# COSATU general secretary Solly Phetoe has warned that declining worker activism is placing growing financial pressure on the federation and threatening trade union sustainability. Presenting the organisational report at COSATU’s 15th reconvened National Congress in Kempton Park, Phetoe said the strain was weakening unions’ ability to defend workers and collective bargaining. He called for […]
# FNB het die afgelope boekjaar ‘n toename van 47-persent in die waarde van digitale kaart-transaksies aangeteken, wat dui op ‘n groeiende aanvaarding van veilige digitale betaal-oplossings. Die bank sê dit weerspieël veranderende betaalgewoontes in sy digitale ekostelsel, wat meer as 19-miljoen gereelde platformgebruikers en meer as 12-miljoen kliënte bedien. Virtuele kaarte word toenemend gebruik […]
# Die Departement van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake vra groter beleggings in rampvoorkoming en -gereedheid om gemeenskappe te beskerm teen die groeiende uitwerking van klimaatsverandering en ander gevare. Suid-Afrika se rampbestuurstelsel berus op die Rampbestuurswet en word deur ‘n veelvlakkige stelsel van samewerkende regering bestuur. Die departement se direkteur-generaal, Mbulelo Tshangana, het by ‘n […]
# A new Ipsos study shows that 75.4-percent of South African retailers sell cigarettes below the minimum tax threshold of 27-rand for 12 per pack. The research found illicit products across all nine provinces, including some formal retail outlets. British American Tobacco South Africa says illegal cigarette sales are undermining local manufacturing and tobacco farming. […]
# A study by Discovery Insure, Johns Hopkins University and Affective Mobility has found that artificial intelligence-powered coaching can improve driving behaviour. Researchers analysed five-thousand drivers across 1.7-million trips, covering 15-million kilometres. The results highlight significant progress in driver safety: cellphone distractions dropped by nine-percent, harsh acceleration and braking improved by five-percent, cornering got four-percent […]
# ‘n Strafregtelike klagte van bedrog van meer as 22-miljoen-rand is aanhangig gemaak teen die kaartjieverskaffer Adriaan Pieterse nadat kopers na bewering nie hul kaartjies ontvang het vir verskeie groot sportbyeenkomste nie. Die gasvryheidsagentskap Leisure Connexion en sy eienaar, Adelbert Retief, het die klagte ingedien. News24 berig die beweerde verliese sluit sowat 11-miljoen-rand in vir […]
# Die Departement van Basiese Onderwys verwelkom die positiewe begin van die Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat-eksamen. Die eind-eksamen het gister begin, en meer as 800-duisend voltydse en deeltydse kandidate het hul eerste vraestelle geskryf. Woordvoerder Terence Khala sê daar was geen noemenswaardige voorvalle nie. Hy bedank onderwysers, ouers en amptenare vir hul bydrae om ‘n gladde […]
# The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has called for increased investment in disaster prevention and preparedness to protect communities from the growing impact of climate change and other hazards. South Africa’s government disaster preparedness plan is anchored by the Disaster Management Act and managed through a multi-tiered, cooperative governance framework. Addressing a […]
# Stellenbosch University is calling for a holistic approach to mental health support for elite athletes. Psychologist Leslie Swartz says elite athletes are expected to perform at their best while managing the intense demands of competing at the highest level. He says supporting their mental health requires more than addressing problems when they arise. Swartz […]
