was teen die sluiting […]
# COSATU has commended Finance minister Enoch Godongwana for intervening to stop the liquidation of Ithala Bank. The KwaZulu-Natal-based institution faced closure earlier this year after being declared insolvent, risking over jobs and affecting more than 257-thousand depositors. COSATU Spokesperson Zanele Sabela says the federation strongly opposed the move, citing worker and community impact. She […]
# Rise Mzansi says stronger support for entrepreneurs and small businesses is key to building economic growth and job creation. During the Department of Small Business Development’s budget vote debate in Parliament, the party’s Makashule Gana urged the government to provide real support like infrastructure, market access, mentorship, and long-term funding, not just handouts. Gana […]
# Rise Mzansi sê beter ondersteuning vir entrepreneurs en kleinbesighede is die sleutel tot ekonomiese groei en werkskepping. Makashule Gana van die party het tydens die parlemenêre debat oor die begroting van die Departement van Kleinsakeontwikkeling, die regering aangemoedig om nie net finansiële ondersteuning nie, maar werklike hulp soos infrastruktuur, toegang tot markte, mentorskap en […]
# Die dringende hofaansoek van die uitvoerende hoof van die Padongelukkefonds, Collins Letsoalo, teen sy skorsing is met koste van die hand gewys in die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria. Regter Graham Moshoana het beslis dat die fonds se besluit wettig en redelik was. Letsoalo is geskors omdat hy die Parlement se staande komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge […]
# Die vakbond COSATU het sy geaffilieerde organisasie, die National Union of Mineworkers, geluk gewens met sy suksesvolle drie-dag, nasionale kongres. Die vakbond het ook die verkiesing van Phillip Vilakazi as NUM se nuwe president verwelkom. Zanele Sabela van COSATU sê daar is ‘n behoefte vir eenheid en aksie om werkverliese te keer en om […]
