# Die Omsigtigheidsowerheid het administratiewe sanksies en ‘n finansiële boete van drie-miljoen-rand aan Discovery Bank opgelê vir nie-nakoming van die Wet op die Finansiële Intelligensiesentrum. Volgens die owerheid het die bank versuim om onvoldoende beheermaatreëls teen geldwassery aan te meld, nagelaat om 24 verdagte transaksies betyds uit te wys, en versuim om verpligte personeelopleiding te […]
# The Public Service Commission has announced significant progress on the Public Service Commission Bill, now before the National Council of Provinces. Commissioner Anele Gxoyiya noted that Gauteng, the Western Cape, North West, the Eastern Cape, and the Free State completed public hearings, with other provinces to finish by month-end. He explained the bill aims […]
# The Prudential Authority has imposed administrative sanctions and a three-million-rand financial penalty on Discovery Bank for non-compliance with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act. The bank was cited for inadequate anti-money-laundering controls, including failing to report 24 suspicious transactions on time and not providing mandatory staff training to many employees, including senior managers. Discovery Bank […]
# Die afgetrede adjunkhoof van die Ekurhuleni Mtropolisie, Revo Spies, sê ‘n ooreenkoms tussen Medicare 24 EMS en Anubis-beskermingsdienste in 2021 is onderteken deur die EMPD se adjunkhoof, Julius Mkhwanazi. Spies het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê die ooreenkoms, waarvolgens privaat maatskappye toegelaat is om voertuie onder die EMPD te registreer en polisieligte te gebruik, was […]
# Retired Ekurhuleni metro police deputy chief Revo Spies says a 2021 memorandum of understanding between Medicare 24 EMS and Anubis Protection Services was signed by EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Spies told the Madlanga commisison the deal, which allowed private firms to register vehicles under EMPD and use police lights, was wrong. He says […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê ‘n belangrike deel van Suid-Afrika se reaksie op ongelykheid is om skuldvolhoubaarheid te bevorder, veral vir ontwikkelende ekonomieë. Hy sê in sy weeklikse nuusbrief die rente op soewereine skuldterugbetalings, veral in Afrika, belemmer openbare besteding en ekonomiese groei. Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika gebruik sy G20-presidentskap om te pleit vir die hervorming […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, sê die eerste Wes-Kaapse Beleggingsberaad het die kern-visie van die provinsie se Groei-vir-Werk-strategie omvat. Ses belangrike beleggingsverklarings ter waarde van altesaam 50-miljard-rand is tydens die beraad gemaak. Die provinsie se ekonomie het verlede jaar met 0,5-persent gegroei wat dieselfde as die nasionale gemiddeld […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says an important part of South Africa’s response to inequality is to promote debt sustainability, especially for developing economies. He says in his weekly newsletter interest on sovereign debt repayments, particularly in Africa, is stifling public spending and economic growth. Ramaphosa says South Africa is using its G20 presidency to advocate for […]
# Western Cape Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC, Ivan Meyer, says the inaugural Western Cape Investment Summit articulated the core vision of the province’s Growth for Jobs Strategy. Six major investment declarations with a total investment value of 50-billion-rand were made during the summit. In 2024, the provincial economy grew by 0.5 percent, matching […]
