# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has urged Chery International to support local suppliers, particularly youth-owned businesses, as it expands its operations in South Africa. Speaking at the former Nissan plant in Rosslyn, in Tshwane, Mashatile said the investment should create jobs, develop skills and help grow local businesses. He added that the project will strengthen […]
# The DA says acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia’s anti-gang strategy has failed to deliver results, after admitting that no gangs were dismantled during the first phase of Operation Prosper. According to the party, communities on the Cape Flats continue to face daily gang violence despite the deployment of police and soldiers. The DA’s Lisa […]
# AfriForum says poor oversight and a lack of accountability continue to contribute to the decline of municipalities. The organisation has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information application to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, seeking records on the appointment and oversight of senior municipal officials. AfriForum’s Deidré Steffens says the information […]
# Employment and Labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth says social dialogue remains key to finding practical solutions and maintaining stable labour relations. This follows talks between the Registrar of Labour Relations and the Public Servants Association over the union’s possible deregistration. Ministry spokesperson Thobeka Magcai say the parties agreed to continue discussions, with the Registrar indicating […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on president Cyril Ramaphosa and government to take decisive and immediate action against employers who failed to pay employees’ pension contributions. Retirement fund arrears have climbed to an alarming 8.3-billion-rand, affecting nearly 590-thousand workers across South Africa. PSA spokesperson, Claude Naicker says any employer who deducts these contributions […]
# The DA is concerned by comments made by Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshaveni, who publicly reprimanded South African High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, for receiving former president Jacob Zuma, and Ajay Gupta upon a recent visit to India. The party’s Ryan Smith says the only problem is that it was confirmed to Parliament’s portfolio […]
# Business Unity South Africa sê die Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds behoort onder administrasie geplaas te word en ‘n forensiese ondersoek moet na die fonds se besteding gedoen word weens voortgesette bestuursprobleme en swak dienslewering. Die organisasie sê hy onttrek sy verteenwoordigers aan die raad van die Fonds nadat pogings om die fonds te verbeter oor ses jaar […]
# Die Motorbedryf-personeelvereniging sê Ford in die VSA se besluit om meer as 300 ervare gehalte-inspekteurs en ingenieurs heraan te stel, toon kunsmatige intelligensie kan nie opgeleide werkers vervang nie. Volgens die vakbond kon Ford se KI-stelsels nie sommige gehalte- en voorsieningskettingprobleme waarby menslike kundigheid noodsaaklik is, opspoor nie. Die woordvoerder van MISA, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola […]
# Statistiek Suid-Afrika sê kragopwekking het in Mei met nege-persent gedaal in vergelyking met dieselfde maand verlede jaar, en elektrisiteit wat beskikbaar is vir verspreiding het met 4,3-persent gedaal. Kragopwekking het maandeliks met 0,6-persent gestyg en verspreiding het met 1,5-persent toegeneem ná die seisoenale aanpassing. Tsholofelo Ditinti van Statistiek SA sê in die drie maande […]
