# Die prokureur, Peet Viljoen wat van die rol geskrap is, sê hy gaan die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag vir 500-miljoen-rand dagvaar weens onregmatige vervolging. Hy staar minstens 400 aanklagte in die gesig, insluitend bedrog, korrupsie en diefstal wat verband hou met die vermeende bedrieglike verkope van 46 eiendomme van die Johannesburg Eiendom-maatskappy. Viljoen het gister aan […]
# Die Internasionale Monetêre Fonds sê Suid-Afrika se groeivooruitsig sal waarskynlik bestendig bly en verbeter te midde van versterkte beleidsraamwerke en voortgesette strukturele hervorming. Die IMF verwag die land se ekonomiese groei sal vanjaar op 1,1-persent dieselfde wees as in 2025. Dit bly egter laer as die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se skatting van 1,2-persent. Die IMF […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie het ‘n forensiese ondersoek van stapel gestuur na bewerings van onbehoorlike gedrag wat ‘n voormalige senior werknemer betrek. Dit volg op bewyse by die Madlanga-kommissie dat ‘n voormalige verkrygingsbeampte, Molefe Fani, die toekenning van transversale kontrakte van miljarde rand onbehoorlik beïnvloed het. Transversale kontrakte is groot verkrygingsooreenkomste wat deur die Kantoor […]
# Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, says there is an urgent need to address longstanding weaknesses in the public healthcare system. This comes after the Health Ombud has found that the deaths of six healthcare workers at public health establishments in KwaZulu-Natal were not as a result of workplace bullying, victimisation, or adverse working conditions at […]
# Disbarred lawyer Peet Viljoen says he intends to sue the National Prosecuting Authority for 500-million-rand for unlawful prosecution. He is facing at least 400 charges, including fraud, corruption, and theft, linked to the alleged fraudulent sale of 46 properties belonging to the Johannesburg Property Company. Viljoen told the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria […]
# The International Monetary Fund says South Africa’s growth outlook is expected to remain stable in the near term and continue to improve on the back of strengthened policy frameworks and ongoing structural reforms. The IMF expects the country’s economic growth this year to equal that of 2025 at 1.1-percent, however, this remains below the […]
# National Treasury has launched a forensic investigation into allegations of improper conduct involving a former senior employee. This follows evidence at the Madlanga Commission that former procurement officer Molefe Fani improperly influenced the awarding of multi-billion-rand transversal contracts. Transversal contracts are large procurement agreements managed by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer on behalf […]
# The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has published the names of 16-thousand-556 employers that have defaulted on retirement fund contributions. This affecting about 590-thousand members and leaving 8.33-billion-rand unpaid. FSCA spokesperson Keabetswe Tsuene says the move is aimed at improving transparency, protecting retirement fund members and encouraging employers to comply with the law. The regulator […]
# Build One South Africa says Zimbabwe’s new Constitution Amendment Act is a power grab that threatens democracy by expanding presidential powers and weakening independent institutions. The party has called on the South African government, the Southern African Development Community and the African Union to speak out against the changes. BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane says […]
