# DA Emfuleni mayoral candidate Solomon Chabalala says the arrest of seven Emfuleni municipal employees accused of charging residents for unlawful electricity reconnections highlight entrenched corruption. Chabalala told Newzroom Afrika that says there is a lack of political will to fix the municipality as poor consequence management, and inadequate internal controls allows employees to collude […]
# South Sudan president Salva Kiir is in South Africa for an official visit and is expected to hold high-level talks with president Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa chairs the African Union’s ad hoc committee on South Sudan. The talks come as South Sudan prepares for elections later this year amid concerns over the implementation of the […]
# The DA in Ekurhuleni says 16.7-million-rand has been spent on the unfinished Klopper Park Fire Station in Germiston, seven years after construction started. DA’s Khathutshelo Rasilingwane says construction began on 20 March 2019 but the contract was terminated a year later due to poor workmanship. She says Ekurhuleni spent 13-million-rand on three service providers […]
# Die selfoonoperateur MTN-groep het ‘n toename van 21,3-persent in sy halfjaarlikse aangepaste wins aangeteken. Die styging word grootliks toegeskryf aan groeiende intekenaargetalle in die tweede kwartaal en dubbelsyfergroei in diensinkomste. Afrika se grootste telekommunikasie-operateur sê sy aangepaste wesensverdienste per aandeel het in die ses maande tot 30 Junie gestyg tot 793-sent teenoor 654-sent ‘n […]
# New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, will introduce a new bill in Parliament proposing the banning of under 16s from using social media platforms. Bills are required to pass three rounds of voting before becoming law. Australia became the first country to ban social media for under 16s last year. Luxon says social media […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says a government committed to reforms and creating a policy environment to support growth, coupled with a business partner committed to successful implementation, will likely lead to far greater levels of investment. Last week, president Cyril Ramaphosa launched Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership, which aims to push gross domestic product […]
# Die vakbond GIWUSA sê die vennootskap tussen die regering en die sakewêreld bied geen werklike hoop aan die meer as 13-miljoen werklose Suid-Afrikaners nie. President Cyril Ramaphosa het verlede week fase 3 van stapel gestuur, wat daarop gemik is om hervormings te bevorder, beleggings te verhoog en werksgeleenthede te skep. GIWUSA se president, Mametlwe […]
# Mobile operator MTN Group has reported a 21.3-percent increase in half-year adjusted profit today, largely driven by subscriber growth in the second quarter and double-digit growth in service revenue. Africa’s biggest telecom operator says its adjusted headline earnings per share rose to 793-cents in the six months ended June 30, up from 654-cents a […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the Government-Business Partnership offers no real hope to the more than 13-million unemployed citizens. President Cyril Ramaphosa launched Phase 3 of the Government-Business Partnership last week, which is an economic partnership aimed at driving reforms, boosting investment and creating jobs. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei says […]
