# Agricultural organisation TLU SA says its annual congress prioritised rural safety, the protection of property rights, economic sustainability and the conservation of land and water. The congress was held in Pretoria under the theme “Agriculture: Grounded. Protected. Preserved”. General manager Bennie van Zyl says it focused on the protection of producers and the resources on […]
# The MK Party is calling for Parliament’s Impeachment Committee to be chaired by an independent, non-government of national unity aligned person. This comes as the party has criticised the committee for overturning its own decision to appoint advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader, following a complaint from president Cyril Ramaphosa. The MK Party has […]
# Eskom sê hy maak vordering met skoon steenkool, groen waterstof en ander tegnologieë in ʼn poging om bedryfsprestasie, nasionale energiesekerheid en ʼn verantwoordelike energieoordrag te verseker. Die kragverskaffer het gister die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, by sy fasiliteit vir navorsing, toetsing en ontwikkeling in Johannesburg ontvang. Eskom-woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê hy […]
# Die minister van Vervoer, Barbara Creecy, sê die regering wil die wettige bloedalkoholvlak van voertuigbestuurders na nul-persent verander in ʼn poging om padveiligheid te verbeter. Die wysigings sal aan Artikel 65 van die Nasionale Padverkeerswet gemaak word. Meer as 18-duisend mense is vanjaar tussen Maart en Augustus weens dronkbestuur in hegtenis geneem. Creecy sê […]
# Eskom says it is making progress in clean coal, green hydrogen and other technologies intended to strengthen operational performance, national energy security and a responsible energy transition. The power utility hosted minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, at its Research, Testing and Development facility in Johannesburg yesterday. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says it […]
# Die ANC het sy volle vertroue in die Verkiesingskommissie en sy integriteit uitgespreek. Die party hou vol tegniese probleme met die kommissie se kandidate-vasleggingstelsel het ʼn paar van sy kandidate vir die plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing se invoering op die stelsel geraak. Politieke partye en onafhanklike kandidate se benoemings moes teen vyfuur op 28 Augustus op die […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on International Relations and Cooperation has welcomed the conclusion of the investigation into the South African High Commissioner to India, professor Anil Sooklal. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has cleared Sooklal of any wrongdoing when he attended the same religious event in Haridwar, India, as former president Jacob Zuma […]
# Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy says government is pursuing legislative amendments to move towards a strict zero percent blood alcohol policy as part of efforts to improve road safety. The legislative amendments will be made to Section 65 of the National Road Traffic Act. More than 18-thousand people were arrested for drunken driving between March and […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens het bevestig dat die adjunkhoof van Misdaadintelligensie, Feroz Khan, afgedank is. Dit volg na sy versuim om voor ʼn interne polisie-tugverhoor te verskyn in verband met bewerings van wangedrag. Die Arbeidshof het Maandag Khan se dringende aansoek verwerp om ʼn tugproses, wat hom sy werk kon kos, te keer. Die nasionale […]
