# Aviation Co-ordination Services het die Suid-Afrikaanse Burgerlugvaartowerheid se goedkeuring om vier kritieke bagasie-ondersoekeenhede by OR Tambo en King Shaka Internasionale Lughawens te vervang, verwelkom. Dit volg op ‘n uitspraak van die Johannesburgse Hooggeregshof wat die dringende opgraderings verpligtend maak te midde van kommer oor verouderderde toerusting. Die uitvoerende hoof van ACS, Duke Phahla, sê […]
# Sizekhaya Holdings, South Africa’s incoming National Lottery operator, plans to reduce the number of lotto draws while increasing jackpot sizes. Chairman Moses Tembe says the company also aims to reintroduce scratchcards and emphasise sports pool betting. Tembe expressed gratitude for being awarded the eight-year licence, stating that the lottery can be a powerful force […]
# The Department of Higher Education and Training has acknowledged it has not provided sufficient support to Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges. This admission follows growing concerns over inadequate funding, infrastructure, and student services across the sector. Minister Nobuhle Nkabane says the department is now engaging with stakeholders to develop strategies aimed at strengthening […]
# Die Passasierspooragentskap van Suid-Afrika, PRASA, word deur ernstige bewerings van verkwisting in die gesig gestaar nadat hulle kontrakteurs na bewering tot twee-duisend-persent te veel betaal het vir onnodige herstelwerk. Volgens News24 het die herstelwerk vir treine wat nooit weer gebruik sal word nie en nou in onbruik in spoorwegwerwe staan, miljarde rande beloop. Ondersoeke […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli says government’s youth employment programme is making steady progress. Speaking at a media briefing, she revealed that over 76-thousand earning opportunities were created between January and March this year, bringing the total to more than 1.67-million since the programme began. According to Mhlauli, more than 4.7-million young […]
# Aviation Co-ordination Services has welcomed the South African Civil Aviation Authority’s approval to replace four critical Hold Baggage Screening units at OR Tambo and King Shaka International Airports. This follows a Johannesburg High Court ruling mandating the urgent upgrades amid concerns over aging equipment. ACS CEO Duke Phahla says the approved replacements aim to […]
# The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, is facing serious allegations after contractors hired to repair old trains, now dumped in depots, reportedly overcharged the agency by up to two-thousand-percent. According to News24, the repairs, worth billions, were for carriages that will never be used again. Investigations reveal that payments were made in advance […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus in Tshwane sê die metro se advieskomitee vir ekonomiese groei se teiken van 3,9-persent ekonomiese groei is onrealisties en onhaalbaar. ʼn Partywoordvoerder, Grandi Theunissen, sê hulle beywer hulle vir praktiese beleggingsaansporings en ʼn sakevriendelike omgewing wat waarlik privaat sektor-gedrewe groei stimuleer, eerder as onhaalbare teikens. Hy sê die VF Plus stel […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says the metro’s Economic Growth Advisory Committee’s proposed 3.9-percent growth target is unrealistic and unachievable. The party’s Grandi Theunissen says they are advocating for practical investment incentives and creating a business-friendly environment that genuinely stimulates private sector-driven growth, instead of unattainable targets. He says the FF Plus proposes […]
