# Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s service delivery provincial gatherings are vital for aligning national, provincial, and local leaders. Speaking in Rustenburg, North West during the seventh engagement of its kind, Hlabisa stressed the importance of the District Development Model in breaking silos and improving collaboration. He acknowledged […]
# Cosatu het in beginsel die tertafellegging in die Parlement van die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Drank, verwelkom. Cosatu-woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê die wetsontwerp kyk na die behoefte vir ‘n progressiewe reaksie oor die krisis van drankmisbruik wat endemies in Suid-Afrika is, veral onder die werkersklasse en die plattelandse gemeenskappe. Hy sê meer as 40-persent van die […]
# The DA says minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille’s dismal handling of SA Tourism’s affairs has cost it a whopping 500-million-rand. The DA’s Haseena Ismail says her tenure has gone from one scandal to the next. He says De Lille has not been transparent over her reckless decision to dissolve the board. She adds […]
# Cosatu has broadly welcomed the Liquor Amendment Bill’s tabling in Parliament. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says the Bill speaks to the need for a progressive response to the crisis of alcohol abuse that is endemic across South Africa, particularly in working class and rural communities. He says it is estimated that 40-percent of the […]
# Die Departement van Vervoer het bevestig dat hy vandag wette in die Staatskoerant sal publiseer vir die regulering van e-taxi-dienste. Die departement se woordvoerder, Collen Msibi, sê die Wysigingswet op Nasionale Padverkeer stel amptelike e-taxi-lisensies, voertuighandelsmerke, misdaadkontroles en verpligte paniekknoppies in. Bestuurders moet ook toepaslike bestuurspermitte hê. Oortredings kan lei tot boetes van tot […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile sê swart ekonomiese bemagtiging is nie rassisme nie, maar ‘n instrument om ongeregtighede uit die verlede reg te stel. Mashatile het in antwoord op vrae in die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies beklemtoon transformasie beteken om welvaart te deel en diegene wat voorheen benadeel is, te bemagtig. Hy het sê wetgewing moet […]
# The Department of Transport has confirmed that it will gazette laws for implementation today to regulate e-hailing services. The department’s spokesperson, Collen Msibi, says the National Land Transport Amendment Act introduces official e-hailing licences, vehicle branding, criminal checks, and mandatory panic buttons. Drivers must also hold professional driving permits. Violations could lead to fines […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says black economic empowerment is not racism but a tool to correct past injustices. Answering questions in the National Council of Provinces, Mashatile stressed that transformation is about sharing wealth and empowering those who were previously disadvantaged. He said legislation must be used properly to uplift black entrepreneurs and communities, […]
# Die Globale Afrika-waterstofberaad in Windhoek, Namibië, het afgesluit. Die Namibiese regering het die beraad aangebied en wêreldleiers, beleggers en tegnoloë het besprekings gehou oor wat die aandrywing van Afrika se groen nywerheidsrewolusie behels. Angie Scholtz van Future Media berig die beraad het vennootskappe en befondsing vir groen-energie projekte van nasionale belang en die belang […]
