# Die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, in vennootskap met die toonaangewende e-handelsonderneming, die Take-a-lot-groep, wil 500 studente inkomstegeleenthede aanbied terwyl hul nog studeer. Die program bied studente drie buigsame maniere om ‘n inkomste te skep en daarmee ‘n pad na entrepreneurskap. Die adjunkminister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Mimmy Gondwe, sê hulle omskep […]
# Solidarity backs applications by Glencore-Merafe and Samancor for a special electricity tariff of 62 cents per kilowatt-hour. The union’s Pieter Jordaan warns that thousands of jobs are at risk if relief is not granted, with electricity accounting for up to 60-percent of smelting production costs. He says four-thousand direct jobs and more than 35-thousand […]
# The DA wants an urgent hearing before Parliament’s portfolio committee on Transport following growing concerns over aviation safety failures. South African Airways allegedly took eight days to report Cape Town International’s fuel emergencies to the South African Civil Aviation Authority. The DA’s Chris Hunsinger says this is well beyond the mandatory 72-hour reporting requirement. […]
# The Department of Higher Education and Training, in partnership with leading e-commerce business, Takealot Group, is working to provide 500 students with income-earning opportunities while they continue with their studies. The programme offers students three flexible income-generating opportunities, while also creating a pathway towards entrepreneurship. Deputy minister of Higher Education and Training, Mimmy Gondwe, says […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê munisipaliteite se skuld van meer as 130-miljard-rand skep vir Eskom die grootste risiko en is die grootste struikelblok op die pad na finansiële herstel. Die kragverskaffer het ʼn volle jaar gelede laas beurtkrag ingestel wat ʼn groot verbetering is op die situasie drie jaar gelede toe die land 300 […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says municipal debt exceeding 130-billion-rand is the biggest financial risk facing Eskom, and the biggest barrier to its full financial recovery. The power utility has gone a full year without implementing load-shedding, a major turnaround from only three years ago, when the country experienced 300 days of load-shedding. BLSA CEO […]
# The National Consumer Commission has announced a safety recall of 920 Jeep Grand Cherokee WL vehicles sold between 2021 and 2023 over a possible safety defect. The issue involves a faulty upper control arm pinch bolt that may break, leading to a loss of control and increasing the risk of a crash. The commission’s […]
# Union federation Cosatu has urged the South African Reserve Bank not to increase the repo rate at its upcoming meeting. The federation argues workers are already under pressure from high living costs, mainly due to rising fuel prices. It warns higher interest rates would increase debt, slow the economy and worsen unemployment, which is […]
# The agricultural organisation TLU SA says its young farmer of the year competition plays an important role in developing future agricultural leaders and strengthening the farming sector. The organisation encourages young farmers not to underestimate their potential and to take part in this year’s competition before entries close on 19 June. TLU SA’s Bennie […]