# Die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente word volgens berigte belas deur ongeveer 823-duisend voormalige studente met 49,5-miljard-rand se studielenings wat nog nie terugbetaal is nie. Die syfers het hernude kommer veroorsaak oor die skema se leningsherwinning en finansiële bestuur. NSFAS het voorheen begunstigdes wat voor 2018 lenings ontvang het, gevra om hul skuld terug […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, het vier konsepwetsontwerpe aangekondig om bestaande wette te versterk. Dit sluit strenger strawwe vir onwettige mynbou in en maak voorsiening vir misdrywe wat verband hou met sameswering en die aanhitsing tot ernstige misdade, asook strenger maatreëls vir trusts. Die Hof vir Klein Eise se bedrag […]
# FMD Response SA sê Suid-Afrika moet wye, gelyktydige immuniteit onder beeste bereik om die oordragsiklus van bek-en-klouseer te verbreek en weer toegang tot voorkeur-uitvoermarkte te verkry. Woordvoerder Andrew Morphew sê minstens 80-persent van beeste moet binne ses tot agt weke immuun wees, eerder as deur ‘n geleidelike inentingsprogram. Hy sê hoewel die privaat sektor […]
# Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has announced four draft bills aimed at strengthening laws. They include tougher penalties for illegal mining. The changes introduce laws against conspiracy and incitement to commit serious crimes, and stricter rules for trusts. Small Claims Courts’ limit has also been increased from 20- to 30-thousand-rand. Kubayi told […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme is reportedly burdened with 49.5-billion-rand in unrecovered loans owed by about 823-thousand former students. The figures have renewed concerns about loan recovery and financial management at the scheme. NSFAS has previously urged former beneficiaries who received loans before 2018 to repay their debts when they meet the required […]
# Die voorsitter van die Madlanga-kommissie, regter Mbuyiseli Madlanga, het die National Coloured Congress se parlementslid, Fadiel Adams, tereggewys oor die laat indiening van sy verklaring. Adams skryf dit toe aan probleme met sy skootrekenaar en sê hy het sy bes probeer om die sperdatum te haal. Madlanga verwerp dit as ongeloofwaardig. Hy het Adams […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed four major infrastructure investment opportunities presented to local and international development financiers in Sandton. The projects span housing, aviation, bulk water and energy, with a combined debt-finance requirement exceeding 53-billion-rand. Macpherson says Infrastructure South Africa is connecting credible projects with investors to move them towards […]
# FMD Response SA says South Africa must achieve widespread, simultaneous immunity among cattle to break the transmission cycle and restore access to premium export markets. Spokesperson Andrew Morphew says at least 80-percent of cattle need to be immune within a six-to-eight-week window, rather than through a slow vaccination programme. He says while private sector […]
# Suid-Afrika se amptelike werkloosheidsyfer het in die tweede kwartaal tot 33,6-persent gestyg, wat die land se voortdurende werkloosheidskrisis beklemtoon. Statistiek Suid-Afrika sê indiensneming het effens afgeneem terwyl die aantal werkloses toegeneem het. Die arbeidsmag het met 121-duisend gegroei namate meer mense die arbeidsmark betree het op soek na werk. Statistiek Suid-Afrika sê hoewel minder […]
