# Die vakbondfederasie Saftu is woedend oor die toenemende werksverliese wat elke sektor van die land se ekonomie verwoes. ArcellorMittal SA sluit teen die einde van September wat tot drie-duisend-500 werksverliese sal lei. Die Ford Motor-maatskappy in Suid-Afrika gaan 474 mense aflê by sy aanlegte in Pretoria en Gqeberha. Saftu-woordvoerder, Asive Dyani, sê die werksverliese word […]
# A Walter Sisulu University-led study has discovered that adding green Rooibos extract to tilapia feed significantly improves fish growth rates and feed efficiency. The trial compared commercial fish feed against feed enhanced with either fermented Rooibos, the familiar red variety, or unfermented green Rooibos extract. Leader of the study, professor Grace Okuthe, says the […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê kinders van minderbevoorregte gemeenskappe in die Wes-Kaap leef weens bendegeweld elke dag in vrees. Tussen Oktober en Desember 2024 het 263 van die 294 bende-verwante moorde in dié provinsie voorgekom, wat neerkom op 90-persent van dié moorde landwyd. Grant Marais van die VF Plus sê dis kommerwekkend dat onskuldige kinders […]
# The DA in Tshwane has accused the ANC coalition of deliberately and systematically destroying financial accountability in the metro. This follows the passing of a new policy guiding forensic investigations. The DA’s Peter Sutton says that through the commissioning of inadequate forensic reports and the intentional delay of investigations, the ANC-coalition has created a protected […]
# Mandela University’s Nursing Science administrative assistant, Lumka Cube, has been awarded the 2025 Fabulous Woman Humanitarian Award by the Fabulous Girls Foundation. She has been recognised for her work as the founder and managing director of the Grab and Go Foundation, a Gqeberha-based non-profit. The foundation addresses urgent community needs by providing essentials, such as food, hygiene […]
# The City of Joburg Property Company has appointed Musawakhe Makhunga as its CEO for a period of five years. Having served as acting CEO, he has successfully guided the organisation through a period of transition. The metro’s Kgamanyane Maphologela says Makhunga has demonstrated exemplary leadership, vision and unwavering commitment to the JPC’s mission of […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape government has the mandate and the capacity to change the living conditions that are the root causes of violent crime. Recently, there has been a surge in gang-related shootings in the province, particularly in the Cape Flats. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the Western Cape Safety […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng has criticised Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela’s suggestion that taxi and e-hailing operators should apply for operating permits before purchasing vehicles. The party says this ill-considered proposal is both impractical and out of touch with the realities faced by operators and commuters alike. ActionSA’s Emma More says operators cannot provide full compliance […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg sê hy het in die 2024/2025 boekjaar meer as 2,7-miljard-rand se kortings aan eiendomseienaars gegee. Die metro se kortings bied verligting aan onder meer duisende huishoudings, pensionarisse, behoeftiges, die onderwyssektor en hoëdigtheid woongebiede. Die woordvoerder van die metro, Nkosana Lekotjolo, sê met die verskeie kortings, gaan hulle voort om te reageer […]
