# Die Wêreldbank sê die ekonomie van Afrika suid van die Sahara sal na verwagting vanjaar met 3,8-persent groei wat hoër is as die verwagte 3,5-persent in April. Dit word aangevuur deur bestendige inflasie en die goeie wisselkoers in lande soos Ethiopië. Die bank se Africa Pulse-verslag verwys na verbeterde omstandighede wat privaatverbruik en beleggings […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van e-Regering sal Donderdag en Vrydag ‘n tweedaagse e-afvalkonferensie in Johannesburg aanbied. Die woordvoerder, Neo Goba, sê die regering, akademici en belanghebbendes in die privaatsektor sal teenwoordig wees om die e-afvalbestuurstrategie in die provinsie te versnel. Hy het bevestig daar sal in besprekings gekyk word na wêreldwye neigings, volhoubare wegdoeningspraktyke, die […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers, representing 15-thousand Eskom employees, is demanding a wage increase of up to 15-percent, more than four times inflation, ahead of upcoming negotiations. The call follows Eskom’s first profit in eight years and stabilisation of the power grid. NUM opposes Eskom’s plan to decentralise union recognition across unbundled entities, warning […]
# AfriForum has temporarily halted Eskom and Nersa’s 54-billion-rand settlement that could have cost consumers nearly nine-percent annual tariff hikes. The Pretoria High Court removed the case from the uncontested roll after AfriForum’s intervention, allowing the group and others to join the proceedings. AfriForum’s Deidré Steffens says the deal lacks transparency and public participation. She […]
# The World Bank says Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is expected to grow by 3.8-percent this year, up from 3.5-percent in April. This is driven by stable inflation and exchange rates in countries like Ethiopia. The Bank’s Africa Pulse report notes that improved conditions have boosted private consumption and investment. Growth is projected to average 4.4-percent […]
# The Gauteng Department of e-Government will host a two-day e-Waste Conference on Thursday and Friday in Johannesburg. Spokesperson, Neo Goba, says the event will bring together government, academia, and private sector stakeholders to accelerate the province’s e-waste management strategy. He confirmed that the discussions will explore global trends, sustainable disposal practices, the role of […]
# Die DA het ‘n klagte ingedien by die Openbare Beskermer teen die minister van Toerisme, Patricia de Lille, oor haar besluit om die Suid-Afrikaanse Toerismeraad te ontbind. Die party sê die raad het binne sy regte opgetree om uitvoerende hoof, Nombulelo Guliwe, oor finansiële en onreëlmatighede te skors. Haseena Ismail van die DA sê […]
# The DA has lodged a complaint with the Public Protector against Tourism minister Patricia de Lille over her decision to dissolve the South African Tourism Board. The party says the board had acted lawfully to suspend CEO Nombulelo Guliwe over financial irregularities, but De Lille intervened. The DA’s Haseena Ismail says former board members […]
# Die adjunkminister van Vervoer, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, het die erge korrupsie en wanbestuur by die Padongelukkefonds beklemtoon. Hy het die Parlement se staande komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge ingelig oor ‘n noemenswaardige agterstand van onbetaalde eise, kritieke vakatures en verkrygings-onreëlmatighede. Hlengwa het ook kommer uitgespreek oor inligting van fluitjieblasers wat regsfirmas en lede van die regsbank […]
