# Derduisende werkers in die Duitse motorbedryf neem aan landwye betogings deel nadat Volkswagen AG ‘n winswaarskuwing uitgereik het. Die betogings, wat deur die vakbond IG Metall op meer as 280 geleenthede gereël is, fokus op werksekerheid en regeringsingryping teen hoë vervaardigingskoste. ‘n Volskaalse staking is nog nie amptelik van stapel gestuur nie, maar die […]
# Tens of thousands of German auto workers are staging nationwide protests following a profit warning from Volkswagen AG, though a formal strike has not yet begun. The demonstrations, organized by the IG Metall union across more than 280 events, involve employees demanding job security and government intervention against high manufacturing costs. While a formal, […]
# Die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, het ‘n ondersoek gelas na die Morial-infrastruktuurgroep. Dit handel oor die maatskappy se bande met die sakeman Lawrence Mudzingayima, wat op video betrap is waar hy ‘n groep vroue dreig in ‘n restaurant in Sandton, Johannesburg. Macpherson is bekommerd oor bewerings dat die maatskappy op […]
# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has ordered an investigation into Morial Infrastructure Group. This follows the company’s links to businessman Lawrence Mudzingayima, who was caught on video threatening a group of women at a restaurant in Sandton, Johannesburg. Macpherson has expressed concern over allegations that the company obtained multiple gradings from […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson Somadoda Fikeni says the new Public Service Commission Act will strengthen the commission’s independence from government departments. Addressing the media, Fikeni says the commission will have an independent secretariat and expanded powers to investigate governance. Its mandate will also cover local government, state-owned companies and other state entities. Fikeni says […]
# Die voorsitter van die Staatsdienskommissie, Somadoda Fikeni, sê die nuwe Wet op die Staatsdienskommissie sal die liggaam se onafhanklikheid van staatsdepartemente versterk. Fikeni het aan die media gesê die kommissie sal oor ‘n onafhanklike sekretariaat en uitgebreide bevoegdhede beskik om bestuurspraktyke te ondersoek. Sy mandaat sal ook plaaslike regering, staatsbeheerde maatskappye en ander staatsentiteite […]
# The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says high child malnutrition and stunting will persist as families cut back on the quantity and quality of food they consume due to high costs. Coordinator Mervyn Abrahams revealed to Newzroom Afrika that pensioners and grant-dependent households are among the hardest hit by rising living costs. He […]
# Zimbabwean communities have been urged to prepare for the El Niño drought threat before the impacts are felt. In drought-prone Chiredzi, solar-powered irrigation, climate information and climate-smart farming are helping strengthen food security. The UN World Food Programme says three solar-powered boreholes are supporting a three-hectare community garden. Meanwhile African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, […]
# Small-scale fishing cooperatives and businesses on the Cape West Coast are receiving a boost through a SANParks skills development initiative. Twenty fishermen from Saldanha Bay and surrounding communities have completed training in skippers’ competency and business planning. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the programme supports sustainable livelihoods under its Vision 2040 programme. SANParks has […]
