# Former chief justice Raymond Zondo has expressed doubt over Parliament’s implementation of anti-corruption measures following the State Capture Commission’s recommendations. Speaking at the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, Zondo questioned whether Parliament has enacted reforms to prevent future corruption. He emphasised the need for stronger oversight and accountability […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has disbursed 1.3-billion-rand to private service providers for student accommodation so far this year in comparison to 2.9-billion-rand for the whole of last year. Acting CEO Waseem Carrim refers to improved verification processes and a shift towards accrediting more providers. Carrim confirmed that despite these efforts, challenges persist, […]
# South Africa is bracing for a natural gas shortage starting next year, despite offshore discoveries between 2019 and 2020. The Petroleum Agency’s acting CEO, Bongani Sayidini, reports that the Brulpadda and the Luiperd fields off the Southern Cape coast have not yielded commercially viable quantities. Meanwhile, Wits Business School Advisory Board chairperson Priscillah Mabelane […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Saftu Die Suid-Afrikaanse Federasie van Vakbonde sê dit verwerp onomwonde die uitbreiding van Operasie Vulindlela. SAFTU beskryf die projek as ’n neoliberale strukturele hervormingsagenda wat die privatisering van Suid-Afrika se openbare infrastruktuur versnel. Saftu se woordvoerder, Newton Masuku, merk op dat onder Fase Twee wat deur president Cyril Ramaphosa van stapel gestuur […]
# Die algemene nywerheidswerkersvakbond Giwusa sê die regering van nasionale eenheid is ’n sameswering om onder die vaandel van ekonomiese groei, die privatisering van staatsbates en die verswakking van omgewingsregulasies te fasiliteer. President Cyril Ramaphosa het die tweede fase van Operasie Vulindlela van stapel gestuur met die doel om vinniger en meer inklusiewe ekonomiese groei […]
# Union federation Saftu says it unequivocally rejects the expansion of Operation Vulindlela. It calls the project a neoliberal structural reform agenda that is accelerating the privatisation of South Africa’s public infrastructure through stealth and euphemism. The federation’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku says under Phase Two, launched by president Cyril Ramaphosa, it is witnessing an intensified […]
# Moody’s het sy voorspelling vir Suid-Afrika se BBP-groei vir vanjaar afwaarts aangepas na 1,5-persent – ’n afgradering van 0,2-persentasiepunte teenoor Februarie se vooruitskatting van 1,7-persent. Die agentskap verwys na wêreldwye beleidsonsekerheid en toenemende handelspanning. Plaaslike ekonome glo selfs dié vooruitskatting is optimisties, en verwag dat die Nasionale Tesourie die syfers moontlik verder kan verlaag […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the government of national unity is a conspiracy to facilitate the privatisation of public assets, and the weakening of environmental regulations, all in the name of unlocking growth. President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the second phase of Operation Vulindlela aiming to unlock more rapid and inclusive […]
# Qatar Airways het aangekondig dat een van sy weeklikse vlugte vanaf Doha na Kaapstad vanaf 1 Junie met ‘n Boeing 777 sal wees, wat gratis ultra-vinnige Starlink wi-fi sal insluit. Die lugredery het reeds die wêreld se grootste vloot Starlink-toegeruste 777’s en is ook die eerste om die stelsel op Airbus A350’s aan te […]
