# The DA’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Helen Zille, says the City is effectively bankrupt. This after Finance minister Enoch Godongwana revealed in a letter to mayor Dada Morero that the metro owes creditors 25-billion-rand while holding only four-billion-rand in cash, leaving a shortfall of more than 21-billion-rand. Zille told the media the dire financial […]
# ActionSA sê die Nasionale Tesourie rig ‘n waarskuwing oor die Stad Johannesburg se finansiële bestuur en waarsku oor mislukkings in bestuur, stygende skuld en nie-nakoming van regulasies. Woordvoerder Mongezi Ntsebenzo sê die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het die stad opdrag gegee om ‘n salarisooreenkoms te staak wat as onbekostigbaar beskou word. Hy waarsku […]
# Die Nasionale Lugvaartkonferensie in Kemptonpark, Gauteng, is daarop gemik om samewerking en vernuwing vir ‘n volhoubare toekoms te bevorder. Phindiwe Gwebu van die Suid-Afrikaanse Burgerlugvaartowerheid het aan SABC News gesê die tweedaagse geleentheid fokus op aktuele kwessies, insluitend brandstofkoste, kunsmatige intelligensie, kuberveiligheid en algemene veiligheid. Sy vra voortgesette vennootskappe om lugvaartveiligheid te verbeter, klimaatsuitdagings […]
# The FF Plus says the Ekurhuleni metro has more than six-thousand illegal electricity connections that were removed in Riverside, Palm Ridge, but only 11 fines worth 84-thousand-564 were issued, far below expected revenue estimates. The party’s Rudolf Herbst criticises the operation, calling for accountability and questioning the enforcement outcome. He says proper law enforcement […]
# America and Iran are closing in on a memorandum to end the Middle Eastern war. US media outlet Axios reports the White House believes it is closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the hostilities. The report came hours after US president Donald Trump paused a three-day-old naval mission to reopen the Strait […]
# The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry warns that sharp fuel price increases will severely impact Durban’s logistics-driven economy. Petrol has risen by over three-rand per litre, with diesel up more than five-rand per litre, placing pressure on businesses and consumers. Panic buying has also been reported, while motorists say rising fuel costs are […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Toerisme is bekommerd oor Begroting-stemming 38 ondanks sterk sektorherstel. Suid-Afrika het verlede jaar 10,5-miljoen toeriste aangeteken en byna twee-miljoen werksgeleenthede ondersteun. Die komitee sê egter die planne het nie duidelike uitwerkingsmaatreëls nie, bestuur bly swak en die befondsing is onvoldoende. Hy vra die Departement van Toerisme om aandag te […]
# ActionSA says National Treasury raises alarm over the City of Johannesburg’s financial management, warning of governance failures, rising debt, and non-compliance with regulations. The party’s Mongezi Ntsebenzo says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana instructed the City to halt a salary agreement deemed unaffordable. He says they warn that commitments must be lawful and sustainable and […]
# Standard Bank in vennootskap met die Departement van Binnelandse Sake, het ‘n mylpaal bereik met 50 bankondersteunde slim ID-verwerkingstakke. Woordvoerder Kabelo Makeke sê die bank het meer as vyf-duisend aansoeke voltooi, met die meeste kaarte reeds afgehaal en ‘n gemiddelde verwerkingstyd van minder as twee weke. Hy sê hul beplan om teen die einde […]