# ActionSA het ‘n ondersoek van stapel gestuur na die multinasionale landbouchemiese onderneming UPL Suid-Afrika se beweerde infrastruktuurooreenkoms van 17-miljard-rand met Infrastructure South Africa. Die party is bekommerd oor die onderneming se omgewingsrekord en bewerings van politieke inmenging. Michael Beaumont van ActionSA sê ‘n verklikker beweer ‘n kabinetslid het amptenare opdrag gegee om nie stappe […]
# Inwoners van Kaapstad word genooi om te registreer vir Suid-Afrika se eerste Burgervergadering oor Klimaat, waar 100 ewekansig-gekose deelnemers sal help om die stad se toekomstige vervoer- en klimaatbeleid te vorm. Die inisiatief, wat deur die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland en die Universiteit Stellenbosch georganiseer word, is daarop gemik om aanbevelings te ontwikkel vir ‘n […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson says a full investigation into the wall collapse at the Nazareth Baptist Church in Inanda, in KwaZulu-Natal, must be completed before construction resumes. On Monday, eight people were injured when a retaining wall collapsed, with four still in hospital. Following a visit to the site, Macpherson said […]
# Professor Aqiel Dalvie van die Universiteit van Kaapstad neem deel aan ‘n nuwe dokumentêr in die Verenigde Koninkryk wat die impak van omgewingschemikalieë op vrugbaarheid ondersoek. Sy navorsing in Suid-Afrika het wydverspreide blootstelling aan plaagdoders in kwesbare gemeenskappe gevind, met studies wat ‘n moontlike verband tussen vrugbaarheidsprobleme by volwassenes en kinders aandui. Die dokumentêr […]
# University of Cape Town professor Aqiel Dalvie is featured in a new United Kingdom documentary examining the impact of environmental chemicals on fertility. His research in South Africa has found widespread pesticide exposure in vulnerable communities, with studies indicating possible links to fertility problems in adults and children. The documentary aims to raise awareness […]
# Die adjunkminister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Narend Singh, het ‘n beroep gedoen op sterker samewerking tussen aanklaers, polisie en omgewingsbeamptes om onwettige visvang en ander omgewingsmisdade te bestry. Singh het tydens die opening van ‘n tweedaagse opleidingsprogram vir wetstoepassing in KwaZulu-Natal gesê gekoördineerde ondersoeke en suksesvolle vervolgings is noodsaaklik om Suid-Afrika se […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Deputy minister Narend Singh has called for stronger cooperation between prosecutors, police and environmental officials to combat illegal fishing and other environmental crimes. Speaking at the opening of a two-day enforcement training programme in KwaZulu-Natal, Singh said coordinated investigations and successful prosecutions are essential to protecting South Africa’s marine […]
# Aftree-deskundiges sê buigsaamheid mag moontlik beter langtermyn-sekuriteit bied as om ‘n gewaarborgde inkomste vir die lewenslank vas te lê. Elke Brink van PSG Wealth sê ‘n goed gediversifiseerde lewende annuïteit, ondersteun deur ‘n kontantbuffer, laat afgetredenes toe om te belê terwyl hulle korttermyn-inkomstebehoeftes gewaarborg is. Sy sê hierdie benadering kan portefeuljes help om inflasie […]
# Retirement experts say flexibility may offer better long-term security than locking into a guaranteed income for life. PSG Wealth’s Elke Brink says a well-diversified living annuity, supported by a cash buffer, allows retirees to remain invested while meeting short-term income needs. She says this approach can help portfolios outpace inflation, preserve capital for beneficiaries, […]
