# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Plaaslike Regering verwelkom die hersiene Witskrif oor Plaaslike Regering en beskryf dit as ʼn mylpaal om die land se munisipale stelsel te hervorm en openbare vertroue te herstel. Die witskrif lê die grondslag vir verreikende wetgewende, institusionele en finansiële hervorming van die hele plaaslikeregeringstelsel. SALGA se adjunkpresident, Xola Pakati, sê die […]
# The Road Freight Association welcomes the fuel levy relief, but says South Africa’s road freight sector must prepare for continued fuel price pressure as the conflict in the Middle East continues. The levy will be reduced by three-rand a litre on diesel and one-rand-50-cents on petrol from November fourth to December first. CEO Gavin […]
# Die MK-party het Sibonelo Nomvalo as sekretaris-generaal afgedank, na kommer oor interne faksievorming, dubbele vergoeding en raadslid-keuringsprosesse. Die party beskuldig Nomvalo dat hy hoëvlak-ontplooiingskomitees sonder die medewete van sy leierskap gestig het, en na bewering die party se parlementêre koukus en administrasie herskommel het sonder om leier Jacob Zuma, nasionale amptenare of die party […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het verskoning gevra en erken dis grondwetlike versuim dat Simon Mofokeng en wyle Tshokolo Joseph Mokoena se hofsake nie hanteer is nie. Hulle was 19 jaar in die tronk nadat hulle verkeerdelik skuldig bevind is aan die moord in 1992 op ʼn polisiebeampte in die Vrystaat. Die Konstitusionele Hof het vroeër […]
# Die regering ondersoek 111 gevalle van mense met maagdermsiekte aan die Rhodes-universiteit in Makhanda, asook 23 gevangenes in die St Albans-korrektiewe sentrum in Nelson Mandelabaai, Oos-Kaap. Die aangemelde gevalle ervaar almal simptome soos erge buikkrampe, diarree, braking en dehidrasie. Die woordvoerder vir die Departement van Water en Sanitasie, Wisane Mavasa, sê hulle wag nog […]
# Die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, sê Suid-Afrika wil China se zero-tarief beleid vir Afrikalande gebruik vir meer uitvoere, plaaslike vervaardiging en werkskepping. China het die eensydige voorkeurskema bekendgestel wat belastingvrye toegang bied vir alle produkte, behalwe 47 tarief-lyne wat onderworpe sal wees aan tariefkoers-kwotas, vir die tydperk van 1 Mei […]
# Minister of Social Development, Dina Pule, has welcomed the commitments made by the minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, relating to gender-based violence and femicide and strengthening social protection. Government will spend 3.8-billion-rand to recruit over three-thousand-500 social workers to strengthen the fight against GBVF. Social grants will continue […]
# The South African Local Government Association has welcomed the revised White Paper on Local Government, calling it a landmark milestone for reforming the country’s municipal system and restoring public trust. The White Paper lays the foundation for far-reaching legislative, institutional and financial reform of the entire local government system. SALGA deputy president Xola Pakati says […]
# The MK Party has removed Sibonelo Nomvalo as secretary-general, citing concerns over internal factionalism, dual remuneration and councillor selection processes. The party accused Nomvalo of setting up high-level deployment committees without its leadership’s knowledge, while allegedly reshuffling its parliamentary caucus and administration without informing leader Jacob Zuma, national officials or the party’s presidency collective. […]
