# Deputy minister of Employment and Labour Jomo Sibiya has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening ties with the Chinese business community while promoting compliance with South Africa’s labour laws. Speaking at an engagement with Chinese business leaders in Cape Town, Sibiya urged businesses to respect workers’ rights, end illegal labour practices and avoid employing […]
# Union federation Cosatu in the Western Cape has condemned Premier Foods after its CEO, Kobus Gertenbach, received a 26-million-rand pay package while the company plans to close its Tulbagh fruit canning plant. The federation argues the planned closure could threaten thousands of jobs and devastate the local economy, accusing the company of putting executive […]
# A new University of the Western Cape study indicates that spending too much time on social media and smartphones may affect students’ mental health. According to researchers, students who spent more time on social media were more likely to show symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. The university’s Anita Padmanabhanunni urges universities […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the trade and investment agency, Wesgro, has facilitated more than 25-billion-rand in investment and export declarations during the 2025/2026 financial year, despite ongoing congestion at the port of Cape Town. The party’s Noko Masipa says the investment is expected to create more than five-thousand-400 potential jobs, with […]
# Trade union Solidarity says the possible closure of the Premier Foods fruit canning factory in Tulbagh in the Western Cape could have a devastating impact on the community. Talks by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration on the proposed closure have commenced. The union’s Gideon du Plessis says 424 direct jobs and thousands […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the reopening of Paarl Hospital’s outpatient department marks a major milestone, six months after a fire damaged the facility. According to the party, the 67-million-rand restoration project was completed in half the expected time, restoring services to patients sooner than planned. The DA’s Memory Booysen commended healthcare […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap sê die heropening van die buitepasiënt-afdeling by die Paarl-hospitaal, ses maande nadat ‘n brand die fasiliteit beskadig het, is ‘n belangrike mylpaal. Volgens die party is die projek van 67-miljoen-rand in die helfte van die verwagte tyd voltooi, wat dienste aan pasiënte vinniger as beplan herstel het. Memory Booysen […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap sê die handels- en beleggingsagentskap, Wesgro, het meer as 25-miljard-rand in handel en beleggings- en uitvoerverklarings gedurende die 2025/2026-boekjaar gefasiliteer, ten spyte van voortdurende vertragings by Kaapstad hawe. Noko Masipa van die party sê die belegging sal na verwagting meer as vyfduisend-400 moontlike werksgeleenthede skep, met uitvoere wat uitbrei […]
# Die adjunkminister van Indiensneming en Arbeid, Jomo Sibiya, het die regering se verbintenis tot die versterking van bande met die Chinese sakegemeenskap herbevestig terwyl die nakoming van Suid-Afrika se arbeidswette bevorder word. Tydens ‘n vergadering met Chinese sakeleiers in Kaapstad het Sibiya ondernemings aangespoor om werkersregte te respekteer, onwettige arbeidspraktyke te beëindig en te […]
