# Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign has condemned the utterances by eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba, feeding into the disinformation campaign targeting vulnerable migrant and refugee communities. The organisation’s July Eccles says in a recent podcast Xaba told the interviewer that displaced refugees were demanding ‘free housing’, to the detriment of South Africans. She says he knows that […]
# City Power has successfully seized just over a ton of aluminium cables during the latest operation to remove illegal connections and enforce compliance in several areas across the city of Johannesburg. Spokesperson Isaac Mangena says illegal connections, non-payment and repeated illegal reconnections place severe and unsustainable strain on the electricity network. He says these […]
# Die Motorbedryf-personeelvereniging sê groeiende belegging deur Chinese en Indiese voertuigvervaardigers moet lei tot meer plaaslike vervaardiging en werkskepping in Suid-Afrika. Die vakbond doen ‘n beroep op die regering om te verseker dat nuwe beleggers voertuie en komponente plaaslik vervaardig eerder as om op ingevoerde monteerstelle staat te maak. Phakamile Hlubi-Majola van die vereniging sê […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says growing investment by Chinese and Indian vehicle manufacturers must lead to more local manufacturing and job creation in South Africa. The union is urging the government to ensure new investors produce vehicles and components locally rather than relying on imported kits. The association’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says investments, including […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Tesourie het ‘n nuwe leerskap vir voorsieningsketting begin om twee-honderd regeringsamptenare in openbare verkryging op te lei. Die eenjaarprogram sal deelnemers toerus met die vaardighede en kwalifikasies wat nodig is om openbare fondse verantwoordelik te bestuur en dienslewering te verbeter. Die leerskap, wat deur die Vervoeronderwys- en Opleidingsowerheid befonds word, kombineer klaskameropleiding […]
# The Western Cape Treasury has launched a new supply chain practitioner learnership to train 200 government officials in public procurement. The one-year programme will equip participants with the skills and qualifications needed to manage public funds responsibly and improve service delivery. Funded by the Transport Education and Training Authority, the learnership combines classroom training […]
Die adjunkpresident, Paul Mashatile, het Chery Internasionaal aangespoor om plaaslike verskaffers, veral jeugbesighede, te ondersteun namate hy sy bedrywighede in Suid-Afrika uitbrei. Mashatile het by die voormalige Nissan-aanleg in Rosslyn, Tshwane, gesê die belegging behoort werksgeleenthede te skep, vaardighede te ontwikkel en plaaslike besighede help om te groei. Hy het bygevoeg die projek sal Suid-Afrika […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu het sy steun aan die munisipale vakbond Samwu belowe, vir sy nasionale optrede volgende Donderdag in Tshwane. Die optog na die Nasionale Tesourie sal na verwagting kommer oor laat salarisbetalings, onbillike arbeidspraktyke, nie-nakoming van kollektiewe ooreenkomste, en werksonsekerheid insluit. Zanele Sabela van Cosatu doen ‘n beroep op die regering en munisipaliteite […]
# CapeNature het die publiek aangemoedig om waaksaam te bly terwyl voëlgriep steeds seevoëls en ander wilde voëls langs die Wes-Kaapse kus raak. Die bewaringsagentskap raai mense aan om nie aan siek of dooie voëls te raak nie, troeteldiere van hulle weg te hou, en waarnemings aan die betrokke owerhede te rapporteer. Luke Folb van […]
