# The dispute around the Lanseria Airport in Gauteng has been identified as being at the centre of the events leading to Public Investment Corporation CEO Patrick Dlamini’s precautionary suspension. The suspension follows whistleblower allegations linked to the corporation’s handling of the Lanseria investment and governance concerns. The PIC board says the move will allow […]
# Die Adjunkminister in die Presidensie vir Vroue, die Jeug en Persone met Gestremdhede, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, vra vir strukturele vrouebemagtiging wat diskriminasie verwerp en gelykheid, ekonomiese eienaarskap en vroue-leierskap bevorder. Vroueverteenwoordiging in die Parlement het van 33-persent in 2004 tot 42,8-persent in 2024 toegeneem, terwyl dit in die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies op 44,4-persent […]
# The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Gauteng will close after the 2027 academic year. It produced over one-thousand graduates from disadvantaged communities since opening in 2007. The American celebrity says the academy will transition to the Gauteng Education Department while her philanthropic efforts will shift towards a nationwide scholarship programme. The department’s […]
# The International Trade Administration Commission has recommended extending safeguard duties on imported threaded iron and steel fasteners for a further three years. The move follows an investigation prompted by local manufacturers, who argued imports were harming the domestic industry. Itac found ending the duties could lead to renewed serious injury and said the local […]
# The joint oversight committees of Parliament have welcomed National Treasury’s decision to release the remaining 7.1-billion-rand in withheld July equitable share transfers to 49 municipalities tomorrow. Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, stated that the release was conditional and intended to protect basic service delivery, while requiring affected municipalities to correct the serious weaknesses identified. Cooperative […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has called for structural women’s empowerment that rejects discrimination and advances equality, economic ownership and women’s leadership. Women’s representation in Parliament had risen from 33-percent in 2004 to 42.8-percent in 2024, while in the National Council of Provinces, women’s […]
# MANCOSA Academic says South Africa’s journey toward digitised healthcare is marked by both promise and pressing challenges. The momentum gained during the Covid-19 pandemic and reinforced by the National Digital Health Strategy has laid a strong foundation, but the path ahead requires consistent implementation, equitable access, and a commitment to closing the digital divide. Spokesperson […]
# Die burgerlike organisasie, Soil of Africa, sê die vrystelling van die orige 7,1-miljard-rand van Julie se gelykberegting-toelaes wat van munisipaliteite teruggehou is, is nie ʼn verslapping van finansiële aanspreeklikheid nie. Die Nasionale Tesourie het vroeër die maand 13,5-miljard-rand van 69 munisipaliteite teruggehou, en sal nou die res van die fondse oorbetaal. Soil of Africa […]
# Soil of Africa says the release of the remaining 7.1-billion-rand July equitable share allocation previously withheld from municipalities, should not be interpreted as a relaxation of financial accountability. National Treasury withheld 13.5-billion-rand of transfers from 69 municipalities, and will now commence releasing the balance of the funds. Soil of Africa’s spokesperson, Luzuko Sofute, says the […]
