# The National Union of Mineworkers declared support for World Day for Decent Work on Wednesday and calls on workers to join nationwide pickets led by COSATU. NUM’s Mpho Phakedi says decent work remains critical amid unemployment, poverty and inequality, demanding living wages, safe workplaces and respect for collective bargaining and the right to strike. […]
# The City of Ekurhuleni mayoral committee member for Finance and Strategy, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, says the tabled 70.9-billion-rand budget for the 2026/27 financial year, will strengthen and rebuild municipal capacity. Dlabathi says the metro is addressing revenue collection shortfalls and liquidity pressures. He says the city has also reduced its borrowing requirements, while focusing on […]
# A Zero Carbon Analytics study shows that extreme weather is causing persistent food price increases as unprecedented temperatures disrupt supplies worldwide. The study found that almost all food price spikes documented this year, including staples like wheat, maize, cocoa and sugar, were linked to drought, heat and heavy rainfall. Analysts warn that climate change […]
# The DA in Gauteng says, while emerging farmers struggle for support, government has spent 45-million-rand on Tarlton Agripark which serves just 11 enterprises over four-million-rand per enterprise. The party’s Bronwynn Engelbrecht says farmer Sakhile Jele waited more than a year for a funding decision, facing changing requirements and red tape. She says they will […]
# Deputy Transport minister Nkhululeko Hlengwa says government is looking at changing the way the Road Accident Fund is financed. Hlengwa supports a hybrid model, which could mean cutting or even scrapping the current fuel levy, while bringing in other sources of funding. These could include third-party vehicle insurance and travel insurance for foreign visitors. […]
# Ukraine is scrambling to find money to keep fighting as Russian strikes cripple key industries and drive up the cost of the war. Ukraine spent almost 740-billion-rand on defence in the first nine months of this year, while collecting just over 700-billion-rand in tax revenue. The government says it faces a 935-billion-rand funding including […]
# City Power in Johannesburg kan nie vandag se teiken bevestig vir die herstel van kragonderbrekings in Marshalltown en omstreke nie. Dit volg na ʼn oorvonking by ʼn stroombreker en rook in die toevoerbord-vertrek by Sentraal-substasie tydens gister se poging om kragtoevoer te herstel. Woordvoerder Isaac Mangena sê die substasie is afgesonder terwyl spanne die […]
City Power says it can no longer confirm today’s restoration target for customers affected by outages in Marshalltown and surrounding areas. This follows a flashover on a circuit breaker and smoke in the feeder board room at Central Substation during an attempt to restore power yesterday. Spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the substation has now been […]
# Die minister in die Presidensie, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, sê alhoewel Suid-Afrika buitelandse kapitaal wil hê, wil hy op tuisgrond prosessering-, vervaardiging- en verwerkingsvermoë bou. Die land het in die tweede kwartaal vanjaar regstreekse invloei van buitelandse beleggings van 49,8-miljard-rand aangeteken. Minister Ntshavheni sê die land se energie-, telekommunikasie- en myn-reëls word deur Suid-Afrikaners volgens die Grondwet […]
