# Car manufacturer Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa has recalled over five-thousand Ford Ranger vehicles due to brake issues. The 2025 and 2026 models may experience a loss of pedal pressure from a brake boost software fault, increasing the risk of accidents. The recall also affects vehicles in Botswana, Namibia, and Eswatini. The company […]
# The DA says broad-based black economic empowerment has failed the majority of South Africans while enriching a small ANC-connected elite. The party criticised deputy president Paul Mashatile for defending BEE as it blocks investment, worsens inequality, and denies opportunities to hardworking entrepreneurs. The DA’s Baxolile Nodada says the party is pushing a new system […]
# AfriForum has requested Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber to provide details on a July memorandum of understanding between the Transport Department and Government Printing Works, to print driver’s licence cards. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff says they want confirmation of the agreement, its contents, and whether Government Printing Works has the necessary equipment. He warns unreasonable […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau’s decision to withdraw draft National Credit Act regulations. COSATU says the regulations risked blacklisting student debt, threatening graduates’ job prospects. The federation commended Tau’s swift response and political maturity, adding that broader debate. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks emphasised on […]
# Die mimister van Toerisme, Patricia de Lille, sê die G20-Toerisme-ministersvergadering by die Krugerwildtuin is daarop gemik om voort te bou op die onlangse Toerismebeleggingsberaad. De Lille het beklemtoon toerisme het meer as agt-persent tot Suid-Afrika se Bruto Binnelandse Produk bygedra en meer as tien-persent wêreldwyd. De Lille het aan SABC News gesê stygende besoekersgetalle […]
# Die kripto-maatskappy in die middelpunt van die moord op die insolvensieprokureur Bouwer van Niekerk, NTC Global, is voorlopig gelikwideer. Volgens News24 het die firma 484-miljoen-rand se beleggings ingesamel, met 262-miljoen-rand wat nog aan krediteure verskuldig is. Ondersoeke dui aan dat NTC as ‘n Ponzi-skema bedryf is, en sakeredding het misluk. Van Niekerk is verlede […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says the G20 Tourism Ministers Meeting at the Kruger National Park, aims to build on the recent Tourism Investment Summit. De Lille noted tourism contributes over eight-percent to South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product and more than ten-percent globally. De Lille told SABC News, that rising visitor numbers boost job […]
# Cryptocurrency company, NTC Global, at the centre of the murder of insolvency attorney Bouwer van Niekerk, has been provisionally liquidated. According to News24, the firm had collected 484-million-rand in investments, with 262-million-rand still owed to creditors. Investigations suggest NTC operated as a Ponzi scheme, and business rescue efforts failed. Van Niekerk was shot at […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die regering is vasbeslote om munisipaliteite se vermoë te herstel om betroubare dienste te lewer en burgerregte te handhaaf. Ramaphosa het in Rustenburg, Noordwes, gepraat en die watertekorte onaanvaarbaar genoem en swak bestuur, finansiële wanbestuur en korrupsie veroordeel. Ramaphosa het beklemtoon dit is noodsaaklik dat munisipaliteite hul fondse doeltreffend moet […]
