# The Department of Employment and Labour says all designated employers must prepare and implement employment equity plans from next month to August 2030. This follows the conclusion of national workshops aimed at guiding employers on how to comply with the amended Employment Equity Act. Small businesses with less than 50 workers don’t have to […]
# According to Statistics South Africa, retail trade sales rose by 4.2-percent in May compared to the same time last year. The increase was mainly driven by strong performance from clothing, footwear and leather goods retailers, which grew by 12.5-percent, and general dealers, which rose by 3.6-percent. Stats SA’s Raquel Floris says hardware and other […]
# Statistics South Africa says mining production rose slightly by 0.2-percent year-on-year in May, driven mainly by a strong performance in iron ore, rising by 12.5-percent. However, output from coal and manganese declined. Mineral sales at current prices jumped by 19-percent year-on-year, driven mainly by a sharp rise in gold sales. Stats SA’s Juan-Pierre Terblanche […]
# Die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie, sê museums gaan ‘n digitale era binne wat ‘n nuwe generasie sal lok. McKenzie het met die lewering van sy 2025/26 begroting die opknapping van Robbeneiland aangekondig, met beter vervoer na die eiland, erfenisstandbeelde, en ‘n helde-muur. Die minister het ook 1,7-miljard-rand opsy gesit vir […]
# Solidariteit sê salarisgesprekke met FlySafair het ‘n dooiepunt bereik en vlieëniers berei voor om te staak. Volgens die vakbond het die meeste vlieëniers die lugredery se afsluitingsaanbod van ‘n verhoging van ses-persent verwerp te midde van ‘n baie gespanne verhouding met bestuur. Helgard Cronjé van Solidariteit sê belangrike bekommernisse sluit in ‘n omstrede skofrooster […]
# Die stigter van Tax Justice SA, Yusuf Abramjee, verwelkom die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, se erkenning oor die verwoestende omvang van onwettige handel in sigarette. Hy sê die minister se erkenning oor Suid-Afrika wat sukkel om ‘n gat toe te stop waaruit 100-miljoen-rand per dag lek weens onwettige sigarette, bevestig jare van waarskuwings. […]
# Solidarity says salary talks with FlySafair have reached a deadlock and pilots are preparing to go on strike. According to the union, the airline’s final offer of a six-percent salary increase was rejected by most pilots due to a severely strained relationship with management. Solidarity’s Helgard Cronjé says key concerns include a controversial shift […]
# Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie says museums are entering the digital age to attract a new generation. Presenting the 2025/26 budget, McKenzie announced a revamp of Robben Island, with new better transport to the Island, heritage statues, and a wall of fame. In addition, the minister set aside 1.7-billion-rand for arts promotion, […]
# Tax Justice SA founder, Yusuf Abramjee has welcomed Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s acknowledgment of the devastating scale of the illicit cigarette trade. He says the minister’s acknowledgment that South Africa is struggling to plug a hole leaking 100-million-rand a day as a result of illicit cigarettes validates years of warnings. Abramjee says acknowledgment without […]
