# Madlanga commission commissioner Sesi Baloyi has warned businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala that repeatedly refusing to answer questions could have serious consequences. Matlala declined to respond to questions concerning former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Lesetja Senona. Baloyi says witnesses may lawfully refuse to answer only where information is protected by legal privilege or where answering could […]
# Die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge gaan die Menseregtekommissie vra om Suid-Afrika se behuisings- en titelakte-agterstande te verklaar as menseregteskendings. Woordvoerder Makone Maja sê dit volg op onthullings dat die titelakte-agterstand een-miljoen oorskry het, met meer as 30-duisend uit die apartheidsera. Die getal het gegroei vanaf 423-duisend in 2014 tot 774-duisend teen 2024. Maja sê dit […]
# Suid-Afrika en Brasilië het hul verbintenis herbevestig om bilaterale betrekkinge te versterk tydens die agtste sitting van hul gesamentlike kommissie in Pretoria. Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, en sy Brasiliaanse ampsgenoot, Mauro Vieira, het besprekings gelei oor handel, landbou, energie, verdediging, gesondheid, mynbou en tegnologie, en samewerking deur BRICS, die […]
# Build One South Africa will contest 24 municipalities across five provinces in the 4 November local government elections, fielding 794 candidates in its first local election. Spokesperson Graham Charter says the municipalities include Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Cape Town and Mangaung, representing about 25-million people. He says 37-percent of candidates are under 35, and 45-percent […]
# Standard Bank het die tien finaliste vir sy Nasionale Kasi-kleinsakekompetisie aangekondig. Hulle sal môre tydens die Kasi-kleinsakeberaad in Gqeberha meeding om die groot prys van ‘n miljoen-rand. Die groep bestaan uit nege provinsiale wenners en een deelnemer wat die publiek aangewys het. Die entrepreneurs werk in verskeie bedrywe, insluitend landbou, gesondheidsorg, vervaardiging en bouwerk. […]
# South Africa and Brazil have held the eighth session of their joint commission in Pretoria, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, and Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira co-chaired discussions covering trade, agriculture, energy, defence, health, mining and technology, and cooperation through BRICS, the G20 and the […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has elected ANC Member of Parliament Nomasonto Motaung as its new chairperson. Motaung succeeds acting chairperson Nobuhle Nkabane, who took over after Dina Pule was appointed Social Development minister in June. The former Deputy minister in the Presidency says agriculture is critical to food security, economic growth, job creation […]
# National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service have amended Export Regulations to allow zero-rating when movable goods destined for export, are delivered to terminal operators and port authorities. Treasury says the change addresses practical difficulties experienced at facilities such as the Richards Bay Coal Terminal, where privately operated terminals use Transnet port infrastructure. […]
# The Institute of Race Relations will ask the Human Rights Commission to declare South Africa’s housing and title deeds backlogs human rights violations. Spokesperson Makone Maja says it follows revelations the title deeds backlog exceeded one-million, with over 30-thousand dating back to apartheid. The number grew from 423-thousand in 2014 to 774-thousand by 2024. […]
