# Die kabinet het ingestem tot ‘n Artikel 139-ingryping in die Ditsobotla plaaslike munisipaliteit in Noordwes, wat beheer oor die munisipaliteit se administrasie neem. Die besluit volg nadat die organisasie Sakeliga druk op die regering uitgeoefen en gedreig het met persoonlike kostebevele teen ministers indien daar nie opgetree word nie. Sakeliga se uitvoerende hoof, Piet […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, sê sy komende reis na Amerika val saam met die Verenigde Nasies se Algemene Vergadering, waar gesprekke sal fokus op handel en tariewe. Lamola het met SABC News gepraat tydens die Thabo Mbeki-stigting se dialoog en beklemtoon al duur gesprekke met Amerikaanse belanghebbendes voort, moet […]
# The Competition Commission has released its first cost-of-living report, tracking household expenses from 2020 to this year. The report shows electricity and water prices have surged by 68-percent and 50-percent, respectively, well above the general inflation of 28-percent. Education costs also rose sharply, while internet and funeral expenses remained stable. Food prices, including eggs, […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola says his upcoming US trip coincides with the United Nations General Assembly, where engagements will focus on trade and tariffs. Speaking to SABC News on the sidelines at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation dialogue, Lamola stressed that while talks with US stakeholders continue, South Africa must prepare for […]
# ActionSA het gevra vir ‘n dringende debat oor Suid-Afrika se werkkrisis. Die sluiting van ArcelorMittal se langstaalaanleg bedreig drie-duisend-500 poste, terwyl afleggings by Ford, Goodyear, Glencore, en Merafe duisende werkers raak. Michael George van ActionSA moedig die Parlement aan om ministers, vakbonde, bedryfsleiers, en betrokke werkers te betrek, wat ingrypings moet bespreek wat energiehervormings, […]
# The Development Bank of Southern Africa has reported a record net profit of 5.3-billion-rand for the year ended March, up 14.4-percent, supported by higher net interest income and fair value gains. CEO Boitumelo Mosako said sustainable earnings grew 13.7-percent to 5.1-billion-rand, while loan book repayments hit a record 27.4-billion-rand. Mosako stressed the bank’s stronger […]
# Cabinet has agreed to implement a Section 139 intervention in Ditsobotla Local Municipality in North West, taking control of the municipality’s administration. The decision follows legal pressure from business organisation Sakeliga, which threatened personal costs orders against ministers if action was not taken. Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux says the intervention aims to address […]
# The Public Servants Association has called on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to urgently adjust tax brackets to keep pace with inflation. The PSA demands automatic, inflation-linked adjustments, transparent reporting on additional revenue, and an end to hidden taxation. The union’s Claude Naiker warns that bracket creep is eroding workers’ take-home pay, leaving salary increases […]
# Cosatu vra dat die Suid-Afrikaanse Agentskap vir Maatskaplike Sekerheid die uitfasering van Postbank as ‘n diensverskaffer vir maatskaplike toelaebetalings moet heroorweeg. Cosatu-woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê die vakbondfederasie is uiters ontsteld oor Sassa se aankondiging dat hulle van plan is om Postbank se verwerking van toelaebetalings aan miljoene begunstigdes ten gunste van privaat banke te beeïndig:
