# Honderde Malawiese burgers is buite die tydelike transito-terrein by die ou Durban Inryteater in North Beach, KwaZulu-Natal, met die hoop om voor Dinsdag huis toe te gaan. Die kom op die vooraand van beplande betogings teen onwettige immigrasie wat eis dat ongedokumenteerde buitelandse burgers Suid-Afrika moet verlaat. Amptenare gaan voort met die verwerking van […]
Die National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa het die Parlement versoek om dringend op te tree om informele handelaars beter te beskerm en te ondersteun. Die organisasie sê die regering moet ‘n enkele, regverdige handelspermitstelsel instel, handelsruimtes verbeter en ‘n Wet op Informele Ekonomie aanvaar om die sektor te ondersteun. NITASA se hoofsekretaris, Samuel […]
# The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa has urged Parliament to take urgent action to better protect and support informal traders. The organisation says the government should introduce a single, fair trading permit system, improve trading spaces and pass an Informal Economy Act to support the sector. NITASA General Secretary Samuel Madikoto says […]
# The South African Human Rights Commission’s Tshepo Madlingozi says they will assess a memorandum submitted by the Vatsonga Machangani community following a march in Johannesburg against tribalism and xenophobia. Protesters say Tsonga-speaking South Africans are being harassed, profiled and mistaken for immigrants during anti-immigrant protests. The memorandum calls for stronger protection of citizens and […]
# Forum for South Africa has called on president Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently resolve uncertainty over the leadership of the Police Ministry. The organisation says taxpayers are carrying the cost of overlapping leadership. FOSA says the suspension of Senzo Mchunu has dragged on too long and demands a permanent decision on Firoz Cachalia’s appointment. FOSA […]
Business Against Crime South Africa says more than 500 member companies are providing extensive resources to support the South African Police Service ahead of planned 30 June protests. The support includes helicopters, drones, CCTV networks, armed response vehicles, ambulances and medical teams to strengthen SAPS operational capacity. The organisation says the initiative is part of […]
# Die Nasionale Taxi-alliansie sê die taxibedryf sal soos gewoonlik voortgaan en kan nie bekostig om bedrywighede op 30 Junie te staak nie, ten spyte van beplande betogings teen onwettige immigrasie. Woordvoerder Theo Malele sê hoë brandstofpryse, terugbetaling van voertuigfinansierings en stygende onderhoudskoste maak enige ontwrigting finansieel onvolhoubaar. Hy sê die bedryf bly daartoe verbind […]
# Die adjunkminister van Polisie, Polly Boshielo, het die organiseerders van die beplande betogings op 30 Junie beskryf as ‘n klein groepie misleide mense. Boshielo het gister ‘n gesamentlike wetstoepassingsbyeenkoms by die FNB-stadion toegespreek. Haar opmerkings volg te midde van verskerpte voorbereidings deur die owerhede vir landwye betoings oor immigrasiekwessies. Sy het bygevoeg operasionele planne […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu sê die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak wat die grondwetlikheid van die Wetsontwerpe op Kopieregwysigings en Beskerming van Uitvoerende Kunste bevestig, bied broodnodige sekerheid aan kunstenaars na meer as ‘n dekade van vertragings. Matthew Parks van Cosatu sê die uitspraak sal die regte van akteurs, kunstenaars en musici versterk. Parks het kommer […]
