# The Southern African Fraud Prevention Service is warning taxpayers to be on high alert for scams during the tax filing season. Chief Executive Officer Manie van Schalkwyk says fraudsters are using fake SARS emails, SMS messages, and phone calls to steal personal and banking information or to redirect tax refunds. Taxpayers are urged to […]
# Die Nasionale Transmissiemaatskappy van Suid-Afrika verwag om alle uitstaande beperkingseise verskuldig aan onafhanklike kragprodusente teen einde Augustus te vereffen. Die agterstand het gedaal van twee-miljard-rand in Junie tot 1,5-miljard-rand. Uitvoerende hoof Monde Bala sê bykomende hulpbronne is ontplooi om betalings te bespoedig en vereffeningsprosesse te verbeter. Die eise volg op die toenemende afskaling van […]
# Die Waternavorsings-kommissie sê Suid-Afrika se nasionale water-aksieplan kan die land se waterkrisis help oplos as dit behoorlik ingestel word. Navorser Stanley Liphadzi sê welslae hang af van belegging in munisipale infrastruktuur, sterker bestuur en verbeterde tegniese vermoë. Hy sê om waterinkomste slegs aan te wend vir instandhouding en opgradering kan dienslewering verbeter en beleggings […]
# Die Internasionale Handelsadministrasie-kommissie beveel hoër aksynsbelasting aan op ingevoerde grondboontjiebotter, van 99-sent per kilogram tot 25-persent van die waarde. ‘n Ondersoek het bevind stygende invoere, meestal uit Indië, benadeel plaaslike vervaardigers. Die kommissie sê binnelandse produksie, verkope en fabrieks-vermoë het afgeneem weens stygende produksiekoste. Die kommissie het ook ‘n ondersoek gelas na ‘n tydelike […]
# The Southern Africa Litigation Centre says it has a strong legal case against the South African government over arms export permits granted to the United States. The organisation wants the High Court in Pretoria to suspend or overturn the permits, arguing South African-supplied weapons may breach domestic law and undermine international peace and security. […]
# The Madlanga commission questioned the former head of the Investigating Directorate against Corruption, Andrea Johnson, about allegations of misuse of Crime Intelligence funds. She testified she was unaware of any investigations and such matters fall under the Hawks. Johnson adds any investigation into allegations raised by Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams would have been […]
# The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation says innovation will be central to achieving industrialisation across the Southern African Development Community. Speaking to the SABC on the sidelines of the SADC’s Industrialisation Week in KwaZulu-Natal, Director-General Mlungisi Cele said science, technology and industrialisation must advance together. He emphasised investment in research, mathematics and science […]
# Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber welcomed the arrest of two former Home Affairs officials and four members of the public over alleged fraud and corruption linked to the irregular late registration of a birth at the Malamulele Home Affairs office in Limpopo. The Hawks arrested the suspects following an investigation by the department’s Counter […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu sê die mylpaaloonooreenkoms tussen NUM en die South Deep-myn van Gold Fields sal werknemers die volgende vyf-jaar ondersteun. Die ooreenkoms sluit aanpassings in die behuisingstoelaag, ‘n mediese ongeskiktheidsvoordeel en ‘n begrafnisvoordeel in. Gold Fields het ook ‘n eenmalige kontant-aansporing van 50-duisend-rand goedgekeur vir permanente en vastetermyn-werknemers. Nonzuzo Dlamini van Cosatu sê […]
