# Die hoof van die Valke se eenheid vir georganiseerde misdaad, generaal-majoor Hendrik Flynn, het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê goud wat onwettig ontgin word, word deur tussengangers op onwettige markte ingevoer. Materiaal word aan gelisensieerde raffinaderye verkoop, soms gemeng met wettige voorraad, wat opsporing bemoeilik. Flynn beklemtoon nie alle maatskappye is betrokke nie. Hy waarsku […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê Suid-Afrika het sy bek-en-klouseer-inentingsprogram aansienlik uitgebrei en miljoene dosisse uit Argentinië en Turkye bekom terwyl plaaslike produksie ‘n hupstoot gegee word. Hy het in die Parlement gesê meer as 2,5-miljoen diere is reeds landwyd ingeënt en die departement beoog om teen einde vanjaar 80-persent van die nasionale […]
# Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, lifted foot-and-mouth disease restrictions within the KwaZulu-Natal disease management area, ending movement controls introduced in 2021. He says the decision follows changing outbreak patterns, with infections now spread across the province. Steenhuisen says while restrictions are removed, authorities stress that broader biosecurity measures will remain in place as South […]
# The Constitutional Court of South Africa has begun a three-day hearing into the legality of the National Health Insurance Act. The Board of Healthcare Funders and Western Cape Government argue that critical information including funding, costs, and operational details was not made public during the consultation, preventing informed participation. They say that Parliament failed […]
# Head of the Hawks’ Organised Crime unit, major general Hendrik Flynn, has told the Madlanga Commission that illegally mined gold is fed into illegal markets through intermediaries. Flynn says material is sold to licensed refineries, sometimes mixed with lawful supply, making tracing difficult. Flynn stressed not all companies are involved. He warned cash-based transactions […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Taxiraad sê taxi-tariefverhogings is onvermydelik na die skerp styging in brandstofpryse. Pendelaars reg oor Suid-Afrika betaal nou meer namate operateurs tariewe aanpas om stygende kostes te dek. SANTACO se woordvoerder, Rebecca Phala, sê verhogings wissel tussen verenigings, met plaaslike verhogings wat wissel van twee- tot ses-rand per rit. Sy sê operateurs […]
# The South African National Taxi Council says taxi fare increases are unavoidable following a sharp rise in fuel prices. Commuters across South Africa are now paying more as operators adjust fares to cover rising costs. Spokesperson Rebecca Phala says increases vary between associations, with local hikes ranging from two-rand to six-rand. She says operators […]
# Die taxi-organisasies CATA en CODETA het beloof om langdurige geweld oor roetegeskille in Kaapstad te beëindig. Hulle het op Nyanga se taxistaanplek vergader. CODETA se voorsitter, Nceba Enge, sê die ooreenkoms weerspieël ‘n ernstige verbintenis tot vrede, terwyl CATA se voorsitter, Nkululeko Sityebi, beklemtoon verskille moet opgelos word deur dialoog en nie deur geweld […]
# Pick n Pay het ‘n Artikel 189-proses van stapel gestuur om die werknemervoorwaardes vir 22-duisend werkers in sy winkels te hersien. Die uitvoerende hoof, Sean Summers, sê 12-jaar van toegewings het die kettingwinkel oorbeman op weeksdae gelaat, terwyl hulle op deeltydse werkers in die aande en oor naweke staatmaak. Die groep wil koste besnoei […]
