# Die vakbondfederasie Saftu vra president Cyril Ramaphosa om dringend ondersoek te laat instel na bewerings van plundering en wanbestuur in die Openbare Beleggingskorporasie. Asive Dyani van Saftu sê indien die bewerings bevestig word, dui dit op ‘n voortdurende patroon van finansiële onreëlmatighede, politieke inmenging en roekelose beleggingsgebruike in ‘n instelling wat verantwoordelik is vir […]
# Die president van die Reserwebank, Lesetja Kganyago, sê Suid-Afrika het in Julie 2022 ‘n skerp inflasie-wanverhouding ondervind. Hy het in ‘n onderhoud met CNBC Africa gesê laerinkomste-verdieners het 9,8-persent inflasie ervaar vergeleke met 4,9-persent vir die rykes. Kganyago het beklemtoon hoe ongelykheid vererger namate stygende pryse laerinkomste-huishoudings die swaarste tref. Hy waarsku om inflasie […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has called for young people to be included in shaping policies that affect them. Speaking at the National Youth Development Agency Youth Investment Indaba in Johannesburg, Mashatile said the youth deserve a seat at the table in workplaces, civic spaces, and public and private sectors. He stressed that addressing unemployment, poor […]
# Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says in July 2022, South Africa faced a sharp inflation divide. Speaking to CNBC Africa, Kganyago says that lower income earners faced 9.8-percent inflation compared to 4.9-percent for the wealthiest. The governor’s remarks highlighted how inequality deepens as rising prices hit low-income households the hardest. He warned that ignoring […]
# Build One South Africa says a six-percent sin tax should be introduced on online gambling companies to ensure they contribute fairly to the economy. Debating virtually in Parliament, BOSA deputy leader Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster said online betting has become a national crisis, exploiting vulnerable citizens while paying little tax. Hlazo-Webster added the proposed tax would […]
# Die Parlement se Portefeuljekomitee oor Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur het die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, gevra om ‘n volledige forensiese verslag oor die Onafhanklike Ontwikkelingstrust se hospitaal-suurstoftender in te dien. Die voorsitter, Carol Phiri, het aan SABC News gesê die komitee het die opsommingsverslag wat hierdie week ter tafel gelê […]
# Die president van die Reserwebank, Lesetja Kganyago, sê daar is geen rede om die verlaging van Suid-Afrika se inflasieteiken tot drie-persent uit te stel nie, ondanks druk van krag- en watertariewe en salaris-ooreenkomste. Hy het aan Reuters gesê dit sal vordering vertraag om te wag dat meerjarige salaris-ooreenkomste verstryk. Kganyago hou vol die huidige […]
# Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says there is no reason to delay lowering South Africa’s inflation target to three-percent, despite pressures from electricity and water tariffs, and salary agreements. He told Reuters waiting for multi-year wage deals to expire would stall progress. Kganyago insists the current three-to-six-percent target band is outdated and uncompetitive. Finance […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently permit investigation into allegations of looting and mismanagement at the Public Investment Corporation. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says these allegations, if substantiated, point to a continuing pattern of financial irregularities, political interference, and reckless investment practices at an institution responsible […]
