# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Kommunikasie en Digitale Tegnologieë, eis ʼn verduideliking van minister Solly Malatsi, oor bewerings wat Starlink en die firma, Resolve Communications, betref. Die gewese minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, beweer Resolve, wat deur Tony Leon gestig is, het vergaderings tussen regeringsamptenare en sy klante gekoördineer om hulle te oorreed om beleidsveranderinge […]
# Die president van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, Lesetja Kganyago, sê hy is bekommerd dat inflasieverwagtinge bo die sentrale bank se drie-persent-teiken gestyg het. In reaksie op olieskokke as gevolg van die Midde-Oosterse oorlog, het die bank rentekoerse in Mei vir die eerste keer in drie jaar verhoog. Dit was met 25 basispunte tot sewe persent. […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Communications and Digital Technologies is seeking clarity from minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, on allegations regarding Starlink and the PR firm Resolve Communications. Former minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has alleged that Resolve, founded by Tony Leon, coordinated meetings between government officials and its customers to persuade […]
# South African Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, says he is concerned that inflation expectations have risen above the central bank’s three-percent target. In response to oil shocks as a result of the Middle East war, the bank raised rates in May for the first time in three years, lifting it by 25 basis points […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent cabinet reshuffle will not improve South Africa’s economic challenges unless accompanied by policy reform. The organisation warns that appointing new ministers without changing the existing policy framework will not reduce youth unemployment, improve economic growth or increase investment. The institute’s Anlu Keeve says the […]
# The DA says South Africa should not be seen to be engaging or facilitating meetings involving individuals linked to corruption allegations. The party has submitted parliamentary questions to International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola over reports former president Jacob Zuma and state capture-accused Ajay Gupta were hosted during a visit to India. The […]
# A total of 50 young scientists from 20 African countries have been selected for this year’s African Stars Fellowship Programme. The programme focuses on training in genomics, diagnostics, vaccine development and biotechnology entrepreneurship. It is run by Stellenbosch University’s centre for epidemic response and innovation and the Pasteur Institute of Dakar, with support from […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the report of the Nkabinde enquiry into the fitness of South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrew Chauke, to hold office. The enquiry, led by retired Constitutional Court Justice Baaitse Nkabinde, was established in September last year to assess allegations regarding Chauke’s fitness and propriety. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya […]
# The Border Management Authority says the cause of a bus crash near the Beitbridge border in Limpopo on Tuesday is still under investigation. It’s deeply saddened by the accident, which involved a bus transporting foreign nationals for repatriation from Durban in KwaZulu-Natal to Musina. The driver died in the crash, while seven passengers were […]
